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Australia coronavirus news: deputy CMO says no medical reason for state border closures – as it happened
Deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly says there is no medical justifications for states keeping borders shut and offers to brief premiers. This blog is now closed
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Here’s what you may have missed today:
South Australia police report more than a dozen people have been fined $1,000 each for breaching gathering restrictions.
There was a large fight in Whyalla Norrie on Saturday night, and police found between 30 and 40 people there. They weren’t fined, but later at the same location police found a large group of people celebrating a birthday.