Australia coronavirus live news: Melbourne enters 11th day of lockdown amid anger over botched vaccination rollout

Victorian authorities confident lockdown can be lifted on Thursday as state recorded four new cases on Sunday, including a nursing home resident. Follow latest updates

• Melbourne aged care resident and nurse test positive for Covid as Victoria records four new cases
• Most Australians support compulsory vaccines for aged care staff
• Australia’s vaccine rollout numbers: progress state-by-state
• Victoria Covid-19 exposure sites; NSW exposure sites
• Victoria’s lockdown restrictions explained

10.34pm BST

Some tweets now to visualise those Newspoll results:

#BREAKING: The Coalition has recovered electoral ground to draw level with Labor on a two-party-preferred basis for the first time since February #Newspoll https://t.co/4c6YM1zYGs pic.twitter.com/Bqrq7ud1q1

#Newspoll Federal Primary Votes: L/NP 41 (0) ALP 36 (0) GRN 11 (-1) ON 3 (+1) #auspol

#Newspoll Preferred PM: Morrison 53 (-2) Albanese 32 (+2) #auspol

10.20pm BST

Good morning and happy Monday to all. My name is Mostafa Rachwani and I will be guiding you through the news this morning.

We begin with a poll of over 1,000 people that found that 75% of Australians support compulsory Covid vaccines for aged care staff, coming on the heels of last week’s national cabinet meeting, where the idea was being seriously considered.

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