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Travellers from Australia and 13 other countries will be allowed into the European Union as the bloc moves to open its border while minimising the coronavirus threat.

Support for Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has slumped as his state battles a spike in coronavirus cases, a Newspoll indicates.

A nine-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a ute while crossing a road in Tasmania's northwest.

Victorians have been warned they might be legally forced to minimise their movements to help contain the spread of coronavirus after the state recorded 75 new cases.

Scott Morrison is concerned people are knocking back work because their unemployment benefits are too generous.

The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed in a Sydney house fire more than 20 years ago has vowed to never stop searching for those responsible for the blaze as a police reward for fresh information on the case is lifted to $1 million.

NSW has reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in returned travellers staying in hotel quarantine, with the premier admitting an outbreak in outer Melbourne is a concern.

The world has surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones - 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases - and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could be yet to come.

A 44-year-old woman is facing a murder charge after a man was allegedly deliberately struck by a car and pinned against a brick wall in innerwest Sydney.

A drink driver allegedly six times over the blood alcohol limit has been foiled by passers-by who took his keys after he crashed into a parked car in northern Tasmania.