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* Victoria recorded just five COVID-19 cases on Monday, its lowest daily number since June 12.
* Melbourne's crucial 14-day new case average dropped to 20.3, while regional Victoria's remains steady at 0.6.
* Testing remains an issue in the state, with only 6807 announced on Monday.
* There were an additional three deaths in Victoria, taking the state toll to 787 and the national figure to 875.
* Premier Daniel Andrews said high-risk industries will have their own target testing ahead of a flagged announcement later this week.
* The premier said Victoria was well ahead of schedule with its reopening roadmap, as Melbourne's nightly curfew was lifted amid the easing of several other restrictions.
* Victoria's curfew was a "step too far", lawyers challenging the validity of the now-scrapped restriction argued.
* Victoria Police boss Shane Patton believes a beefed-up $5000 fine will be enough to deter unlawful gatherings in the absence of Melbourne's nightly curfew.
* The decision to use private security in quarantine hotels was influenced by Victoria Police's "preference" not to do the job, an inquiry has heard during closing submissions.
* Australian workers on JobKeeper wage subsidies are having their payments slashed by hundreds of dollars per fortnight.
* The federal government extended support for struggling domestic airlines on Monday, while encouraging intransigent states to ease border restrictions.
* Eight more crew members from a ship off the coast of Western Australia have tested positive. All were transferred to hotel quarantine. It brings the total number of infections from the vessel to 17.
* NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian still remains cautious despite two consecutive days with no fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in the state.
* South Australia and Queensland also recorded no new cases.
KEY DATES
* September 28 - Melbourne's 9pm to 5am curfew repealed, 127,000 people can return to work, childcare reopens and outdoor gatherings of up to five from two households are permitted among other rule changes.
* October 1 - Residents of Byron Shire, Ballina, Lismore, Richmond Valley including Casino and Evans Head, Glen Innes and 41 other NSW postcodes will be added to the Queensland-NSW border bubble.
* October 5 - VCE and VCAL students back at school for tests
* October 12 - Melbourne primary school students to return to on-site learning
* October 26 - Tasmania's state of emergency due to expire.
* November 6 - Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry report due.
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AUSTRALIAN CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
* There were 13 new cases in Australia - eight in Western Australia and five in Victoria.
* The national death toll is 875: Victoria 787, NSW 55, Tasmania 13, WA 9, Queensland 6, SA 4, ACT 3. (Two Queensland residents who died in NSW have been included in the official tolls of both states).
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GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
* Cases: at least 33,081,000
* Deaths: at least 997,000
* Recovered: at least 22,926,000
Data current as of 1715 AEST September 28, taking in federal government and state/territory government updates, Worldometer and Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre.
Australian Associated Press