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Queensland businesses could wait up to two weeks for coronavirus financial support, some children aged 12 to 15 given access to the Pfizer vaccine and in sport, Australia defeated by India in the women's hockey at the Olympic Games.

A fresh push for vaccination in Sydney as the lockdown continues and coronavirus cases rise, Queensland extends its lockdown after 13 new local COVID-19 cases were recorded in the state, and in sport, the Matildas to take on Sweden at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Queensland records highest number of daily infections in one year; Police to target Sydney supermarkets to ensure compliance with COVID-19 regulations; Australian swimmer Emma McKeon first Australian to win ten Olympic medals.

Queensland's south-east begins the state's strictest lockdown so far to prevent the spread of a COVID outbreak, police to target Sydney supermarkets and larger retail outlets to ensure people are following COVID check-in and face mask requirements, and in sport, Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah becomes the second-fastest woman in history in the Olympic 100m title.

In this bulletin, National Cabinet agrees on vaccination targets for the easing of COVID-19 restrictions; New South Wales police are deploying a thousand police to prevent a repeat covid protest; and in sport, the Australian women's football team, the Matildas, defeat Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

A warning from the New South Wales Premier as the state records another 170 local COVID-19 cases, Alerts issued after wastewater virus detections across Melbourne, Emma McKeon lands gold with a record swim at the Tokyo Olympics.

New South Wales records 170 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, A Brisbane school shutdown, after a student tests positive to COVID-19, The AFL grand final parade scrapped, because of COVID-19 restrictions.

In this bulletin, the army to support New South Wales during its coronavirus emergency; Tasmania to reopen its border to Victorian travellers, lowering the state's COVID-19 risk; a tennis victory at the Tokyo Olympics for world number one Ash Barty in the mixed doubles.

In this bulletin, the army to support New South Wales during its coronavirus emergency; Tasmania to reopen its border to Victorian travellers, lowering the state's COVID-19 risk; a tennis victory at the Tokyo Olympics for world number one Ash Barty in the mixed doubles.

New South Wales reports a record 239 new local cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths from the virus, Victoria continues to investigate a virus mystery case, More gold for Australia in the pool at the Tokyo Olympics.