jobs into new south wales. this is not only good for the rmn, it is good for our economy, and we are working hand in glove with the federal government to reach those objectives. on a: it seems like federal level, there is a blind spot when it comes to renewables and the role they play going forward. we arehe reality is, entering into one of the biggest energy deals in the nation's history with the commonwealth government. a 3 billion-dollar deal that will underwrite the bill that me generation, new transmission, and new storage to ensure that our citizens and businesses can have access to cheap, clean, reliable energy that will set us up for success in a low carbon global economy. it is not just an environmental player, which is very important. it is an economic play. my vision for new south wales is for us to have some of the cheapest electricity anywhere on the planet. our aim is to get electricity prices down to $35 u.s. and that will be less than two thirds what we currently pay. we are doing the modeling a

the australian state of victoria has closed its border with neighbouring new south wales after a new spike in coronavirus cases. in melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down and 3,000 residents living in public housing will not be able to leave their flats for the next two weeks.

there are police checks at the state border between victoria and new south wales. angry crowds in serbia have stormed the parliament building in response to the announcement of a weekend curfew because of the virus. the world health organization says it can't rule out that covid—19 can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. but he's not the only high profile leader to contract covid—19. a very warm welcome. we begin the programme today in australia. australia's second most populous city is heading back into lockdown. we will be covering all the latest, of course, when it comes to coronavirus. after a record spike in cases, five million people in melbourne and an area just north will be required to stay at home for the next six weeks other than for necessities including going to work, shopping for essentials, or care giving. the new measures come into effect later today and will be strictly enforced by police with the help of the australian defence force. here's the premier of victoria, daniel an

come into new south wales the fear being that if that if you actually breaks out in new south wales to the same extent it's broken in victoria then you'll have a very serious problem the 2 of us really is most populous states which are virtually the engine rooms of australia's economy roger maynard reporting from sydney good to talk to you. after brazil and the us india is the 3rd worst hit country in this pandemic the government in delhi has started easing restrictions after a 3 month lockdown but the result is that new cases and deaths are rising at their fastest pace since appendix start. after 3 months of lockdown life in new delhi is almost back to normal millions of indians have lost their jobs in the corona crisis now the economy is sputtering back to life but with restaurants and shops open again the coronavirus is also making a comeback. afraid we have to leave our house to make a living but we fear for our lives. many hospitals have reached capacity and the country is scrambling to increase its intensive care units this wedding hall has been filled with hospital beds 12 do

victoria and south australia 8 years ago there were $36000.00 koalas in new south wales that total fell to less than half that 15000 as eucalyptus trees and the leaves they eat were cut down to make way for farming and development and this is unprecedented bushfires killed a further 4000 of the slow moving marsupials which couldn't escape scientists describe the situation as an ecological disaster you might be able to spot one or 2 koalas but the ret realities is those populations are becoming on viable and that's why it's so critical and that's why the 25th time from now needs to be put in place because they cannot survive at these lower numbers if we have more fires it's just going to get worse. the report by the state government of new south wales makes 42 recommendations to increase the koala population but that's the same governments a campaign is that allowed even encourage the destruction of koala habitat by relaxing laws controlling the amount of land farm is can clear of trees victoria gates and be algis they are. tough a quick check of the top stories here on al-jazeera china

south wales and victoria. china warns britain to back off over hong kong, as the uk reconsiders the role of huawei in the sg roll—out. music plays. and the brilliant. tributes to ennio morricone, whose film music is known to millions, who has died at the age of 91. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: fixtures for the new scottish premiership season are released as celtic aim for a record tenth league title in a row. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the audience loved it — it had urgency, understanding, sympathy and, most importantly, it had money — £1.7 billion of it. the government's support package for the arts industry has been broadly welcomed by a sector which has been ravaged by the covid pandemic. the money will come in the form of grants and loans. but it's come too late for some theatre companies and their staff, and there's concern about exactly where the money will go, with calls for regional theatres to be made a priority. freelancers in the industry a

at's bring in the head of security program at the university of new south wales. always great to have you with us on bloomberg tv. showed some of these measures in australia have been taken earlier? should quarantine have seen mandatory testing? should we be doing mandatory testing across some of these hot spots? on whatnk it depends you mean by mandatory testing. i do not think we should be forcing testing on people. there are carrots and sticks that can be used to encourage people to have a test. if they are in quarantine and they refuse a test, they have to stay longer in quarantine. those kind of measures are better. you have to focus the test on people at most risk who are the close contacts of the case or within a building or apartment block or a care facility or a hospital or in quarantine. time, you seesame global cases reach a one-day record. we continue to see an uptick in major parts of the u.s. what are we collectively doing wrong at the moment six months from when we learned about this writers? dexter's virus? -- this virus? >> we do not have a vaccin

the judge new south wales supreme court in defiance. thejudge has denied them permission to take to the streets, fearing another wave of covid—i9 by the organisers have said they will appeal against the decision and that the lactulose matter rarely will go ahead anyway and this is why. these were the last minutes of david dungay junior‘s live, caught on camera ata junior‘s live, caught on camera at a hospital in 2015. like george floyd in the united states, his last words were i can't breathe. the inquest found the conduct of officers was as a result of insufficient training but the family want them to be prosecuted. the black lives matter movement in the us has hit home in australia, bringing home the anger of aboriginal deaths in custody and mass incarceration back into the spotlight. it is a time for change. in america, they have changed their different ways with which police will be interacting with people in different areas, but we wa nt people in different areas, but we want to see australia change the police system and we w

south wales is sealed for the 1st time since the spanish flu pandemic more than a century ago. let me read it through imagine that we have. a scene of distress and frustration a mother trying to reach our son confined inside a tower block after a resurgence of the coronavirus how did it happen that was the melbourne housing complex was originally at the center of the latest outbreak but now alarming spikes in the wider community mean lock down for the whole of the victoria state capital. and that is war the public health team have advised me to re-impose. current restrictions for a period of 6 whites there is simply no alternative other than thousands and thousands of cases. and potentially more many many people in hospital and the inevitable tragedy that will come from that. the move in melbourne follows other measures to contain the spread of the virus the neighboring state of new south wales is closing its borders to victoria anyone found breaking the rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the border here hasn't been closed since the spanish flu pandemic a century a

this onshore breeze will produce a little rain or new south wales or queensland. brisbane, a couple of days thursday or friday, temperatures hovering around the low 20's, ready ok, really. now, the picture friday suggests more widespread showers in new south wales, and this is gathering off the coast with and more todney, come. jumping north, the real problem is the amount of rain in japan. that rain is gathering once more, all part of a system that goes back into china, and you get the orange lumps that travel up in this general direction. on area is likely to get hit thursday, and on friday, some significant issues with the korean peninsula, especially south korea, leaving slightly dry conditions in japan. ♪ ♪ barbara: welcome back. here is the reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the prime minister of ivory coast has died at the age of 61. he was taken to hospital after fainting during a cabinet meeting. he had just returned from a prolonged stay in france for a heart exam. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the united states has now passed

south wales is closing its borders to victoria anyone found breaking the rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the border here hasn't been closed since the spanish flu pandemic a century ago. but this is something entirely different this is going to affect the travel of my stuff because i have stuff in clients living and working on both sides of the border and there's no obviously clarity on the border it's going to work. so it's like really it's a matter of forming it will help it's all going to pan out. until now been slated to outbreak australia had recorded far fewer cases than many other countries in the coronavirus pandemic countries all sorry hope swift and firm measures can keep it that way. watching t.v. news remember you can always stay up to date on our website that's dot com lost on twitter at instagram or at the news staff to see one plant for myself and the team it's been great having your company about. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona. covert 19 special next on

beginning late on tuesday, the state of victoria will close its boarder with new south wales cutting it off from the rest of the country. it comes as the state struggles to taint outbreaks in the city of melbourne. mass testing identified 127 new cases across the state on sunday. let's get more from angus watson, who joins me now so australia is taking severe action here locking down the rest of the state from the nation. how are australians reacting to it? >> severe is a very good word for this, rosemary. it's never happened before during the pandemic. in australia, 3,000 people on what the government is calling a hard lockdown in melbourne. unable to leave their homes for anything. 12 other post codes are on a lockdown but it's a much softer one. they're allowed to go out to buy food, do exercise or give care to someone who needs them. these 3,000 people who are in nine public housing towers unallowed to go out for any reason. they're being guarded by the police to make sure they don't leave. there's a massive logistics operation on to keep them going through what could be 5 or 14

to the north, queensland, restrictions are easing and it is also worth noting that the new south wales state government says anyone from those hotspot suburbs in melbourne who tries to cross the border into new south wales could go to jail so that is just an indication of how serious the other parts of australia are taking the spike in cases in the state of victoria. thank you for that. the united states has struck a deal to buy almost the entire world supply of a drug that's known to help people recover from covid—19. tests suggest remdesivir speeds up the recovery of those who are fighting back from being seriously ill by as much as four days. it's one of only two drugs known to be effective in treating the virus, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. geraldine from north london is one of more than 1,000 covid patients who took part in a global trial of remdesivir. this is her receiving the drug in april. she made a rapid recovery and is shocked that the drug has been bought up by the us. i wanted to be part of something that could potentially help everyone, and i feel

rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the premier of new south wales explained why the step was necessary what is occurring in victoria has not yet occurred anywhere else in stride it's a new part of the pandemic and as such or it requires a new top of response until melbourne's latest outbreak australia had recorded far fewer cases than many other countries in the coronavirus pandemic the country's authorities hope swift and fair measures can keep it that way. now in german football that of braman face no it didn't hang in there relegation pay off that's the match up to fill the last boss that's still up for grabs in next season's going to sleep and after a goalless stroll at braman in the 1st mate the 2nd leg at hyde and i was the decide. hiden himes journey has taken them from 6 division obscurity to the brink of the bundesliga and despite no spectators allowed into the tiny stadium they did have some home support. after just 3 minutes the visitors got off the mark on closer inspection it was an own goal norman tuck out himself a former braman player putting it into his o

rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the premie of new south wales explained why the step was necessary what is occurring in victoria has not yet occurred anywhere else in australia it's a new part of the pandemic and as such or it it would quiet a new type of response until melbourne's latest outbreak australia had recorded far fewer cases than many other countries in the coronavirus pandemic the country's authorities hope swift and firm measures can keep it that way. right let's bring you up to date now with some of the latest coronavirus divin india's death toll has passed 20000 with case numbers now surging past the 700000 law germany's health minister has told the e.u. his country has only a few 100 doses of the drug rim disappear which has shown to help cover 1000 patients he's pushing to move production off the drug to europe the top infectious disease expert in the us has warned that the country is still needy in the 1st wave off the pandemic as the death toll past 130000 bucks at the fall urged americans to avoid crowds but if it's to get professional sports up an

staff comes from new south wales and we're not going to live across the border and it shows how fragile the system can be there's a book boarding school new school kids are feted you'd see a very different response the boarding schools will be shut down people kids will be transferred to other places until reclean and safe that's not happening live aged care homes hasn't happened in the united states that sweden is the classic example where they let the virus rip and it really devastated the aged care homes around the world we do not respect our elderly particularly our frail elderly and history is no exception. great to have you with us so i will return with updates on our top stories in about 30 minutes time and meanwhile you can always check out plenty more new stories head to our website. janet jackson the last of the baby boomers or speculating in the 1990s on the birth of companies that went public for the 1st time and they would have these pops and then there was this to norma's crass where there millennialism jhansi are speculating on the death of companies in companies that are

hotspots are popping up in new south wales as well. we will have compulsory face masks in melbourne as well from midnight on wednesday. victoria, where melbourne is, that accounts for about 1/4 of australia's gdp. 1% of gdp forck the whole country. support is likely to be needed for some time. we might get a few clues about that from the rba governor, who will make remarks on tuesday. >> all right. paul allen in sydney. weing up in the next hour, break down the week ahead when it comes to asian ifo, south korea's gdp release. bitcoin has been in a relative slumber amid market volatility. what will it take to push past the 10,000 mark? more to come on "daybreak: asia." this is bloomberg. ♪ >> a very good morning. i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. we are counting down to the open. >> i'm shery ahn. stop face an uncertain start with futures sliding -- stocks face an uncertain start with futures sliding. topped 14ections million with deaths

south wales is closing its borders to victoria anyone found breaking the rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the border here hasn't been closed since the spanish flu pandemic a century ago. so this is something entirely different this is going to affect the travel of my stuff because i have stuff in clients living and working on both sides of the border and there's no obviously clarity on the borders going away . so it's like really it's a matter of finding out now. it's all going to pan out. until mountains latest outbreak australia had recorded far fewer cases than many other countries in the coronavirus pandemic the countries are sorry hope swift and firm measures can keep it that way. since george floyd was killed in police custody in the. it states and the resurgence of the black lives matter movement the behavior of former colonial powers in the territories they once occupied has come under renewed scrutiny germany was one of those powers in the 20th century it oversaw the killing of tens of thousands of ethnic people in namibia in the south west africa talks about ho

south wales. at the high court in london, johnny depp is suing the sun newspaper for calling him a ‘wife beater‘. he's been tested before and it's come back negative, but now on the 4th procedure, brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid—19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. he is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and president trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. this from our south america correspondent katy watson. brazil's graveyards, a testament to the country's crisis. every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the country's shocking statistics. tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that jair bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. the president went on television to announce the test results. for once, wearing a mask, but leavi

queensland victoria and south australia 8 years ago there were $36000.00 koalas in new south wales that total fell to less than half that 15000 as eucalyptus trees and the leaves they eat were cut down to make way for farming and development and this is unprecedented bushfires killed a further 4000 of the slow moving marsupials which couldn't escape scientists describe the situation as an ecological disaster you might be able to spot one or 2 koalas but the ret reality uses those populations are becoming on viable and that's why it's so critical and that's why the 25th time from now needs to be put in place because they cannot survive at these lower numbers and we have more fires it's just going to get worse. the report by the state government of new south wales makes 42 recommendations to increase the koala population but that's the same governments a campaign is that allowed even encourage the destruction of koala habitat by relaxing laws controlling the amount of land farm is can clear of trees victoria gates and be algis they are. ok also for the next news hour 1300 hours g.m.t. but

south wales. at the high court in london, johnny depp is suing the sun newspaper for calling him a ‘wife beater‘. hello and welcome. he's been tested before, and it's come back negative, but now on the fourth procedure, brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid—19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. he is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and president trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. this from our south america correspondent katy watson. brazil's graveyards, a testament to the country's crisis. every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the country's shocking statistics. tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that jair bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. the president went on television to announce the test results. for once, we

south wales government minister so my olds we're used to seeing that come into work think. they are very efficient if they allow them to that's one thing they're not home and quite quite there some of them would turn out there to keep our border crossing to start to do very long border more than 2000 kilometers so. story just to try and make it work. well still ahead here on down to 01 of the booster of long time says u.s. universities could spell deportation so some foreign students. before the park will believe it's all just rehab students be used to the principal we'll have the details. and oh they're quite discussion of thunderstorms across southern regions of the united states some heavy rain as well across much of florida out across the west is a bit of a different story it's clear it is dry and how much is a fairly high and high humidity levels a very low this one particular father this is down in southern california this is actually burned about 400 hectares so far they're trying their best obviously to keep the fire contained but then op into northern california th

there is a great deal of nervousness in here new south wales about what is happening in victoria and that big spike that we have seen and so the judge of the supreme court in new south wales said it was just too risky for those protests to go a head and he did cite what is happening in victoria and those cases, hundreds and hundreds of cases that we have seen almost on a daily basis there, as part of the reason why he has blocked permission for the protests to go ahead on tuesday. he said, despite the low numbers of community transmission here in new south wales, the state was almost on a knife's edge, as he put it, for further escalation so, as it stands, the police said that these protests planned for tuesday are not authorised are unauthorized and that they will take action against people who take part. so do you think they will actually go ahead? will people come out onto the streets anyway? the organisers have been actually rallying and standing outside the nsw supreme court. they said they were going to appeal against that decision and that, regardless of what happens, it is go

they be one or two showers at the east coast of new south wales. onalso caused -- cools down wednesday around christchurch and wellington. conditions are staying about the same. it is cloudy, but it should be dry. china, japan has been hit very hard the last couple of days. this is not just caused by the rain. the river burst its banks and rule ordered through the town. roared through the town. .t even picked up this railroad ♪ >> hello again. a reminder of the top stories. on. has announced sanctions those involved in the murder of jamal khashoggi. of 29 individuals and organizations have been targeted. york's governor has accused the president of enabling the coronavirus, saying he has been making up facts. india has surged past russia to record the third highest number of infections in the world. almost 700,000 cases have been confirmed and the outbreak is not expected to peak for a few more weeks. -- ambassadoror -- china's ambassador has lashed out. amounts to gross interference into china's internal affairs. dozens of among countries that c

south wales. this is the best thing to do at this time, out of a sense of caution. beyond that, if you think about the resources that are needed, from a victorian point of view, to be monitoring and checking people just from those hot zones, this is a much more logical way of doing it. no—one enjoys doing it, but it is, i think, the right step to take at this point. that won't be a feature that goes on any longer than it needs to. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khaliljoins me from sydney. what more can you tell us about this very recent announcement? well, it's pretty unusual. i can tell you that, sally. i mean, this has been the first time ina mean, this has been the first time in a century since the border between new south wales and victoria has been closed. even at the height of the pandemic, in march and april, when other states close their borders, those two states remained open to each other. so it kind of shows you the level of anxiety and concern that the leadership has about the situation i

south wales government minister my old we're used to seeing that comes with think. if they very efficiently if they allow them to that's one thing they not like home and they could be quite quite bad some of them would turn out there are a few key parts for us and for you to start to do very long border to more than 2000 people make this so. story just to try and make it work for indy has begun last testing for covert 19 in its largest city newly inaugurated president of east and a she me has indicated that he's taking the outbreak more seriously than his predecessor fewer than 200 infections have been reported but they're all face the truth number could be much higher as catherine sawyer reports. when balloon is president everest nation media declared coronavirus the biggest threats to the country last week his government swung into action this temporary testing centers have been hardly set up an open folds in the commercial capital bujumbura health workers are arjun people to get tested and many like me this are volunteering. the problem with this pandemic is that

south wales is also being shots 191 new infections were reported on tuesday another increase. it is simply impossible with keiser rights at this level to have enough context rising stuff to have enough physical resources and i'm where i come from no matter what uniform my way in order to continue to suppress and can time this virus without taking significant steps if we were to file type steps then we won't be a couple of 100 cases per day it will be many more than that and it will quickly spiral well and truly out of control meanwhile in the united states the country's top infectious disease expert that's nancy found she says is still need a pin the 1st way with more than $50000.00 new cases a day and the brazilian president john paulson are has been tested for coated 19 after developing a high fever the country is easing more restrictions despite struggling to control infection numbers we'll have more on that later in the show but 1st to australia more on the lockdown there from nicola gage who's life for us in canberra and nicholas so many might say looking in from the outs

that's right in new south wales there were in the 7 confirmed cases on monday and there is huge concern that this will spread throughout the nation to other states and territories as well so a huge operation is underway to shell out the nation's biggest border crossings in the next 10 hours or so that means the defense force will be brought in police will be monitoring the border drawings will be used and there really is a strong force thought police to say that if anyone is not a bang the rules there will be strict penalties even prison time this saying for anyone who doesn't abide is to make sure that we can suppress this virus while the numbers. ha of course in victoria as well we still have $3000.00 residents locked in non public housing tell was in there on the even lockdowns that what will be put in place in mill been many of those residents have raised concerns about why they're being treated different differently the premier daniel andrews says that they will be able to lay for essential services once they've all been tested for coronavirus 7 so this is a really interesting time

hello the beginning of next week looks rather nasty for the coast of new south wales but for the time being it's quiet it is the bite is absorbing the windiest and where it is whether at the moment ahead of it we're in the teens adelaide and melbourne british weather personally slightly warmer about 17 and the south coast about coast of west australia is still rather cloudy and wet this on shore breezy will produce a bit of rain in new south wales or queensland the forecast for bruce been is a sherry one for a couple of days thursday or friday with temps is hovering around the low twenty's pretty ok really now the picture come friday suggests rather more widespread showers in new south wales and it's that eventually might gather off the coast to produce income if you something rather more nasty for sydney but more of that to come jumping north and the real problem here is the amount of rain in japan q she's had a day off for that rain is gathering once more so part of the system that goes back into china and it weighs a little bit so you get the orange lumps to travel off in this gene

south wales these homes as you can see now really quite precarious integrals that is the downside of the goods. are enjoying as we go through saturday it's an improving picture certainly into sydney we've got more rain heading across the great bite is clearing all the while away from western australia so not a bad day on sunday quite a bit of cloud around but that rain on its way to test mania on sunday. for. tens of thousands of filipino nurses a saving american lives chewing the cud of 19 that they came to the us for a better life but at what cost. one a one east investigates and just. played important role in protecting human. face. to the. we're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour india has become the 3rd country to recall more than $1000000.00 coronavirus infections with testing limited in many areas it's fair the true figure is much higher than 25000 people and known to have done. the number of coronavirus cases in brazil has passed 2000000 more than 76000 people have done it it's the world's 2nd biggest outbreak after the u.s. . the governor of the u.s.

however the beginning of next week looks rather nasty for the coast of new south wales but for the time being it's quiet it is the bite is absorbing the windiest and when it is whether the moment ahead of it we're in the teens adelaide and melbourne british weather personally slightly warmer about 17 and the south coast about coast of west australia is still rather cloudy and wet this on shore breezy will produce a bit of rain in new south wales or queensland the full cost of brits been is a sherry $1.00 for a couple of days thursday or friday with temp is hovering around the low twenty's pretty ok really now the picture come friday suggests rather more widespread showers in new south wales and it's that eventually might gather off the coast of producing from a few something rather more nasty to sydney but more of that to come jumping north and the real problem here is the amount of rain in japan q she's had a day off for that rain is gathering one small so part of the system that goes back into china and it weighs a little bit so you get the orange lumps to travel up in this general di

south wales and victoria that is very significant as well this is the 1st time this border has been closed in in 100 views of many towns full across both sides what happens if you're working on one side and living room of a so there are many questions around here we'll just have to say what the government decides in the days ahead indeed for the update nicholas cage our correspondent in cumbria thank you. know intensive care unit softening up in colombia's capital cases surge and doctors are worried many deaths are going on reported on asunder m.p.'s he has more from bogota. coffins carrying the bodies of 19 victims arrive for cremation at this cemetery on the outskirts of. the recent increase in the number of deaths in the colombian capital has meant cremation service is tripled here in the last couple of weeks funeral workers say it's a sad situation for the relatives who can't give their loved ones a proper goodbye. people are helpless. entering the hospital 20 days before and never see them again until they meet in the closed coffin. reopening of important sectors of the economy

i am now in albury, as you say, on the new south wales border. up until last night this was actually an open road, now it is a checkpoint manned by police and military personnel. overnight, they have in manning this chap point and others along the border, stopping cars, checking people's permits, making sure they do have them before they cross from victoria into the new south wales border. now, i say the word border, but what it means for tens of thousands of people who have been crossing here for years is essentially driving from one end of a highway or bridge across the river into another, for work or school or to visit family, for hospital appointments. so this is very, very different, and it shows the kind of nervousness among the leadership about what is happening in victoria. but there has been a great deal of confusion here as to these changes. for example, this morning we have seen very, for example, this morning we have seen very, very long queues of cars and massive delays as they have been checking those permits. we have spoken to loca

travel restrictions between victoria and new south wales will come in tomorrow night. nine housing blocks are already under a hard lockdown, and more than 30 suburbs are under restrictions in the victorian capital, melbourne, which reported 127 new cases on monday, its highest daily increase since march. the police showed up on the doorstep on saturday. since then, no residents in these melbourne tower blocks were allowed to leave. a full lockdown for the first time in australia. another major setback as covid—19 cases continue to spike in victoria's state capital. health authorities have been scrambling to control the numbers. but they say this latest cluster in the towers could have an explosive potential to spread the virus even further. the military have been called in to help, as health workers ramp up testing. the situation is now so grim that victoria's border with new south wales will be shut, something the leadership had previously said was unnecessary. all of us agreed the best thing to do is to close the border. it will be enforced on the new south wales s

south wales government minister commute so. we're yet to see that coming. if they very efficiently if they allow for instance that's one thing if they know like opens up it could be quite quite that somebody down there to keep our border crossing between it's a very long border more than 2000 people make this. story just to go tops. were victoria and more specifically malvern is a hot spot for infections you know 9 public housing towers haven't even been put under lockdown with with some 3000 people unable to leave and these restrictions and a standard affecting people for from you know no income backgrounds some of whom don't even speak english so i imagine it must be a very difficult experience for them how do you see this crisis affecting australian society in the short and long term. it's really it's been interesting to hear a lot of those voices from from people that we tend sometimes to be much allies they are in firearms house commissions house. towards the center of the city they're not they're not sort of on the outski

ball also coming out hoping to stop the spread of coronavirus the australian state of new south wales and victoria a set to close their border attacks target an airbase outside the libyan capital foreign forces backing warlords highly for have to are being blamed and formula one was back into action before revving up their engines drive has taken me to protests against racism. thank you very much for joining us iran's atomic energy organization has acknowledged that a fire at the natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage it said the blaze could slow down development of centrifuges used to enrich uranium but that iran would replace a facility with more advanced equipment. what exactly happened at the natanz nuclear facility last week it's a question people in iran and around the world have been asking since a fire was reported at iran's main uranium enrichment facility on thursday a fire incident like this at the centerpiece of the country's nuclear program is easily a cause for global concern but iranian leaders downplay the incident latest satellite imagery however seems

rain to be useful for some all over new south wales and they tend to go offshore. look what is behind it, fairly active weather, temperatures in the teens. rather than sitting still, it might open up to something more stormy. if not for the weekend, then by next week. tuesday, picking up near gale force winds. unpleasant looking whether for sydney. unpleasant weather looking now throughout japan. you have already seen the flood damage. there is more rain on the way. in the immediate future, wind and south korea. taking the rain mostly offshore. that's not the end of it. more rain through wuhan. that will go towards q shoe and hung shoe for next weeee ♪ ♪ anchor: welcome back. here's a reminder of the top stories. u.s. president donald trump has described the supreme court's ruling on his tax returns and financial records as a political witchhunt. the judges ruled the subpoena for documents relating to wake -- to an investigation in new york can be enforced. libya's u.n. recognize government found a prison to kill and torture opponents. the chamber contains seve

travel restrictions between victoria and new south wales will come in tomorrow night. more than 30 suburbs have been locked down in the victorian capital, melbourne, which has reported another 182 cases over the weekend. this is the best thing to do at this time out of a sense of caution. beyond that, if you think about the resources that are needed from a victorian point of view to the monitoring and checking people just from those hot zones, this is a much more logical way of doing it. no enjoys doing it, but it is, i think, the right step to take this point. it won't be a feature that goes on any longer than it needs to. 0ur correspondent in sydney, shaima khalil, says it's a very unusual move. this has been the first time in a century, since the border between new south wales and victoria has been closed. even at the height of the pandemic in march and in april, when other states closed their borders, those two states remained open to each other. so it kind of shows you the level of anxiety and concern that the leadership has about the situation in victoria. and de

. >> it is now one of the many checkpoints on the new closed state border between new south wales and victoria. rons of thousands of people would normally c over in both directions every day for workmi, to visit , or for medical appointments. now the new permits before being allowed to new southes w as the covid-19 spike continues in melbourne.tate capital >> we are all known bernie and snow when it mes to the challenges we face. we are all victorians now because we are all australians, and that is where the challenges right now. >> for the twin cities on a new south wales side and on the victoria front, this is a community now divided. there is a feeling of uncertainty about how people and businesses will get by. the mood here is one of confusion. in a community that has not been split li that in 100 years. it is also step back for australia which until recently had the virus under control, but that has all changed because of what is happening 300 kilometers south of the border in melbourne. health officials are worried about how quickly the virus is holding -- taki hold again, with

south wales. new south wales is previously the worst-hit state but now victoria is spiking again with 127 confirmed cases on sunday as you mentioned and double-digit rises for over a week now. australia wants to isolate that in victoria and not let it spread, robyn. okay. angus there in sydney. angus watson, thank you. beautiful sunset behind you. thanks for joining us. >>> so you're watching "cnn newsroom." still to come, rapidly rising virus cases in the u.s. have financial analysts worried. how the recent surge has goldman sachs rethinking its growth forecasts. frizzy, unruly hair? you need a hair smoother. get fructis sleek & shine with moroccan argan oil. hair is super sleek even in 97% humidity. no parabens. fructis sleek & shine. by garnier, naturally! mom, you are my pride... [vo]: because you live your truth. you are my pride... [vo]: by simply being you. you are my pride. [vo]: when the world presents a path, and you seek to forge your own. when you feel you're not enough, and it feels l

despite the low number of community transmission in new south wales the state was on a knife edge, as he put it, for an escalation so as he put it, for an escalation so protests planned for choose the statues they are not authorised. will people come out onto the street anyway? the organisers have been raining and standing outside the supreme court say they will appeal against that decision and regardless of what happens, it will go ahead and people will take to the street. this is almost the same scenario that happened more than a month ago in earlyjune when protests we re ago in earlyjune when protests were blocked to the supreme court and the police but then if thousands and thousands of people took to the streets. when we were there, they made a point of almost everybody wearing a mask, distributing hand sanitiser, even to us, of course there was not much social distancing so many people to the streets and this is what they are going to try and do, make the point of take into the street and being covid safe and many pieces of advice on facebook for people attending. all of that to

reporter: across new south wales, communities are e struggling o get back on their feet. in cobargo, re-building and clean-up efforts have been hampered by the pandemic. mathew hatcher runs a donations logistics team. many large organizations had to pull out volunteers when covid hit, e even thoughgh their hels urgently needed. many people around here lost not only their homes, but their jobs as well. it's a tourist region, but visitors are staying away. mathew: we were churning along a very well-oiled machine. covid hit, and it kind of -- it stopped the donations, it stopped the money flowing in. we know there was hundreds of millions of dollars donated from the world to this region, or to australia for the bushfires. our group saw none of that, rerealistically. we've gone through private donors, corporations. repoport: borry gartrell hopes that lessons have been learnt. he's o optimistic. b borry: i i think in ausustralia, we'e and droughts and floods. yo. been a accustomed toto bushfis i thinthe world.t faers or they know w you've got to cocot on the c chin and keepep

shedding rain in the north part of new zealand. keeping the swell on the coast of new south wales. another cold front working its way through western australia. that has been active, windy, and wet. probably welcome rain or the forecast for sydney, the wind dies down after friday. we have fine skies after that and the swell will eventually die away altogether. a quiet looking picture for that part of australia. the next frontal system will produce some showers in adelaide and eventually melbourne. perth enjoys a slowly improving situation. it has been very wet in the north part of new zealand. easterly breeze on friday. directly north, and rain has been the story in japan. not so much in the last 24 hours or the next 24 hours, but in china, over the yangtze, flooding. ♪ ♪ top stories here on "al jazeera." the kremlin has denied russian cyber spies are trying to steal research on a possible coronavirus vaccine. the u.k., u.s., and canada say hackers who are part of russian intelligence services are attacking research institutions trying to develop a vaccine. the e.u.'s top court