Coronavirus Australia: How each state is easing COVID-19 restrictions

Physical distancing and handwashing are still the order of the day but socialising, in moderation, and gathering in (small) groups outdoors are back in our tentative post-ISO world. With the number of COVID-19 cases relatively low compared with most other nations, the federal government has provided a three-step roadmap for states and territories to start carefully relaxing some restrictions on our movement. The usual 'common sense' caveats remain. 'Regulation can achieve things but every individual has to do more than regulation,' says Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Murphy.