New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is emphasising movement must stay limited over the Christmas break to avoid more coronavirus cases.
On Thursday, the state recorded nine new coronavirus cases, with another seven linked to the cluster in the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
South Australia is investigating a possible new coronavirus case who came into the state after visiting New South Wales and rural Victoria.
The state has confirmed one other case who is a traveller in hotel quarantine and the other infection was a weak positive result for COVID-19.
Victoria's coronavirus testing commander says most airlines are supporting the mandatory hotel quarantine policy for flight crews in Melbourne.
International air crew now needs to stay in a single quarantine hotel during stopovers through Melbourne with more arrivals expected in coming months.
Queensland police have rejected almost 350 motorists attempting to cross the border into the state during their latest road operation.
The Queensland government is concerned about possible undetected coronavirus cases after two positive COVID-19 infections in the state.
A woman aged in her 20s who was a crew member on a superyacht is one of the cases and a man in his 40s who visited Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Cricket Australia's board will soon decide the plan for the third Test at the SCG, which is due to start on January the 7th.
The MCG could potentially host a second test of the summer for the first time in almost 40 years.
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