NATALIE BARR: From midnight tonight, parts of Melbourne are returning to tough coronavirus restrictions we haven't seen since the height of the pandemic.
The new lockdown covers 10 Melbourne postcodes. Police will establish border checkpoints to screen residents entering and leaving the 36 suburbs at the centre of the outbreak.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Kochie this is the right response to take.[Excerpt]PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON: That's what happens when you get an outbreak — you contain it in those areas and I thank the people of Melbourne in those postcodes who will have to show a lot of patience in the weeks ahead.