ADF troops headed for Melbourne and border

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated July 7 2020 - 5:21pm, first published 5:17pm
Up to 500 troops will be sent to the NSW-Victoria border, which is due to close at midnight.
Up to 500 troops will be sent to the NSW-Victoria border, which is due to close at midnight.

Hundreds of Australian Defence Force troops are being deployed to help ringfence Melbourne as the Victorian capital is forced into a second coronavirus lockdown.

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