Australia NewsMelbourne Outbreak Risking Economic Pain: Trade MinisterSavePrintMinister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham delivers his address to the National Press Club on June 17, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty ImagesAAP7/2/2020|Updated: 7/2/2020The Morrison government is concerned Melbourne’s COVID-19 outbreak could threaten Australia’s economic recovery.Dozens of suburbs across the city entered the second day of a reinstated lockdown on July 3 after more than two weeks of double-digit case increases.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesFeet up for PM Before Hotly Anticipated Trump MeetingOct 11, 2025Court Blocks Planned Pro-Palestine Protest at Sydney Opera HouseOct 08, 2025Storm Big 4 Still Searching for PremiershipOct 05, 2025Sovereign Citizens ‘Not Above the Law’: WA Guns Seized in Response to Victoria ShootingsOct 05, 2025Related Topicseconomic impacteconomic challengesdaniel andrewsVictoria StateSimon Birmingham