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The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam and Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne will be able to welcome capacity crowds as Covid-19 restrictions ease in Victoria state, officials said on Thursday.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said from 11:59pm (12:59 GMT) on Thursday, there will no longer be any caps on gatherings in the state.
"Whether it's 100,000 people at the MCG on Boxing Day or a smaller group of people standing up at the ... local pub, this is the Covid-normal that every Victorian has built," he said at a media briefing.
The eased restrictions will be welcomed by Australia's major sports, which have taken significant hits to revenue due to crowd caps in Melbourne, the country's second-largest city and Victoria state capital, through the pandemic.
The last Australian Open in February was limited to 30,000 people per day -- about half of Melbourne Park's usual capacity -- before all fans were banned for five days due to a snap lockdown.
Last year's Boxing Day test between Australia and India had crowds capped at 30,000 per day at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The last Ashes test against England at the stadium in 2017 drew a crowd of more than 88,000 on Boxing Day alone.
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Victoria has progressively eased restrictions as Covid-19 vaccination rates have soared in recent weeks. Authorities expect 90 per cent of people in the state aged over 12 will be fully vaccinated by the end of the week.
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