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National Cabinet agreed to start reopening the country when 80 percent of the eligible population is vaccinated - but now some states are saying they'll still use lockdowns if necessary. The jitters are a result of outbreaks in Victoria and New South Wales but the Prime Minister says the country needs to prepare to live with COVID-19. One part of opening up will be music festivals - but with Splendour and Bluesfest cancelled again this year, there are concerns there isn't a timeline for the live music industry to get back up and running. Live guests: Tony Blakeley, Epidemiologist Professor, University of Melbourne. Peter Noble, Bluesfest owner. Julia Robinson, Australian Festival Association.

It's the Shake Up and we're talking… Stricter lockdown restrictions in NSW, increasing our intake of refugees from Afghanistan and how some young Aussies are waking up as early as 5am to be more productive. Join Hack's Avani Dias with writer and advocate Tarang Chawla and Daily Telegraph journalist Eliza Barr.

While many of us are taking advantage of our pandemic sleep-ins, some ambitious young Aussies are waking up as early as 5am to work on their side hustles and personal projects. But is waking up early all it's made out to be? More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Australian Government to let more refugees in from Afghanistan after the PM announced we’d grant humanitarian visas for 3,000 vulnerable people. Plus, what to do when your mate disappears into a relationship. Live guests: Elaine Pearson, Human Rights Watch Australia Dr Jo Lukins, psychology consultant and author Elizabeth Shaw, Relationships Australia