On Tuesday night, Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the press following another meeting with the National Cabinet.

Announcing further social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Morrison announced a slew of new rules which will come into place from midnight tonight.

The new measures, which have been dubbed the Stage Two restrictions, include the closing down of beauty salons, real estate auctions, open house inspections, amusement parks, arcades, and community and recreation clubs.

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(You can read more about the new measures here: Stage two restrictions: Exactly what is and isn’t shutting down from midnight Wednesday.)

Although the lengthy press conference outlined a long list of strict new changes, Australians weren’t afraid to find some humour in the Prime Minister’s address.

In one particular moment during the press conference, Scott Morrison struggled to pronounce barre, which is one of the activities now suspended under the strict new changes.

“Community and recreation centres, health clubs, fitness centres, yoga, bar-re – I hope I pronounced that correctly,” he said.

“I might need some help with that, I’m not quite sure what that is to be honest – but B-A-R-R-E, for those looking for the specific definition, and spin facilities, saunas, bath houses, wellness centres.”

From that barre moment, to some hilarious takes on the new wedding rules, here’s how Australia reacted to Tuesday night’s press conference.

(Because let’s be honest, we all need a little bit of light-hearted humour in our lives right now.)

The key takeaway from that presser.

Look for the barre necessities The simple barre necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the barre necessities Old Mother Nature’s recipes That brings the barre necessities of life #COVID19Aus #ScoMo pic.twitter.com/7iejehUV5Y

— David Moore (@morteinmooie) March 24, 2020

nothing has ever made me like ScoMo more than him not knowing how to pronounce “barre”. huge dad areas.

— Alex Bruce-Smith (@alexbrucesmith) March 24, 2020

Hi I’m ScoMo, Beauty Salon’s are closed, unless they use red nail polish, then they can stay open on a Wednesday – Blue nail polish on fingers are ok, but not toes. Food courts are open but for take away only and only Muffin Break can validate parking. Hairdressers ok. Questions?

— Sam Gray (@samcgray) March 24, 2020

non-essential jobs that are essential

— Aus Gov Just Googled (@GovGoogles) March 24, 2020

I promise it took The Simpsons’ meme page 1 minute to make a stack of memes! #barre #coronavirus #auspol pic.twitter.com/w196GbFePH

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) March 24, 2020

If the headline tomorrow isn’t “THE BARRE MINIMUM” I’m going to be very disappointed

— Steve Smith (@stevesmithffx) March 24, 2020

Which premier got ScoMo to talk about barre I want a name on my desk by tomorrow morning.

— Matt Bevan ???? (@MatthewBevan) March 24, 2020

Kmart and schools will shortly be moving into the wedding industry as crowds over 5 are okay at those places! No seriously, hold your wedding at Kmart – works by ScoMo’s new rules! Seriously through – stay home people!

— Neil Butler (@NeilButler07) March 24, 2020

Ok, it took a moment but I have diagrammed tonight’s #ScoMo #Coronavirus press conference. As you can see, it all makes sense now: pic.twitter.com/E5P5X9imXD

— Scott Anderson Allen (@leadfluence) March 24, 2020

Why do we even need haircuts when we aren’t leaving the house except to buy food and walk the dog? Oh. School drop off.

— Jenny Noyes (@jennynoise) March 24, 2020

This will be someone’s experience this week. #ScottyFromMarketing pic.twitter.com/mITi7x8TGv

— Melbourne Says ???? (@Melbourne_says) March 24, 2020

Summary of Scott Morrison’s address pic.twitter.com/VGXpmKeA7Z

— chromatica and covid-19 updates (@dcagiunta) March 24, 2020

Scott Morrison: “Let me be clear…” #auspol pic.twitter.com/K17FnM2qTb

— Mike Wise (@wisey_9) March 24, 2020

If you don’t like Scott Morrison’s latest directives, don’t worry — there’ll be a completely new set tomorrow.

— Dave Donovan (@davrosz) March 24, 2020

A visual representation of Scott Morrison’s address to the nation tonight. ???? #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/4M5ClY5ffT

— Kirsten Lim-How (@just_kirsten) March 24, 2020

Guys remember, @ScottMorrisonMP says it’s extremely unsafe to gather more than 5 people together for a wedding and any interaction of more than 3 people in public will be told to disperse.

I will certainly pass on the message to the 30 students I share a classroom with tomorrow.

— Nick Iadanza (@nickiadanza) March 24, 2020

One last thought, it’s going to be really convenient in a weeks time when infection rates have increased and Scott Morrison can say, “well no one listened to me when I said 5 people here, 20 people there, for 30 minutes with at least 4m squared, equal the square root of pie”

— Nakkiah Lui (@nakkiahlui) March 24, 2020

Ok – 10 people can mourn together .. 5 people can celebrate a wedding but if the bride intends to go on a runner .. for exercise … she can take 9 people with her. Glad we cleared that up @ScottMorrisonMP #COVID19

— Emma Alberici (@albericie) March 24, 2020

Guys, it’s simple. Scott Morrison is saying if you want to know what you can & can’t do, you simply have to take every third word he says & put it in descending order. This will spell out a riddle. Solve the riddle, and you’ll find a word doc with clear instructions. It’s a code.

— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) March 24, 2020

Scott Morrison has said Hairdressing appointments under 30 mins are fine to go ahead. It’s a vibe. #ScottyFromMarketing #scottyshalftime #StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/xlvJnQZbtC

— Gabrielle scawthorn (@ScawthornGab) March 24, 2020

BREAKING – AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ORDERS “FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL” TO BE RENAMED “30 PEOPLE” #coronavirusau #Coronaaustralia

— Byron Kaye (@byronkaye) March 24, 2020

Just getting ready for my 9am 30 minute hair appointment, then I might go and buy a pair of socks at Kmart, and a take-away coffee ☕️ : that’s all before my PT session with 9 others in the park. #Lockdown