Category: MELBOURNE

Unvaccinated Could Not See Freedoms Until 2022: Australian State Leader Warns

Australian state Premier Daniel Andrews is warning unvaccinated residents of Victoria their “freedoms” may not be made available until “well and truly into 2022.” The announcement comes as neighbouring state New South Wales (NSW), the most populous in Australia, is set to remove most government-mandated restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on Dec. 1….


Unvaccinated May Not See Freedoms Until 2022: Australian State Leader Warns

Australian state leader Daniel Andrews is warning unvaccinated residents of Victoria that their “freedoms” may not be made available until “well and truly into 2022.” The announcement comes as neighbouring state New South Wales (NSW), the most populous in Australia, is set to remove most government-mandated restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on Dec….


66,000 Australians on Surgery Waiting List In Victoria, As Hospital Capacity Stretched During Pandemic

Urgent surgeries are being postponed because of major hospital bed shortages in the Australian state of Victoria, according to medical experts, who say patients will have to make way for COVID-19 cases. Last week, Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley announced that non-urgent surgeries would be postponed due to the COVID-19 caseload, meaning only Category 1…


Melbourne to Scale Back World’s Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns

Melbourne, Australia, has announced plans to lift stay-at-home orders this week as the state’s vaccination rate is set to reach 70 percent this week. The scaled-back restrictions come as the city has become known as the home of the world’s longest COVID-19 restrictions, totaling 262 days over the course of six separate lockdowns since March…


Australians See Freedoms Slide Amid Pandemic

In the 20 months since the CCP virus first came to Australia, it has been linked to the deaths of about 1.19 percent of the about 113,000 total confirmed cases in the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite low rates of hospitalizations and deaths in comparison to other countries, the state and…


Vaccine Mandate For Victorian Politicians Passes Lower House of Australian State Parliament

COVID-19 vaccines will soon become mandatory for all staff and members of Parliament in Victoria after a motion passed the lower house with overwhelming support and just one dissenting vote. Victoria’s state government is hoping to impose the vaccine mandate under its emergency powers, which will force all staff and politicians to receive one dose…


Australian State Leader Denies Involvement in Alleged Corrupt Activities

Premier Daniel Andrews, state leader of the Australian state of Victoria, has denied any involvement in “branch stacking” activities which have been the focus of an anti-corruption inquiry into the state’s public service. Federal Member of Parliament Anthony Byrne has given detailed testimony over the past two days of branch stacking within the Australian Labor…


Non-Urgent Surgeries Off the Table as Victoria Tries to Cope With COVID-19 Infections

The Australian state of Victoria will pause non-urgent surgeries as it scrambles to deal with rising demands on its health service amid a growing outbreak of the CCP virus. Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed that public hospitals from Oct. 14 will only perform Category 1 surgeries (must be treated within 30 days) or 2A surgeries…


Celebrities, Athletes Gagged on Criticising Lockdowns, Restrictions: Former NBA Star

Australian basketball legend and former NBA player Andrew Bogut says athletes and celebrities have told him secretly that while they disagree with government-mandated health restrictions, they are essentially muzzled from speaking out. In an interview with The Epoch Times on Oct. 5, Bogut said after he publicly spoke out against lockdowns and called on influential…


More Australians Valuing Freedom Over the Law: Survey

According to a comprehensive survey of Australian attitudes, ongoing government-mandated lockdowns are pushing more Australians to value freedom over the law. At the end of the June quarter of 2021, 29.3 percent of Australians agreed with the statement that “Freedom is more important than the law.” This was a significant shift compared to the 21.6…