The state of Victoria hit a new milestone on Aug. 19, with its residents spending 200 days under lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The lockdown has taken a mental and commercial toll on the state. “The frustration and the fatigue is showing,” Tony Bartone, the former president of the Australian Medical…
Australian City Hits 200 Days of Lockdown Since Beginning of Pandemic
Australia’s National Mental Health Support Service Records Highest Volume of Calls Ever
August 5, 2021
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Mental health and suicide prevention service Lifeline Australia has registered its highest volume of calls ever, as Australians around the country endure continuous disruptions to daily life through COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. Staffed by volunteers, the 58-year-old organisation offers a 24-hour telephone crisis support service to help Australian’s cope with issues such as mental health,…
Victoria Records 10 New COVID-19 cases
Victoria has reported 10 new local COVID-19 cases as the Victorian state government prepare to cautiously lift the state’s lockdown while remaining wary of another outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant. For a third straight day, all the new locally acquired cases on Tuesday have been linked to Victoria’s current outbreaks and were in…
Over Half of Australia to Go Into Lockdown
More than half of Australia’s population will soon be in lockdown as health authorities continue to battle coronavirus outbreaks of the infectious Delta strain. South Australia (SA) will enter tough restrictions for one week from 6 p.m. on Tuesday after five cases of the variant were detected in Adelaide. Nine new local cases in Victoria…
Lockdowns, Public Servant Pay Cuts Should Go Hand-in-Hand
Commentary “We need to restart our economy. We need to restart our society. We can’t keep Australia under the doona. We need to be able to move ahead.” These were the words of Prime Minister Scott Morrison on April 30 last year. Now, not only is Morrison encouraging premiers to keep their citizens under the…
Australian State Economy to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2024: Report
A new report commissioned by the City of Melbourne shows Melbourne’s CBD economy will take four years to return to pre-pandemic levels. But the analysis (pdf) by Deloitte Access Economics completed in May 2021, did not account for Melbourne’s fourth lockdown in June 2021 or subsequent lockdowns across the country. This comes amid economic forecasts…
Aussies Feared Missing After US Building Collapse
Authorities in Miami are trying to determine if any Australians were caught up in the collapse of a residential building in Florida amid reports that a Melbourne couple is missing. At least one person is dead and at least 99 are missing, Miami Herald reported. Meanwhile, rescue crews are searching for survivors after one side…
Thousands of Australians Warned Not to Drink Tap Water After Winter Storms
Thousands of residents in the city of Melbourne’s outer east have been told not to drink their tap water, even after it is boiled, due to contamination. The Department of Health issued an urgent warning early Wednesday morning advising people who live, work or are in Kallista, Sherbrooke or The Patch not to drink tap…
New Virus Restriction Rules as Some Ease in Victoria
The Victorian government is set to ease CCP virus restrictions in the southern Australian state after health authorities recorded only three new locally acquired cases. From midnight on Thursday, the 25km travel limit will end, and people from Melbourne will be allowed to travel into regional areas. In the greater Melbourne area, masks will only…
Five New Local Virus Cases Recorded in Victoria
The Victorian government has recorded five new local COVID-19 cases, bringing the size of the state’s current outbreak to 70 cases amid the Australian state’s fourth lockdown. As Melbourne enters its second weekend of strict lockdown, authorities are combing through virus samples and genomic sequencing from across the country to determine how a Victorian family…
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