Three Victorian hospitals are warning people not to visit emergency departments unless “absolutely necessary” due to extreme pressure from rising COVID-19 admissions and demand for testing. Health authorities say the state will see a rapid increase in coronavirus hospitalisations in the coming days. The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by…
Hospitals In Victoria Under Increasing Pressure as COVID-19 Outbreak Surges in Australia
Victoria Orders 34 Million Rapid Antigen Tests
Victorians will get 34 million free rapid antigen tests by the end of January. On the same day the state posted its highest COVID-19 daily infection tally, with 3,767 new cases, the state government announced it will ramp up access to at-home tests. “Rapid antigen testing is the way that Victorians can have confidence as…
Australian State of Victoria Mandates Protective Masks Indoors Again
Protective masks are again mandatory in all indoor venues outside of the home for people in the Australian state of Victoria aged eight years and over, in a bid to curtail rising COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. Acting Premier James Merlino announced indoor mask rules will be expanded in hospitality, entertainment,…
Lift Age of Criminal Responsibly to 14 for Aboriginal Kids: Assembly
The democratically-elected Aboriginal body responsible for negotiating a treaty with the Victorian state government has called for the age of criminal responsibility to rise from 10 to 14 years of age in the Australian state. First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria co-chairs Marcus Stewart, and Geraldine Atkinson wrote an open letter to the Victorian attorney-general calling for the…
$1 Million Silver Bullion Allegedly Stolen in Australian Truck Heist
Police in Australia have asked the public for help after $1 million (US$711,000) worth of silver bullion was allegedly stolen from a truck travelling between Sydney and Melbourne. “Between 4.30 p.m. on Friday, 26 November 2021, and 8 a.m. on Monday, 29 November 2021, a consignment of silver was allegedly stolen from a truck while…
Patient Dies as Paramedic Shortage Takes Toll on Victoria’s Ambulance Service
A Victorian patient who went into cardiac arrest has died after waiting nearly 40 minutes for specialist paramedics. This comes amid a report by The Herald Sun that found up to a third of Melbourne’s population was without specialist MICA (Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance) paramedics on Dec. 17 due to a shortage of ambulance staff….
Thunderstorm Asthma Warning for Australian State
Residents in the high country and East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria have been warned of a potential thunderstorm asthma event as a cooler change crosses the state. An epidemic thunderstorm asthma warning has been issued for large swathes of Victoria, with hot weather set to give way to wild winds. Victoria’s…
Failed Hotel Quarantine Provider Prepares Second Claim for Payment From Australian State Government
The company that provided security guards for hotel quarantine during Melbourne’s infamous second wave is preparing to refile a payment claim against the Victorian state government for $10.7 million. Unified Security Group, which was the principal contractor in both the Victorian and NSW hotel quarantine programs, alleged that the Victorian state government never paid its…
Are Australian ‘No Jab, No Job’ Orders Constitutional?
Commentary The Victorian state Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews, adopted a tough “no jab, no job” health order to facilitate the re-opening of the state. This order, which is one of the strictest in the world, is not only controversial, but also suspect from a legal point of view. Even the World Health…
Adoption of ‘No Jab, No Job’ Orders by Australian States
Commentary The Victorian state Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews, adopted a tough “no jab, no job” health order to facilitate the re-opening of the state. This order, which is one of the strictest in the world, is not only controversial, but also suspect from a legal point of view. Even the World Health…
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