CCP virus numbers in Victoria remain at near-record highs with the state posting an average of 2,000 new daily infections in recent days. Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal, former president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), told Nine News, “We’re expecting the peak [in COVID-19 cases] to be in a week or so, and…
Australian State Forges Ahead with Reopening Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Borders Opening as Victorian COVID-19 Cases Surge To A National High
Victoria has plans to reduce restrictions as COVID-19 cases hit a new national high of 2297 new cases and 11 deaths. State Premier Daniel Andrews announced that given the state’s vaccination target of 70 percent is projected to be met ahead of target, on Oct 22 rather than Oct 26, health restrictions may be reduced…
Vaccine Mandate For Victorian Politicians Passes Lower House of Australian State Parliament
October 13, 2021
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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
October 12, 2021
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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…
Lessons From Merkel’s Failed ‘Teal’ Electoral Strategy
October 11, 2021
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Commentary Politicians who aspire to lead their centre-right parties into the deep left might first consider the electoral cataclysm that has taken place in Germany over the past six years. Departing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has left her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party a husk of its previous heights in 2013 when it fell just…
Shorten Calls for Federal Anti-Corruption Body After IBAC Claims Victorian MP
October 11, 2021
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Former Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Bill Shorten has renewed calls for a federal level anti-corruption watchdog after Victorian Labor minister, Luke Donnellan, resigned on Oct. 11, just hours after he was named in a public inquiry into “branch stacking” in the state. Shorten said the evidence presented during the first day of hearings highlighted…
Corrupt Practices ‘endemic’ to the Australian Labor Party Alleges Federal MP
October 11, 2021
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A federal MP has alleged that the Australian Labor Party’s Victorian branch “was completely out of control” on the first day of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC) public hearings into allegations of corruption and branch stacking by Labor MPs and their taxpayer-funded staff. It is also investigating if public money granted by the Victorian…
Andrews’ Minister Resigns Hours Into Revealing Anti-Corruption Hearings
October 11, 2021
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An anti-corruption investigation in the Australian state of Victoria has claimed its first scalp with Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan, resigning hours into the first day of public hearings where he was accused of “branch stacking.” Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is conducting a broad investigation into “serious corrupt conduct” and the…
Australian Police Officer Quits After Speaking About COVID-19 Restrictions Enforcement
A senior Victoria Police officer has publicly resigned from the force during a live-streamed interview after expressing her objection to the way directions from the state’s chief health officer were being enforced in some situations. In Australia, chief health officers have emergency powers under the Biosecurity Security Act 2015 to make and impose public health orders in…
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