Victoria’s Department of Health allegedly provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines to its contracted hotel security firms eight weeks after work commenced in hotel quarantine, the state’s magistrates court has been told. Until the advice was provided, the three security firms—Wilson Security, MSS Security and Unified Security—were allegedly left to implement their own infection control…
Hotel Quarantine Guards Given PPE Advice 8 Weeks After Program Began, Court Told
Victorian Health Department in Court Over Quarantine
A hearing to determine if Victoria’s health department will face trial over alleged hotel quarantine failures is set to begin. Worksafe charged the Department of Health in September 2021 with 58 breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, after a 15-month investigation. More than 40 charges allege the department failed to ensure, so far…
Matthew Guy to Step Down as Liberal Leader in Australian State of Victoria
Matthew Guy is set to resign as leader of the centre-right Liberals in the Australian state of Victoria after a second election defeat in a row. In the aftermath of Saturday’s loss, Guy issued a statement confirming he would not continue as party leader. Read MoreProgressive Andrews Govt Wins ‘Historic’ Third Term in Australian State Election “As soon as…
Stubborn Floods Continue Across Australian States
Multiple catchments holding months of heavy rainfall paint an unfortunate picture of continued flooding for regional communities in Australian states of New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and South Australia. As NSW enters the 74th day of its flood crisis, dozens of emergency warnings remain in place on Sunday across Australia’s east and flood peaks continue…
Crackdown on Volunteers at Victorian Voting Centres
Political volunteers campaigning out the front of some polling centres in Victoria will have their numbers limited after repeated bad behaviour. The Victorian Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday it had made a ruling to ensure safe and secure voting, starting with the Watergardens Town Centre booth. “Due to repeated issues by those campaigning outside, we will…
Calls for States to Boycott the Federal Government’s Water Rights Intervention
November 21, 2022
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Australia’s food production and security will be “at risk” if the New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian state governments do not withdraw from the contentious Murray Darling Basin Plan, one community representative has warned. Jan Beer, a representative from the Upper Murray River Catchment Association in Victoria, told The Epoch Times that the implications of…
Australian State Victoria Election Outcome Likely a Week Away
This time next week Victorians will likely know which major party is set to lead the state for the next four years. Recent opinion polls point to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ centre-left Labor government securing a third consecutive term in office at the Nov. 26 election with a slim majority. But Labor’s prospects of slipping…
State Opposition Leader Distances Himself From Candidate Over Church Links
An upper house Liberal candidate in Victoria, Australia will not sit in the party room if elected at next week’s state election over her links to the City Builders Church. Opposition leader Matthew Guy said some of Renee Heath’s views were not uncovered through the party’s candidate preselection review process. Heath is a member of…
Police Investigate Victorian MP for Alleged ‘Inciteful Behaviour’ Against Dan Andrews
A sitting Victorian MP is under investigation after allegedly appearing to incite violence against Premier Daniel Andrews during a rally in Melbourne. The upper house crossbench MP turned Angry Victorians Party candidate Catherine Cumming was filmed giving a speech outside Flinders Street Station on Saturday afternoon. “I joined the Angry Victorian Party for one reason—to…
Victorian Labor Promises Free Female Sanitary Products in Bid to Win Women’s Vote
November 18, 2022
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Premier Daniel Andrews has pledged to make free tampons and sanitary pads widely available in the Australian state of Victoria as part of his government’s bid to win over female voters. The move comes as the incumbent centre-left Labor government faces a major challenge from independent candidates and the left-wing Australian Greens to win over…
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