Victorians will soon be able to buy rapid antigen tests from major supermarkets, as Melburnians are allowed to drive into the state’s regions for the first time in months. The state recorded another 1,355 locally acquired COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with 21,095 active cases across the state. Eleven Victorians, aged between 65 and 85, have died…
Storms Leave 110,000 Without Power in Australian State
More than 100,000 Victorian properties are without power after wild storms tore down power lines and damaged homes, causing widespread blackouts. Destructive winds lashed the southern Australian state on Thursday night, with thousands of requests for emergency assistance and hundreds of properties damaged. Victoria’s State Emergency Service (SES) worked through the night on Friday to deal…
90 More Police in Australian State Suspended After Refusing Vaccine
October 28, 2021
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Another 92 police officers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by a government-mandated deadline. It follows an earlier wave of suspensions in mid-October, where 43 officers were stood down. On Oct. 29, Victoria Police confirmed that 74 police officers and…
Australian Lawyers Call out State Government for ‘Misrepresenting’ Support for Sweeping New Pandemic Law
October 27, 2021
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Peak legal body, the Victorian Bar, has criticised Premier Daniel Andrews and his government for “grossly misrepresenting” its support for a sweeping Pandemic Bill that will grant extensive powers to the premier and health minister. The comments were made by Christopher Blanden Q.C. in an internal email to Victorian Bar members who also warned that…
Australian Lawyers Call Out State Government for ‘Misrepresentation’ Around Sweeping New Pandemic Law
October 27, 2021
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Peak legal body, the Victorian Bar, has criticised Premier Daniel Andrews and his government for “grossly misrepresenting” its support for a sweeping Pandemic Bill that will grant extensive powers to the premier and health minister. The comments were made by Christopher Blanden Q.C. in an internal email to Victorian Bar members who also warned that…
‘Mindboggling’: $350M Spent by Melburnians in First 3 Days of Lockdown’s End
Sales data from one of Australia’s big four banks showed Melburnians spent more than $350 million in the first three days of lockdown’s end as the state emerges from the world’s longest lockdown. According to data compiled by the National Australia Bank (NAB), eftpos terminal use in Melbourne increased 20 percent on Friday, Saturday and…
Australian States Almost Set for Resumption of Travel
Melbourne residents are enjoying their first weekend out of lockdown, as Australia’s airlines prepare for the return of international travel. The Victorian capital exited its sixth lockdown on Friday after the state reached vaccination targets that it had set before it would allow people able to leave their homes for any reason. The state registered…
Australian City Comes Out of Lockdown After World Record 263 Days
Melbourne has emerged from its sixth city-wide lockdown at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 21, after reaching 70 percent double-vaccinated rates on Oct. 20. The city had the longest lockdown in the world, spending a total of 263 days in lockdown since March 2020, with the most recent lockdown lasting 77 days. Currently, Victoria has recorded…
Doctors Will Treat ‘COVID Deniers’ Says Australian Medical Body After State President’s Comments
The Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has backtracked on comments made by its president, Dr. Roderick McRae, that people he deemed “COVID-19 deniers” and “anti-vaxxers” should opt out of taxpayer-funded health care. In comments published in The Guardian, McRae said, “A whole lot of these people are passionate disbelievers that the virus…
Anti-Corruption Inquiry Reveals Community Leader Pocketed $75,000 of Taxpayer Funds
October 20, 2021
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An ongoing inquiry into the misuse of public funds by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Victoria has heard how an African community leader in Melbourne pocketed around $75,000 in taxpayer funds through the manipulation of a grants program. The Somali Australian Council of Victoria (SACOV) allegedly received the funds after the mayor of Banyule…
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