Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed that the state’s “vaccinated economy” will remain in place for 2022, effectively banning unvaccinated people from attending or working in many Victorian workplaces and events. Andrews also confirmed that the unvaccinated would be barred entry from even a bookshop and a pub—as well as a football match—until at least…
’Vaccinated Economy’ for Australian State to Remain for 2022: Vic Premier
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…
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…
Unvaccinated Could Not See Freedoms Until 2022: Australian State Leader Warns
Australian state Premier Daniel Andrews is warning unvaccinated residents of Victoria their “freedoms” may not be made available until “well and truly into 2022.” The announcement comes as neighbouring state New South Wales (NSW), the most populous in Australia, is set to remove most government-mandated restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on Dec. 1….
Unvaccinated May Not See Freedoms Until 2022: Australian State Leader Warns
Australian state leader Daniel Andrews is warning unvaccinated residents of Victoria that their “freedoms” may not be made available until “well and truly into 2022.” The announcement comes as neighbouring state New South Wales (NSW), the most populous in Australia, is set to remove most government-mandated restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on Dec….
66,000 Australians on Surgery Waiting List In Victoria, As Hospital Capacity Stretched During Pandemic
Urgent surgeries are being postponed because of major hospital bed shortages in the Australian state of Victoria, according to medical experts, who say patients will have to make way for COVID-19 cases. Last week, Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley announced that non-urgent surgeries would be postponed due to the COVID-19 caseload, meaning only Category 1…
Over 100,000 Guns Registered in Australian State Declared Missing
Victoria Police have told the Coroner’s Court of Victoria that an estimated 101,821 guns are currently reported by police as either lost, stolen, or destroyed without record in the Australian state. The figures were released by Victoria’s coroner, Judge John Cain, as part of his findings from the inquest into the death of Marilyn Burdon,…
Victoria’s Hotel Quarantine to Be ‘A Thing of the Past’ for Vaccinated Travellers
Travellers to Australia’s most lockdown state will no longer need to undergo hotel quarantine once international travel resumes but will instead quarantine at home if they have been fully vaccinated. Speaking to Channel Seven’s Sunrise hosts on Oct. 18, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said while international travel was a matter for the federal government, Victorians…
Victoria Ends Lockdown 5 Days Early
Victoria will end its sixth long-running lockdown five days earlier than planned, as the state races to its 70 percent fully vaccinated target. Premier Daniel Andrews made the announcement on Sunday, saying now was the time for Victorians to celebrate. “As of 11:59 p.m. Thursday there will be no lockdown, no restrictions on leaving home…
Crown’s Victorian Licencing Fate Rides on Royal Commission Report
An Australian Royal Commission’s report into whether Crown Casino should keep its license in the state of Victoria has been handed to that state’s government, but the details will only be made public at the end of October. Former Federal Court judge Ray Finkelstein has spent five months examining whether the casino is fit to…
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