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Earthquakes
‘One very big, violent shake’: Melbourne rattled by pre-midnight earthquake
Parts of Melbourne have been rattled by a short, but relatively powerful earth tremor.
- by Rob Sharp and Najma Sambul
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Opinion
Road safety
I ride an e-scooter, don’t judge me too harshly
The reckless behaviour of a few doesn’t mean the scooters should be banned or relegated to the great e-bike graveyard, often referred to as the Yarra River.
- by Rob Sharp
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Coronavirus pandemic
Regional cases among state’s 450 new infections, but ‘no plans’ to tighten rules
Health Minister Martin Foley says there is no plan to lockdown sections of country Victoria after eight of the state’s 450 new cases were detected in regional centres.
- by Ashleigh McMillan, Rob Sharp and Benjamin Preiss
Several regional towns on COVID watch after venues named exposure sites
Geelong, Lorne and Daylesford are among several areas where COVID cases have been detected, just as most of regional Victoria exited lockdown.
- by Rob Sharp
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Coronavirus pandemic
What are the new coronavirus restrictions for Victoria?
The latest COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne have prompted new restrictions. Here’s a list of the new rules.
- by Kate Rose, Mathew Dunckley and Rob Sharp
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Vale
‘A great Australian and treasure’: Andrew Peacock dies in the US aged 82
Peacock’s death was confirmed on Friday night by his daughter Ann in a tribute to “my beautiful, loving, most caring, thoughtful, generous and brilliant father”.
- by Tony Wright, Rob Sharp and David Crowe
Landslide fears again forces closure of Surf Coast beach
Emergency authorities have again warned of a “significant risk to human life” associated with a potential cliff collapse at the beach below Demons Bluff near Anglesea.
- by Rob Sharp
‘Just embarrassing’: Fans boo TA president after mentions of vaccine, Andrews government
Jayne Hrdlicka was forced to pause at times during her presentation speech after constant crowd booing when she mentioned the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the Victorian state government.
- by Rob Sharp
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Coronavirus pandemic
Over 100 forced to isolate after second hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19
More than 100 people, including dozens of police and Defence Force personnel, are in isolation after a woman in her early 50s tested positive on Sunday.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey, Rob Sharp, Rachael Dexter and David Estcourt
As it happened: Perth goes into five-day lockdown after man tests positive for UK variant of COVID-19; Australia resumes NZ travel bubble
WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed a male security guard in his 20s tested positive for COVID-19 after working at a quarantine hotel.
- by Roy Ward, Hanna Mills Turbet and Rob Sharp
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Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 positive test at Royal Melbourne forces staff to isolate
Staff at the hospital's emergency department were sent into isolation after a patient returned an initial positive test to COVID-19. A second test came back negative.
- by Rob Sharp and Melissa Cunningham
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