Forty-two people infected with coronavirus or deemed a close contact have been fined for failing to self-isolate in Victoria, with 16 of them copping fines of $4957. It comes as 12 Victorians died of coronavirus in 24 hours.
Caroline Lovell begged for an ambulance during the home birth of her second daughter in Watsonia in 2012. But the midwives allegedly ignored those calls and Mrs Lovell died.
Two men have been charged and are set to face court over an attack on an innocent man who was brutally shot in the head and face when leaving church in Melton in 2018.
Another Instagram influencer is in hot water over claims videos he posted on social media breached Melbourne’s tough Stage 4 restrictions. But he has defended his lockdown workouts.
Convicted South Australian drug smuggler “Cocaine Cassie” is swapping nude photos with men in Australia for cash while serving out the remainder of her sentence on parole in Colombia.
Another dramatic anti-masker arrest has been captured on camera, with a Frankston woman allegedly assaulting a police officer just moments after reportedly lashing out at cafe staff. It comes after disturbing footage also emerged of a shocking scuffle between police and a foul-mouthed woman not wearing a mask in Collingwood.
Twenty-seven protesters have been fined and seven arrested at an anti-lockdown rally in the Melbourne CBD, as the state records its highest daily death toll with 17 deaths and 394 new cases.
Victoria’s coronavirus cases may be stabilising, but “mystery cases” continue to cause headaches for health authorities. It comes as Premier Daniel Andrews painted a bleak picture of what Victorians can expect at Christmas if the virus spread worsens.
Nurses from WA have been asked to answer an urgent call to deploy “as soon as possible” to help with the coronavirus crisis in Victoria. It comes after the state government announced it would work with the peak body for nurses to unlock supplies of vital PPE after a survey revealed a shortage.
A prominent African community leader won millions of dollars in government contacts to provide programs for youths involved in Victoria’s criminal justice system. But in damning new allegations, police say he gambled away most of it – including $2.4 million at Crown Casino.
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