The conduct of Victoria Police’s Critical Incident Response Team has been called into question by the anti-corruption watchdog, despite clearing officers of excessive force in the bungled arrest of Nik Dimopoulos at a Fitzroy LGBTQI bookshop.
Victoria will continue to demand children learn from home if they can as the National Cabinet locked in new principles on schooling after confusion reigned on Thursday when mixed messages from state and federal goverments baffled parents.
The state’s top doctor has urged parents to keep their kids learning from home where possible, saying increased physical distancing will help to reduce coronavirus cases in Victoria.
Victorians teenagers prevented from taking driving lessons are facing at least a six-month delay in getting their licence, after the state government declared driving lessons an non-essential activity and VicRoads suspended driver testing.
Family and friends of Carol Clay and Russell Hill are in mourning after police called off the search for the pair who disappeared while camping in Victoria’s high country more than a fortnight ago.
David Cenacchi had just set off for his final day of work before he was due to take leave and spend time his family, but a tragic crash on the Peninsula Link freeway sadly claimed the life of the “caring” dad.
A driver is dead after a triple-car pileup on the Peninsula Link, which occurred not long after a serious smash involving eight vehicles. The freeway is closed in both directions as emergency services clear the wreckage.
As more Victorian prisons go into lockdown, prisoners have been told they could get out earlier if they behave. But staff say inmate tensions are brewing due to visitor restrictions and fears of the virus.
Staying at Crown’s hotels is usually a luxury reserved for footy players, gamblers and celebrities, but now the rooms are filled with people in mandatory quarantine. Here’s a glimpse at life in isolation.
Victorians are being urged to get behind the health workers putting their lives on the line and staring down the barrel of COVID-19. It comes as the state’s case numbers hit 917 and hospitals prepare for the possibility of a critical mass of infected patients.
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