A warning has been issued to Melburnians that the contentious 5km rule could be in place for longer. It comes as footy fans have been given a glimmer of hope, after Premier Daniel Andrews hinted metro areas could be allowed to celebrate AFL Grand Final day like the rest of the state.
There was no plan for handling coronavirus in nursing homes, according to a scathing royal commission report after 641 people died in aged care facilities or while receiving in-home care.
Two hotel quarantine workers who contracted coronavirus worked while infectious, DHHS has confirmed. Seven other workers have tested positive for the virus since July 27.
A traumatised mum has opened up on the moment a family bike ride turned into a terrifying ordeal, when a man attempted to abduct her young daughter. The little girl was moments from being dragged off the footpath while riding her bike.
The North Richmond safe injecting room was the again the site of police activity on Tuesday, with two men in possession of a gun were arrested out the front of the facility.
Lockdown boredom drove a four-year-old boy to create his own fun, but his experiment with a Chupa Chups tin ended in tears, and a call to triple-0.
How much longer will Melbourne be stuck in one of the world’s toughest lockdowns? These graphs, updated daily, track how close the city is to hitting key targets for a return to a more normal life.
Firefighters were confronted with thick black smoke at a wreckers yard in Campbellfield after ten cars were destroyed by a fire.
Gary Ablett Sr has aired a number of bizarre claims in a 27-minute rant about coronavirus, with the football legend saying the virus was “very deliberately designed”. Now the strange video has sparked serious concerns about his mental state. WATCH THE VIDEO
Melbourne’s lockdown has been one of the world’s harshest and now longest, and residents in some suburbs are now notching up their 78th day in isolation — longer than the length of the original Wuhan lockdown.
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