Premier Daniel Andrews has once again defended a decision to not punish virus spreaders who defied lockdown rules, doubling down on the move after being slammed for his “double standards”, which were labelled “as toxic as this virus”.
With the number of daily coronavirus infections continuing to fall, sports chiefs are growing hopeful sporting stars and spectators could attend big events like the Australian Open and Boxing Day test. So what will our biggest events look like under our COVID normal?
Explosive new evidence given to the hotel quarantine inquiry has revealed a security guard who contracted coronavirus during the bungled scheme told an initial probe he did not have any paid work. But it was later discovered he worked six shifts at the Stamford while infectious.
A plan to taken an axe to thousands of jobs from the public service in a bid to rescue the State Budget has been shelved, despite a spending blow out during the coronavirus pandemic.
A new hospital proposed for Melton, in Melbourne’s booming outer west, would create almost 4000 jobs and provide a $300 million-a-year stimulus to the precinct. See what’s in the plans.
The inquiry into Victoria’s botched quarantine hotel program has heard the DHHS snubbed the ADF so it wouldn’t scare overseas arrivals, especially those from war-torn countries.
Many Melbourne hotel quarantine welfare checks were allegedly conducted late or missed altogether as call centre workers faced a huge backlog of calls, and staff touched base only once with a man who apparently took his own life.
The inquiry into Victoria’s botched hotel quarantine program has heard Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton was sidelined from the position of state controller of the COVID response.
Two security guards allegedly found engaging in sexual activity during a hotel quarantine shift were busted after complaining about being rostered on different floors.
Health experts have slammed Victoria’s COVID-19 contact tracing system, with many pointing to the system used in NSW as the gold standard for keep infections in check. So what’s the key to NSW’s success and where has Victoria gone wrong?
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