‘All he did was have a party’: Call for end to Aspen ‘vitriol’
A top real estate executive has called for an end to the vitriol aimed at Melburnians who attended an Aspen party linked to a coronavirus outbreak.
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‘Brink of collapse’: Disaster ahead for childcare industry
Childcare operators have warned they are on the “brink of financial collapse” as centres and parents plead for the federal government to protect the sector. Here’s how it could affect your kids’ centre.
Workers refuse to unload Chinese ship over COVID-19 fears
Maritime workers at the Port of Melbourne have been stood down after refusing to unload cargo such as toilet paper and medical supplies off a container vessel from China. But their employer says the ship has been cleared to dock.
Melbourne’s big water order to boost supply
Melbourne water users will be hit with a charge of about $9 next financial year for the Wonthaggi desalination plant in order to keep it at near-maximum capacity for healthier storages.
Jetsetting Aspen ‘flogs’ slammed after public shaming
Members of Melbourne’s now-notorious “Colorado cluster” who allegedly failed to self-isolate have been lashed by a Liberal politician, who labelled them “flogs”. It comes as the group of Victorian high flyers copped a public blasting in Portsea this week.
Concern travellers returning to Vic are hiding illness
Three Victorians have died from coronavirus and several others are fighting for their lives as the country’s death toll rises to 13. It comes as experts flag concerns returned international travellers are trying to conceal the illness.
Transport costs skyrocket as work from home rises
Public transport operators are in need of assistance as they haemorrhage money to keep trains, trams and buses running despite majority of commuters working from home. It comes as the head of Victoria’s police union called for a state of disaster to be declared to give officers more powers to deal with coronavirus.
Radical plan to overhaul Vic car rego cost
Car registration would be scrapped under a major shake-up of the state’s transport pricing plan, with motorists instead being charged in a way that will ease congestion. Here’s what’s proposed.
AFL’s ‘war cabinet’ seeks govt cash lifeline
The AFL has defied the coronavirus crisis and footy is back but, with no fans in attendance, and no guarantees, the competition faces losses in the “hundreds of millions”. Here’s the AFL’s ‘war cabinet’ plans to combat that prospect.
Dan vows to ban energy phone call pests
Energy retail pests would be banned from bombarding families with phone calls, and penalties for wrongful disconnections would be doubled if Labor is re-elected.
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