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Shannon DeeryState Politics Editor

Shannon Deery is the Herald Sun’s state political editor. He joined the paper in 2007 and covered courts and crime before joining the politics team in 2020.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 21 2021: Australian Open tennis players and officials in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open. Grand Hyatt. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

First Australian Open player tests positive

The player was on the Abu Dhabi flight that 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu’s coach, Sylvain Bruneau, revealed he tested positive on.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18: Australian Open signage is seen at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Park will host WTA and ATP events along with the ATP in the lead up to the 2021 Australian Open. Melbourne Park is currently under strict lockdown due to players quarantine conditions travelling from overseas into Australia. (Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images)

Aus Open player’s COVID case under investigation

Health authorities are probing the case of an Australian Open player who has tested positive to coronavirus, while another was dismissed while seven cases have been linked to the tournament.

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MALLACOOTA, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: A police officer watches at the Victoria border checkpoint, on December 31, 2020 in Mallacoota, Australia. Border restrictions remain in place between Victoria and New South Wales as NSW Health authorities continue to work to contain a coronavirus cluster outbreak on Sydney's Northern Beaches. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

The Sydney suburbs that are still no-go zones

Victoria is set to reopen to wider Sydney — but anyone who visited these 10 red zones are still cut off and barred from entry.

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‘Poorly worded’ memo blamed for COVID fine confusion

Victoria Police will not let fines dished out to COVID rule-breakers go unpaid.

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Workers pick white flesh nectarines near Swan Hill.

Andrews urged to put farmers ahead of foreign students

As the Andrews government discusses bringing international students back to Victoria, pressure is mounting to prioritise overseas workers to help harvest crops.

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On the lookout for Oz Open players. People arrive on SkyBus at the Grand Hyatt123 Collins St, Melbourne. Picture: Tim CarrafaAngelique Kerber in white

Outrage as Aus Open players ‘put before people’

As the stars of the Australian Open land in Melbourne, debate is raging over why thousands of Victorians remain stranded interstate.

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A racing pigeon last seen in America on October 29 was found by a Melbourne man in his backyard on boxing day. Kevin Celli-Bird found the pigeon exhausted and sitting in the backyard of his property in Officer. He named it Joe after discovering it had flown from America by its tag number. Picture: David Caird

Huge twist in Joe the pigeon’s US saga

The racing bird at the centre of biosecurity storm after it was reported he flew to Melbourne from Alabama has finally had his place of origin confirmed.

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