Thousands of jobs will be created in Victoria by an infrastructure blitz that will fund upgrades for roads and rail, with the regions set to massively benefit from the boost. These are the projects to be funded.
The system designed to keep older Australians safe is failing, with entrenched ageist attitudes adding to issues within the sector, a new report has found.
CHO Brett Sutton has urged hundreds of people partying at St Kilda beach on Friday night not to “risk everything” as soaring temperatures saw groups gather across the city, with some flouting mask rules.
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.
Victoria’s once-booming industries will be at the epicentre of the world’s first steps towards coronavirus recovery, with a spending blitz designed to unleash a new era of manufacturing supremacy, turbocharging businesses to scale up their operations and swarm global markets.
Swim teachers and life savers are concerned children may have missed out on important lessons after months away from the water due to coronavirus restrictions, sparking drowning fears ahead of summer.
A tweet from former health minister Jenny Mikakos has cast doubt on the state government’s virus eradication strategy, despite Premier Daniel Andrews’ claims to the contrary.
After a trip to NSW to check out their coronavirus response, the country’s top scientist says Victoria’s once-overwhelmed contact tracing system is capable of handling the falling caseload as the city reopens.
As concerns grow on whether state borders will open for Christmas, Australians have been warned that another important aspect to Christmas dinner could be in serious jeopardy thanks to COVID-19 restrictions.
Metropolitan Melbourne will enter the city’s controversial curfew for the final time after the strict measure was scrapped under the second step from lockdown. Under the changes, 127,000 Melburnians are set to return to work, and majority of schoolchildren will hit the classroom next month.
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