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Wes Hosking is a senior reporter having worked at the Herald Sun for more than a decade. During this time he has worked on the education and police rounds and more recently served as Sunday Herald Sun chief of staff.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 23: A woman puts on a face mask as she crosses Flinders Street on November 23, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed further in Victoria as the state continues to record no new coronavirus cases. From Monday, Victorians no longer need to wear masks when outside at all times, with people only required to wear masks when indoors and on public transport, or in places outside where social distancing is not possible. Under the relaxed rules, people will also be allowed to have up to 15 people in their home each day while public gatherings of up to 50 people are permitted outdoors. Capacity limits for cafes, bars and restaurants, along with gyms, indoor sporting venues, cinemas and indoor entertainment along with community venues have also increased. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Victorians want jab to mark end of damaging lockdowns

A majority of Victorians back a major rethink of lockdowns and want vaccinated Aussies to be exempt from some Covid restrictions.

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Tinder email before RSL Vic boss stood down

The chief of RSL Victoria highlighted an old Tinder profile in a staff email, before he was stood down amid an internal investigation.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A woman receives the AstraZenca vaccine at the Royal Exhibition Building COVID-19 Vaccination Centre on May 28, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. All Victorians aged 40 and over are eligible to receive either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the Commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination program expands in the state. The vaccine program expansion comes as Victoria enters its first day of a seven-day lockdown following a COVID-19 cluster outbreak in Melbourne's northern suburbs. From midnight, all Victorian residents are subject to stay home orders, and are only allowed to leave home for five reasons: care and caregiving, exercise, work and to buy groceries, or to get vaccinated. The lockdown is effective from 11:59 pm Thursday 27 May to 11:59 pm Thursday 3 June 2021. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

The big boost coming to Victoria’s vaccination program

Victoria’s Covid vaccine rollout is set to be massively ramped up as a slew of health professionals is drafted to help administer the jab.

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Daniher’s $2 million halftime goal

Neale Daniher hopes this year’s Big Freeze event will raise an ambitious $2 million by halftime of Monday’s blockbuster match. Here’s how to donate.

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AFL Round 12. 10/06/2019. Big Freeze 5. Collingwood vs Melbourne at the MCG. Ex St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt dressed as Freddy Mercury hits the ice bath to raise awareness for the fight against MND . Pic: Michael Klein

Decision made on Big Freeze venue

Melbourne’s chances of hosting the Big Freeze were plunged into doubt amid the latest Covid outbreak. But a decision has been made on where to hold the event.

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Doctor, nurse, scientist hand in blue gloves holding flu, measles, coronavirus, covid-19 vaccine disease preparing vaccination shot, medicine and drug concept.

Victoria sends vaccine SOS to double jabs

Victoria has asked the federal government for a dramatic increase in the number of vaccines being supplied as demand for jabs surges.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 10, 2020 : Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt during an early morning press conference in Parliament House gardens. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Will WorkCover premiums rise next year?

Victoria’s WorkCover scheme is under pressure, and now the state government has made a big call on the premiums employers pay.

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The former Yooralla building on Flinders Street is the proposed site of a new safe injecting facility. Picture: Mark Stewart

Govt defends $40m Flinders St buy amid injecting room anger

The state government says its $40m outlay for a Flinders St building is a “really good buy” but is coy on whether the site will house an injecting room.

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Injecting room saga likened to ‘Utopia’ in savage sledge

The Victorian government should stop taking the community “as fools” and own up to the real reason why it bought the Flinders St building, the police association says.

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Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn, is a new Covid19 exposure site during Melbournes fourth lockdown. Picture: Mark Stewart

Student tests positive as more exposure sites emerge

Students at Mount Ridley College will now have a dedicated priority testing site at Melb Showgrounds after a positive case was confirmed at the school, as the list of exposure sites across the city continues to grow.

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