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Benedict BrookUS correspondent

Benedict is an award-winning journalist and news.com.au’s US Correspondent, based in New York. He moved to Australia in 2006 and worked in corporate communications and journalism, becoming assistant editor of LGBTI publication the Star Observer before joining news.com.au in 2015. He writes on a range of topics from weather to retail and infrastructure. Benedict has won a Kennedy Award for environmental reporting and was nominated for another, for breaking news, in 2020. He has been nominated twice for an ACON Honour Award for his writing on the LGBTI community.

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Incident outside Flemington flats

Wild scenes outside lockdown tower

A man pulled to the ground by police and arrested said he “couldn’t breathe” during a scuffle outside the Melbourne flats in lockdown.

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Melbourne, Australia - Jul 2, 2016: People walking along Little Bourke street in downtown Melbourne, Australia. It is a popular shopping area with major department stores such as Myer and David Jones.

‘Ominous’ sign for Myer, DJs stores

A quiet move, unnoticed by customers, threatens to strip shelves at Myer and DJs, stoking concerns about the stores’ ongoing viability.

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A pro-government supporter hands out newspapers in front of a Chinese national flag in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. - Hong Kong marks the 23rd anniversary of its handover to China on July 1 under the glare of a new national security law imposed by Beijing, with protests banned and the city's cherished freedoms looking increasingly fragile. (Photo by DALE DE LA REY / AFP)

Statement comes back to haunt China

A statement made by Beijing three years ago is proving to be rather awkward now its trying tell other countries to mind their own business.

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Health Problems

Cumulative cases in Victoria's LGAs with hotspots and lockdowns. Picture: https://www.covid19data.com.au/

‘This is serious’: Grim coronavirus graph

Victoria today confirmed a record rise in coronavirus cases meaning it’s now within spitting distance of another worrying milestone.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: A man conducts a supervised swab test at a Covid-19 pop up testing centre in the hotspot suburb of Brunswick West on July 04, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdowns across Melbourne are in effect for residents of suburbs identified as COVID-19 hotspots following a spike in new coronavirus cases through community transmission. Residents of the 10 Melbourne hotspot postcodes are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Businesses and facilities in these lockdown areas are also restricted and cafes and restaurants can only open for takeaway and delivery. The restrictions will remain in place until at least 29 July. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Andrews’ blunt message to non testers

Increasingly frustrated by Melburnians refusing COVID tests, the Premier has sternly told tenants of the locked down blocks to “consent to the test”.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 05: Police are seen on patrol outside the North Melbourne Public housing flats on July 05, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Nine public housing estates have been placed into mandatory lockdown and two additional suburbs are under stay-at-home orders as authorities work to stop further COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne. The public housing towers will be in total lockdown for at least five days following a high number of positive coronavirus cases recorded in residents on those estates. The towers will be closed and contained, and the only people allowed in and out will be those providing essential services. Police will be placed on each floor of the towers and other police will control access points to the estates. Residents of 12 Melbourne hotspot postcodes are also on stay-at-home orders and are only able to leave home for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Businesses and facilities in these lockdown areas are also restricted and cafes and restaurants can only open for takeaway and delivery. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Premier warns of ‘big numbers’ ahead

With 3000 Melbourne tower residents being tested, Victoria’s Government expects coronavirus numbers to become alarmingly worse before they get better.

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 03: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins are welcomed to Northcote College on July 03, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins have announced a new nationwide school redevelopment programme to upgrade schools over the next 10 years. The first phase of the National School Redevelopment Programme will see up to $1.3 billion invested to improve up to 40 schools across New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

‘Team of 5 million’ turning on Ardern

It has been a testing few weeks for Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand is facing one big risk, and if she fails that test, “all bets are off”.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: A sign at a St Vincent De Paul op shop reading 'This shop is currently closed' on July 04, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdowns across Melbourne are in effect for residents of suburbs identified as COVID-19 hotspots following a spike in new coronavirus cases through community transmission. Residents of the 10 Melbourne hotspot postcodes are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Businesses and facilities in these lockdown areas are also restricted and cafes and restaurants can only open for takeaway and delivery. The restrictions will remain in place until at least 29 July. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Top doc details ‘stark reality check’

The head of the Australian Medical Association has called for a pause on the lifting of restrictions after Victoria’s surge in cases.

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New daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia. Picture: https://www.covid19data.com.au/

World reacts to Australia’s virus U-turn

Melbourne’s COVID-19 outbreak has not gone unnoticed around the world with one newspaper commenting that “panic has gripped Australia”.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 29: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a post cabinet press conference at Parliament on June 29, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the Government is prioritising its latest investment in PPE for frontline health workers, including staff at managed isolation and quarantine facilities. It will ensure health and frontline workers will continue to receive comprehensive PPE for close contact with returnees. Returnees will also be required to wear face masks when they are in common or exercise areas. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Under fire Ardern suffers major loss

Embattled NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted the resignation of one of her senior ministers following a series of COVID-19 bungles.

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