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Melissa Iaria worked in suburban and regional journalism before joining the Australian Associated Press for a 13-year career, serving as Melbourne chief of staff and reporting on courts, politics, entertainment and everything in between. She loves breaking news, quirky stories and travel. Contact: melissa.iaria1@news.com.au

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Leaders

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison photographed during a press conference about the death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, in the UK last night (Australia time). (Pictures by Julian Andrews).

PM to be pressed on cyclone funding

Cyclone disaster assistance is likely to be on the agenda when the Prime Minister makes his long-awaited visit to Western Australia.

VIC Crime

Teenager Jason Langhans died this week after he was stabbed in the head at a Tooradin party.

Teen dies after alleged party assault

A night out to a party has turned to tragedy following the death of a teenager who was allegedly assaulted by a group of men.

UpdatedEnvironment

Homes have been decimated by the cyclone.

Images of cyclone’s trail of destruction

These images show the shocking devastation caused by a tropical cycle tearing across Western Australia’s Mid West coast.

Retail

Victorian police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force officers stand in front of approximately 275 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine on display at the Australian Federal Police offices in Melbourne, Monday, July, 4, 2016. A Victoria Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF) seized the methamphetamine with a street value of $275 million after identifying the syndicate in February, arresting one Malaysian and seven Australians. This is the biggest seizure in Victoria this year. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING

Restaurant group underpaid staff $800k

A business group has been banned from sponsoring foreign workers for two years after a probe found it had underpaid 23 staff.

VIC

Police are appealing for public assistance as part of their search for missing New South Wales camper Christopher Fowell in Bendoc.The 54-year-old was last seen around a communal campfire at a camping ground on Playground Road, near the intersection of Plantation Track, Bendoc about 11am on Saturday and hasn’t been seen since.

Missing camper’s body found

The body of a camper, who was last seen wearing shorts and no shoes before he went missing, has been found following a major search.

Health Problems

MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 22: Michael Graham, CEO Victoria Aboriginal Health Services, receiving his COVID19 vaccination at the (Victorian Aboriginal Health Service) Respiratory Clinic in Fitzroy.Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Luis Ascui

Big problem with vaccine rollout

Aged care workers in one state have begged the Premier to take over the vaccine rollout, with huge numbers still waiting for their jab.

Australian Economy

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Workers at CSL roll out onto a truck the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Pharmaceutical company CSL has released Australia's first locally made doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The 830,000 doses released today follows the completion of the final stages of manufacture - known as fill and finish - and extensive quality checks and approval by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration. A further 2.5 million doses are currently in cold storage, undergoing the final stages of testing, approval and release and will be distributed in the coming weeks. (Photo by Luis Ascui/Getty Images)

Staggering cost of vaccine rollout delays

A new report predicts a billion-dollar hit to the economy from delays in the vaccine rollout, and more lockdowns.

Health Problems

The Federal Government has recommended that people under the age of 50 not receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, due to the extremely small chance of the patient developing blood clots. Geoff Isaacs receives a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from general practitioner Dr. Anthony Kresevic at the Edmonton Family Medical Centre. Picture: Brendan Radke

Major concern over workers refusing jab

There are calls for the COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for workers in one sector after many indicated they would refuse it.

UpdatedHealth Problems

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 19, 2021 (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 19, 2021 a syringe and a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 are pictured at the San Giovanni Bosco Hospital in Turin. - In Sicily, southern Italy, up to 80 percent of those offered the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine refuse it out of fears over its safety, according to regional president Nello Musumeci on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)

Three things stopping vaccine jab

The pause on administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to one age group in Victoria will continue until these issues are resolved.

Restaurants & Bars

Tannum Beach Fish and Chips - Hot Chip Quest.Photo Paul Braven / The Observer

Cafe sued after woman ‘slips on hot chip’

A Melbourne cafe is being sued for a massive amount after a woman claims she slipped on a hot chip while buying her lunch.

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