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Oliver is the editor at news.com.au and has been a journalist for more than 15 years. Oliver completed a Bachelor of Arts – Journalism at Charles Sturt University before working as a sports reporter at Rural Press. He then moved to NewsLocal in Sydney where he was a reporter and editor at a range of newspapers. Oliver started at news.com.au as a copy editor before becoming news editor then deputy editor.

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Diggers & Dealers Mining Conference 2019 - Day 1: 05/08/2019Keynote speaker, former Prime Minister John Howard at the Diggers & Diggers mining conference in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.Photo: TRAVIS ANDERSON

Ex-PM Howard has emergency surgery

Former Australian prime minister John Howard is recovering in a Sydney hospital after undergoing emergency surgery yesterday.

Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos JULY, 29, 2020: NSW Health workers dressed in Protection Equipment (PPE) are seen administering COVID-19 (Coronavirus) test at a pop-up testing clinic at Rushcutters Bay, in Sydney. A pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic in Rushcutters Bay Park has been established following the closure of the yacht club due after two visitors testing positive.Two people who dined at Thai Rock and the Apollo in Potts Point also visited the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia three times over July 23, 24 and 26. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Bianca De Marchi

Dan Andrews’ strict new workplace rules

A traffic light system will be used to determine how businesses and industries can operate when stage four restrictions are eased in Victoria.

Coronavirus

Harsh prediction about new virus infections

An epidemiologist says Australia should look to South Korea as an example of how our so-called “tight suppression” strategy could play out.

Coronavirus

Roadmap to ease restrictions to be revealed

Roadmap out of Stage 4 restrictions to be revealed

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has revealed the plan to ease the state’s tough COVID-19 restrictions

Coronavirus

Police crack down on anti-lockdown protesters

Victoria Police handed out fines and made arrests as anti-lockdown protesters gathered in Melbourne.

Health & Safety

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 14 2020: Police are are searching the area surrounding Langwarrin Flora & Fauna Reserve for Malcolm Bohmeyer 71, who went missing on a bike ride. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Victorian’s ludicrous excuse for 140km trip

There have been some pretty bad excuses given to police by virus rule-breaking Aussies, but one man’s reason for travelling 140km is just ridiculous.

Australian Coronavirus

COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 08: A member of the Johanniter, prepares to test travellers arriving from abroad to be tested at a Covid-19 testing station set up at Cologne-Bonn Airport on August 8, 2020 near Cologne, Germany. Today is the first day that the German government is requiring people arriving from high-risk designated nations to take a Covid test. In Europe this includes regions in Spain and Belgium, as well as from Luxembourg, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. Coronavirus infection rates are climbing again in Germany, from an average of 400 new cases per day about two weeks ago to over 1,100 yesterday, according to the Robert Koch Institute. Authorities see Germans returning from vacation abroad as a likely strong contributor to the uptick in infections. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)

Huge drop in flu cases in Victoria

The coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing measures have led to a 70 per cent drop in flu cases in Victoria compared with last year.

Celebrity Life

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 07, 2019 Ellen DeGeneres attends Netflix's

Ellen hit by more toxic work claims

An ex-staffer has compared Ellen DeGeneres to fictional character Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, who was a tyrannical boss.

BreakingAustralian Coronavirus

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 09: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews leaves the daily briefing on August 09, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Protesters face fines and arrest for breaching the Chief Health Officer's directives as Victoria works to contain COVID-19 transmissions in the community. Melbourne's current lockdown restrictions and Metropolitan Melbourne is under stage 4 lockdown restrictions, with people only allowed to leave home to give or receive care, shopping for food and essential items, daily exercise and work while an overnight curfew from 8pm to 5am is also in place. The majority of retail businesses are also closed. Other Victorian regions are in stage 3 lockdown. The restrictions, which came into effect from 2 August, have been introduced by the Victorian government as health authorities work to reduce community COVID-19 transmissions across the state. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Man in his 20s dies from virus in Vic

There have been 372 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Victoria in the past 24 hours, and 12 new deaths.

Australian Coronavirus

Masks could stay even after the pandemic

Social distancing, increased hygiene and masks could become a regular feature of Aussie life in winter even once the pandemic is over.

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