Life after Lockdown
- Exclusive
- COVID inquiry
The ‘morally wrong’ restriction the police refused to follow
NSW’s approach to COVID lockdowns and policing lacked clarity, should have been more localised, went for too long and risked social division, according to a panel of experts.
- Alexandra Smith and Michael Koziol
Latest
Taxpayers cop $10m bill for COVID lockdown court battle
The final bill for the class action – brought on behalf of businesses that experienced financial loss because of restrictions – could be much higher, with mediation due to kick off in November.
- Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Tattoo of us against the world: Australia’s ‘well-oiled’ micro-wedding machine
Australian couples are trading traditional white weddings for matching tattoos, a handful of guests and rock and roll.
- Cassandra Morgan
‘Running on adrenaline’: Sleep disorders a growing problem for young Australians
About one in five young Australians are believed to have a sleep disorder, and doctors warn they are observing rising rates of insomnia.
- Melissa Cunningham
- Tony Wright’s column
- Air travel
Anticipation, the most stimulating and longest-lasting drug of all
The preparation for a trip overseas turned out to be a pleasurable, almost endless escape during the long months and years of the pandemic.
- Tony Wright
- Opinion
- City life
The pull of Melbourne has become too much – we’re reverse sea changing
Two and a half years after we ditched Collingwood for the beach, we’re beating a retreat back to the bright lights. Kind of. I miss the MCG, Bar Liberty, the NGV.
- Kate Halfpenny
Victorian government tries to halt lockdown class action as it battles separate COVID court case
It could be more than two years before businesses devastated by Victoria’s second lockdown have their case heard in court if the state government is successful in its application to halt the proceedings.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
- Exclusive
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gym king Tony Doherty in trouble as Arnie Classic in liquidation
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature bodybuilding event fell victim to COVID-19 lockdowns and is unlikely to be staged for years.
- Stephen Brook and Sarah Danckert
Premier’s decision to close schools during pandemic ‘not made lightly’
Daniel Andrews has defended the government’s decision to close schools during the pandemic, despite an independent report saying the school system should have remained open, while the prime minister reiterated his support for a royal commission into the pandemic response.
- Nicole Precel and Rachel Eddie
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
Mandatory testing to end along with forced COVID-19 isolation
Victorians will no longer be required to report their coronavirus case if they record a positive result on a rapid antigen test, as a result of changes made by the Andrews government to pandemic laws.
- Clay Lucas and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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