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It’s been revealed security guards with no knowledge of infection prevention trained each other about Covid-19 protective wear and ran the hotel quarantine program for six weeks before getting any PPE instructions.  Victorians desperate to get their hands on two popular type 2 anti-diabetic medications are spending hours driving around the suburbs begging pharmacists for supplies.  A small-time Pr...

Bringing back the SEC, repairing the health system and forging ahead with the Suburban Rail Loop will be the top priorities of Daniel Andrews’ third term in government.  A devoted Collingwood fan killed in a hit-run at the weekend had only hours earlier met his hero Dane Swan.  The Legalise Cannabis Party, Greens and Nationals are expected to be the big winners in the new-look Victorian Upper Hous...

A Retired army major has called for Australian Defence Force chief General Angus Campbell to hand his Distinguished Service Cross back and said if he doesn’t “the government should take it from him”.  A witness says heroic passers-by dragged a man from a Werribee house fire that killed two people.  More than 500 roads, highways and bridges remain closed across Victoria because of the devastating f...

Daniel Andrews promised a fairer Victoria and Matthew Guy pledged a positive future in their final pitches to ­become the next premier of Victoria.  A Victorian public health expert wants more done for healthcare workers, saying many still suffer burnout and depression from the pandemic. The Historic John Curtin Hotel will continue pouring drinks amid fears it would shut its doors, after new owner...

Both major parties are going to raid the state’s crisis funds to pay for an unprecedented splurge on promises to win over voters.  Fallen TV star Andrew O'Keefe has again been arrested and charged, this time allegedly testing positive for drugs, six months after he was released to rebuild his life in a seaside rehab.  The bloated Murray River could remain closed to commercial and recreational user...

A new analysis says Victoria is on course for a minority government, with Labor losing about a dozen seats in Saturday’s election.  A top criminal barrister has been accused of trawling Tinder in the middle of a Supreme Court hearing.  Daniel Andrews yesterday dodged 24 questions about the cost of his controversial Suburban Rail Loop. Wellness companies selling “unproven” intravenous treatments ha...

Premier Daniel Andrews has backflipped on a promise to provide an ­estimated cost for the Suburban Rail Loop before the election, with the government on Tuesday admitting it still didn’t know the amount.  A women's prison has been forced to apologise after an inmate had to hold a sanitary pad in place with her hands for 24 hours after being stripped naked.  A crime syndicate has taken a $5.4m hamm...

Election fixer Glenn Druery has been caught on tape bragging that he sold off his bank shares after learning in a meeting with federal crossbenchers that a banking Royal Commission was set to be called. Foxes are causing havoc in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, with growing numbers  killing small pets , jumping fences into backyards,  climbing onto house roofs , and approaching people in daylight. A ne...

More than 50 children under the age of four, including eight babies less than a year old, were exposed to potentially toxic vapes last year.  Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan has been slammed by an anti-defamation body after accusing opposition leader Matthew Guy of preferencing “Nazis” on the Liberals’ campaign ticket.  Police believe jailed crime boss George Marrogi masterminded drug shipments with...

More than half of Australian parents doubt their child could swim to safety in a water emergency  a national report by Swim Australia has revealed 43 per cent of children are not even enrolled in swimming lessons – an alarming figure for a nation that once had a proud tradition of learning to swim at a young age. New Melbourne research shows that the number of daily steps older people take is a st...

DANIEL Andrews is battling an unprecedented image problem with party polling showing the Premier is on the nose with voters. CHILDREN’S lives are at risk due to poorly trained teachers managing students’ diabetes, doctors and parents say. A SURGE in the number of athletes addicted to gambling is escalating the threat of match fixing in Australian sport at all levels by overseas crime gangs. “OUTDA...

Two plucky Sunshine College North Campus students have pleaded publicly for the Andrews government to rebuild their school, which is falling apart, full of mould and unsafe. AN election fixer at the centre of a ‘seats for sale’ and sham political parties scandal has engaged directly with Premier Daniel Andrews’s chief of staff. Guy Sebastian’s former manager has been jailed for embezzling more tha...

A bombshell video has exposed the brazen rorting of Victoria’s voting system through sham political parties and the “sale” of seats for $55,000 each. Daniel Andrews and Labor have come under fire over their use of the SEC logo to spruik the party’s signature energy policy. Melbourne United centre Isaac Humphries has received global respect after revealing he is the NBL’s first openly gay man in an...

Monash University has been forced to back down on a controversial policy requiring students to include an Acknowledgement of Country on assignments or lose marks. Traders and city leaders have called for urgent action over the sale and possible transformation of the Melbourne Star fearing it will be left to “rust and rot”. Melbourne is losing its edge with almost a third of Victorians polled sayin...

AFL umpire Michael Pell has been arrested and questioned by sports corruption police in a Brownlow Medal votes leaks investigation. Ending a six-year deep freeze of relations between Australia and China, Anthony Albanese will meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit. A sleaze file has exposed how Liberal MPs and candidates, including would-be treasurer...

Two weeks out from election day and SUPPORT for Labor and the Coalition is on a knife edge with Victoria facing the prospect of a hung parliament. UNITED States President Joe Biden has sought out Australia’s expertise on the Indo-Pacific and regional security ahead of his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, in a major diplomatic coup for Anthony Albanese. MORE than one in 10 Australian teens have bee...

An ambulance dispatched to a Sorrento house where Premier Daniel Andrews says he fell and suffered serious injuries last year took 14 minutes to arrive from a station just 1km away. Radicalised children are increasingly being identified in counter-terrorism operations, prompting Australia’s spy agency to call for action to tackle the “worrying trend”. Victorians would save about $235 on their powe...

Russian hackers operating like a business are behind the cyber attack on Medibank customers, Victoria’s major trauma hospital, The Alfred, will be completely revamped from the ground up under a $2.4bn promise from the Coalition. COVID cases in Victoria are continuing to rise with health authorities declaring a new wave now “well established”. Pothole complaints have surged by 300 per cent in the p...

The Russian criminal group claiming to be behind the theft of sensitive information relating to almost 10 million Medibank customers has escalated its distribution of the data, ­disclosing hundreds of ­pro­cedures including abortions. The Victorian government says people will not be forced to wear masks while catching public transport, with no plans to change advice in response to rising Covid cas...

Taxpayers face a bill of up to $1 billion to fix Victoria’s flood-ravaged roads and railways. Melbourne’s return-to-­office rate continues to lag behind every other major capital city, prompting calls for a renewed push to get CBD workers back to their desks. Victorians are on the verge of a potential hot chip shortage as potato farmers battle extreme wet weather conditions, shortening their growi...

Victoria Police’s strike back against  bikies  and serious organised criminals is already starting to crumble the foundations of their illegal empires. Firefighters will campaign against Labor in some of the party’s most vulnerable seats on election day, throwing their support behind minor parties and independents. A new Melbourne study has found Women with  breast cancer  can live better lives if...

Secret police documents on the 2013 collision between Daniel and Catherine Andrews’ Ford Territory and a teenage bike rider have revealed the extent of the damage to the family’s car. A young woman once  described by a magistrate as “out of control”  has broken down in tears as she admitted killing a beloved Melbourne grandfather. International drawcards such as an NFL match and “must see attracti...

FORMER Labor powerbroker Adem Somyurek has joined the Democratic Labour Party and will seek  re-election to the upper house. DESPERATE year 12 students are opting for unscored VCE in a bid to cope with anxiety and “stratospheric” levels of stress after two years of lockdowns. FIRST-HOME buyers would have up to $55,000 in stamp duty scrapped on homes worth $1m or less if the Coalition is elected on...

A WITNESS to the Daniel Andrews family car crash has detailed the traumatic ­moments in the aftermath of the accident. PAYMENTS of $40,000 to attract bright professionals to the classroom and 10,000 new highly paid head teacher positions are part of a new federal push to address critical school staff shortages. FOOTY great Danielle Laidley is suing the State of Victoria alleging police officers ci...

A YOUNG man who almost died in a collision with Daniel Andrews’ car has engaged lawyers and is disputing the Premier and his wife’s claims about the circumstances of the crash. THE partner of a Hawthorn player who claims she was pushed to terminate a pregnancy by key football officials has released an extraordinary statement accusing the club of “appalling mistreatment”. VICTORIAN scientists are i...