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Monday’s scenes at Arcare in Maidstone were reminiscent of the nightmare that unfolded in nursing homes during last year’s second wave, which killed 655 aged care residents A longer lockdown is ­appearing increasingly likely amid grim warnings that Victoria’s growing Covid-19 outbreak could “get worse before it gets better". The state government has bought the Flinders Street building likely to ho...

Health authorities are nervously awaiting test results for dozens of vulnerable aged-care residents amid fears the deadly coronavirus has again crept into one of Victoria’s nursing homes.  Thousands of shoppers at Australia’s biggest retail centre are on notice and dozens of staff have been forced into isolation after Chadstone ­became the latest hot spot for COVID  exposure concern.  Leading epid...

Victoria is just two days into lockdown...but a leading epidemiologist says it may be extended further than a week... as the state battles to contain a spread of the highly-infectious Indian variant of coronavirus.  A coronavirus surge sweeping through Thailand’s prisons has thrown the spotlight on the kingdom’s overcrowded penal system, where some inmates have less space to sleep than the inside...

The federal Health Minister maintains Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program is an “extraordinary achievement” …..even though only roughly 20% of the population has had their jabs.  Victorians rushing to get a COVID vaccine have faced frustrating delays on phone booking systems and long lines at hubs.  Tributes are flowing...after The real voice of fake pop duo Milli Vanilli, singer John Davi...

Victoria has been plunged into its fourth lockdown in 12 months, with the government yesterday announcing Victorians will need to abide by strict stage-three restrictions.  Victoria’s sudden lockdown is set to cost business at least $1 billion in productivity... as traders call for urgent support just when they were starting to recover.  There will be a coronial inquest into the tragic death of a...

US Grammy nominated rapper The Game and his agent have been ordered by an Australian court to pay more than $500,000 in damages. after they never turned up for “a fake tour” Down Under.  Multiple gunshots were fired at a memorial in Minneapolis to mark one year since the murder of black man George Floyd, as his family was welcomed to the White House by President Joe Biden.  A fake nanny who dresse...

Tensions over the Mornington Peninsula’s metropolitan status have flared again ...as Melbourne grapples with the latest COVID-19 outbreak.  A royal commission has heard that Crown Resorts sat on recommendations it should investigate its bank accounts for money laundering for more than a year...  CSIRO is encouraging farmers and residents in rural towns to use an app it created several years ago to...

Thousands of Highpoint shoppers have been ordered to isolate, after four people in Melbourne’s northern suburbs tested positive to coronavirus. Australian authorities are investigating popular adult content site OnlyFans over fears it is being used as a vehicle to traffic drugs, launder money and exploit children.  Parents have hit back at claims they’re to blame for Australia’s year 4 students tr...

The Olympic pointman for the Tokyo Games insists the event is safe for athletes and the Japanese population... despite ongoing risks from Covid-19.  A Cranbourne car tinting boss is behind bars.. over a major alleged secret drug lab bust.  A new technique where newborns are being successfully toilet trained... is being hailed a parenting revolution to save time, money and the planet.  The royal fl...

A rise in umpire abuse in junior basketball has been blamed on IGNORANT parents and junior coaches “expecting big things from their kids”.   Vaccinated Aussies would be allowed to travel to medium-risk countries and not have to quarantine on return under a new plan ..from a peak business body.  The UK’s M15 chief has warned that Facebook and its Silicon Valley executives were handing terrorists a...

City of Melbourne councillors will consider legal action against the State Government ...if  plans for a drug injecting room in the CBD are given the green light.   A record $3.8 billion investment in Victoria’s mental health system has emerged as the centrepiece of this year’s state budget.  The PM has says The number of people that need to be vaccinated for Australia to secure herd immunity is u...

Almost $6.5m from Thursday’s the state budget will be spent on protecting Victoria’s horticultural production from the Queensland fruit fly.  The costs of retirement has climbed ...as surging petrol, insurance and domestic travel prices mean older couples need almost $63,000 a year to live comfortably. It seems we’re becoming more confident in the tourism industry again...Melbourne Airport has rec...

A legal loophole exists in Victoria which allows students to bring knives to school.  The Geelong Football Club has scrapped one of footy’s greatest traditions for the 2021 season.  A Melbourne Court has heard a man who caused a young motorcyclist’s death when he grabbed the steering wheel of his friend’s ute, forcing the vehicle to crash into the victim on a Bacchus Marsh road.  Prince Charles ha...

An elderly woman murdered in her own home feared for her life and begged police for protection from her mentally ill son.  A peak business group is ­demanding small traders be paid compensation... if a planned drug injecting room is built in Flinders Street.  Top economists have warned increasing stamp duty will make a bad tax worse and hurt housing affordability for middle income home buyers.  Co...

Flinders Street has emerged as the likely ­location for Melbourne’s controversial second drug injecting room. A new class of drugs is showing signs of overcoming some of the most devastating forms of childhood cancer following ground-breaking Australian results.  A man was being questioned on Sunday night over the death of a woman at a South Yarra apartment block. St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder has...

Pregnancy is the best time to help protect your child against future obesity. Jimmy Barnes was ecstatic to share equal billing with the Jane Barnes Band over the past year. Former COVID-19 cases still mysteriously suffer from debilitating and prolonged symptoms long after their ­initial infection.  Domestic tourism is booming again, with accommodation providers experiencing some of their biggest d...

More than 70 passengers scheduled to fly out from India to Australia on Saturday have been stopped from boarding after 40 tested positive to COVID-19.  The true toll of the drought has finally been realised with statistics revealing a lack of water has crippled cotton growers and caused a reduction of livestock for producers.  Fears of a new Middle East war were building as terror group Hamas sent...

The Prime Minister has issued a stern warning to Australians about tensions in the Middle East after a woman was arrested for allegedly burning the Israeli flag during protests in Sydney.  Spending more of your working day standing and moving, could be the magic recipe to improve the health of the one million Australian adults with type 2 diabetes.  Thousands of extra Victorians under money pressu...

A ban on garage sales has been after the Saturday Herald Sun revealed garage sales were banned under coronavirus restrictions Qantas has pushed back its start date for international flights and is pinning its hopes on travel bubbles beyond the arrangement in place with New Zealand.  Hopes for a public pool and wetlands created on the Yarra River in the CBD have been revived. The bikini model ex-gi...

West Coast forward Willie Rioli’s AFL career hanging by a as the Eagles consider sacking the wayward star after his latest cannabis issue.  A man whose wife and unborn child were killed on a notorious road has branded a speed reduction a “band aid” fix with safety upgrades years away.  Victoria’s latest positive COVID case has reignited calls for the federal government to back the state’s proposed...

Richmond premiership player Daniel Rioli was punched in the face and teammate Shai Bolton broke his wrist in a nightclub fight on Saturday night.  A Scotch College music teacher is the latest of more than 70 Victorian educators to be formally suspended or disqualified in Victoria since 2019.  TV legend Bert Newton made a choice to live and to be there for his family when he had his right leg amput...

Breast implants have caused cancer in sixteen Victorian women sparking a major health warning. Outer Melbourne will be transformed by a massive freight terminal and plans for a new suburban super-highway in a $3bn federal budget infrastructure blitz. NAPLAN testing is taking a toll on students and worried parents are letting their kids to opt out of the test. AND… the AFL don’t see any issue in Po...

The federal government is expected to outline plans to slash the costs of medical devices like hip replacements, stents and pacemakers in Tuesday’s budget to bring down health fund premiums. Melbourne’s “red coat” city ambassadors are back amid a spike in tourist numbers in recent months. The 52 volunteer ambassadors were off the road for 12 months during the pandemic, but will return on Tuesday....

Fears of brutal Taliban revenge against Afghan witnesses in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case have been raised in court as parties battle over whether certain documents should, if they exist, remain secret. Victoria recorded its 70th consecutive day without any locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Friday. Meanwhile Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a resumption of return flights from India...

Rising numbers of Australians face the brutal prospect of working until they die if they want a comfortable lifestyle beyond retirement age. Two Victorians are among five people believed to have suffered blood clotting linked with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A global futurist is predicting Victoria will see more expats return home from well-paid jobs overseas as the state builds on its cheri...