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Hotel quarantine workers will be paid to have a coronavirus tests on their days off in an attempt to help protect Victorians from more transmissions in the program. State school parents are paying twice as much for school photos than those in some private schools. The children’s charity Barnardos has abolished its Mother of The Year award after 25 years. The decision was made because it does not c...

Authorities have called for a review into prescribing anti-depressants, following concerns the drug could be driving up youth suicide rates. It's understood one in 33 children including preschoolers are taking the medication. Police investigating the disappearance of a young Melbourne mum say her Boyfriend returned to the site where she was last seen in search of security footage.   Melbourne rese...

The colleagues of a hotel quarantine worker who tested positive to Covid-19, attended a staff party, to celebrate the success of isolating tennis stars....just days before the 26 year old received his diagnosis.  Hotel quarantine workers will have to undergo testing on their days off, after a recent infection highlighted that coronavirus could be spread through the air. The Australian Open could b...

Australian researches turning a cheap blood thinning medication into a nasal spray that could block COVID-19, stop it spreading, and treat the virus.   Parents are being encourage to add faces to boiled eggs...and make “stripy zebra” sandwiches...to attract kids to healthy food..  We can expect a few spare seats at the Australian Open...as the Tennis Chiefs serve up the biggest sporting event befo...

It’s been revealed  the cost of wealthy public servants has tripled in just six years with more than twice as many executives working in the Victorian Public Service than when Daniel Andrews came into office.   The second phase of coronavirus vaccinations are expected to begin in late March...covering Australians over the age of 70...and around 2 million other vulnerable people.  The President of...

Indigenous AFL Great Nicky Winmar has slammed Collinwood's response to a damning report that uncovered "systematic racism" at the Club. It’s the great Australian pastime and now resident's of some of Melbourne's exclusive suburbs won’t have to retire the humble backyard barbie. The AFL is confident the regular season will kick off as planned on March 18...despite the positive COVID-19 case in WA. ...

In a world-first move, dangerous cladding will be banned from use on multi-storey buildings in Victoria. A major law introduced to break up bikie gangs has been officially branded a failure, as gang memberships soar. The Andrews Government spent more money representing itself at the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry than the inquiry itself. Girls should not be complimented on their looks, beauty, clothes o...

Almost 5,000 convicted criminals including serious violent offenders will be released from prison early because of coronavirus, shaving on average just under a month off their sentence.    A search continued on Saturday night for a 20 year old woman who went missing while snorkelling off Altona beach. The number of people relying on JobKeeper payments has declined by more than 35,000 employees in...

Victorians forked out $78 million for hotel quarantine workers to do nothing. The Saturday Herald Sun can reveal payments were made to over one thousand workers for five months when there were no flights into Victoria and the program was on standby. Bourke Street Mall security will be reviewed and bollard upgrades considered after a manic driver sped down the shopping strip on Thursday evening for...

Terrified pedestrians were forced to flee for their lives as a speeding car drove erratically through Bourke Street Mall on Thursday night. Aged care homes have been busted breaking COVID-19 rules months after the pandemic killed hundreds of elderly residents. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has been notified of potential betting irregularities involving the naming of Australian of...

Youth crime is on the rise in Victoria with violent robberies by the state’s youngest criminal offenders surging by 85 per cent in five years. Delays getting Chinese-made steel to Australia is putting more strain on the problem-plagued West Gate Tunnel project. One in three Victorians who arrived at a public hospital emergency department were not treated on time. Two cattle-herding Melbourne broth...

More than 230 Victorian childcare providers were closed or issued with serious safety notices by the state government in the past two years, that’s more than one childcare provider a week. Thousands of ‘Invasion Day’ protesters marched through Melbourne’s CBD on Tuesday. A big police presence jumped into action when counter protesters arrived. Police are bracing for a surge in home burglaries as t...

Australia’s first COVID-19 vaccine has been approved, the TGA has declared the Pfizer vaccine is safe for use and effective at preventing serious illness. Thousands of people are expected to attend Australia Day protests across the city despite a 100 person limit on public gatherings. The historic Melbourne House on Little Bourke Street is set to be saved from being demolished and instead turned i...

Temperatures are expected to peak 45 degrees across parts of Victoria today. CREDIT card records have revealed the full extent of the former Australia Post boss’ spending. THE ABC has been accused of dividing the nation by referring to Australia Day as “Invasion Day.” AUSTRALIA will spend $1bn on the first phase of a weapons modernisation plan.   For updates and breaking news throughout the day, t...

Human remains found ata Norlane property believed to belong to 26-year-old man. An accused drug lord compared to El Chapo and Pablo Escobar – faces extradition to Australia after a shock arrest orchestrated by the Australian Federal Police. TWO men died in separate tragedies on Victoria’s surf coast on Saturday. A new-look Melbourne Park — tweaked to be COVID-safe — will be unveiled for restricted...

A Victorian man is feared killed by a shark, after going missing whilst snorkeling in South Australia. Google is threatening to block Australians from using it’s search engine. Mixed messages on whether the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in 2021. Controversy over Margaret Court’s Australia Day honors. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See om...

First Australian open player testes positive to Covid-19 without the case involving viral shedding. INDIGENOUS Australians Minister criticised Cricket Australia’s decision to drop “Australia Day” from Big Bash League material. THE number of Victorians on the dole has fallen to the lowest level since April last year. Facebook and Google are preparing for a bitter showdown with media companies. For...

The Victorian government has given eye-watering pay deals for senior bureaucrats on major projects. January 26 Big Bash will no longer be referred to as “Australia Day”. Local streets could drop down to 40km/h. Ash Barty is gearing up for the Australian Open with a message to players in quarantine. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au   See o...

Australian Open men’s players are proposing a best-of-threes format, as 72 players miss quality training whilst in lockdown. Victoria Police memo sparks concerns about people yet to pay Covid-19 fines. A new study has found toddler snacks and milk are just as unhealthy as normal food. Footy fans could return to the MCG by Round 1. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscr...

Australian Open men’s players are proposing a best-of-threes format, as 72 players miss quality training whilst in lockdown. Victoria Police memo sparks concerns about people yet to pay Covid-19 fines. A new study has found toddler snacks and milk are just as unhealthy as normal food. Footy fans could return to the MCG by Round 1. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscr...

Australian Open preparations have been thrown into chaos after two planeloads of tennis stars and their entourages were sent into hard hotel lockdown, due to three positive COVID-19 cases. Tourism chiefs are pleading with the Victorian Government to make New South Wales border towns free-travel zones, amid fears its new permit system is “decimating” Murray River trade. It’s been revealed more than...

Homicide detectives believe a mother was responsible for the deaths of herself and her three children in northwest Melbourne. Chinese students in Australia are being targeted by classmates linked to the Communist Party. COUPLES who split up would be forced to wait two years to be divorced. The debate rages over allowing Tennis stars to enter Victoria whilst thousands of residents remain stranded i...

Homicide detectives are still investigating what led to the death of a mother and her three children in Tullamarine. A woman who was swept off the rocks and died at Mornington Peninsula is being remembered as an “angel”. The Police Minister shuts down concerns over a U-S Tennis player travelling to Melbourne after testing positive to Covid-19. Back to work in the CBD from Monday.   For updates and...

Australia’s top doctor has slapped down medicos criticising our coronavirus vaccination plan. Daniel Grollo’s multimillion-dollar penthouse apartment in the Eureka tower in Melbourne may be on the auction block. Genetics could be the answer to a difference in traits among identical twins. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.co...

The delayed Melbourne Grand Prix has now got a start date. The government is due to make a decision on allowing more workers to return to offices in the CBD. The Covid-safe rules are locked-in for next month’s Australian Open. A $1 million reward to solve a 34-year-old murder. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener f...