Victoria’s jobless rate hits highest level since COVID-19 lockdowns

While the national unemployment rate held steady at 4.4 per cent in June, the state jobless rate climbed to 5.1 per cent – ...

All of the COVID-19 restrictions easing in Victoria

A raft of rules will ease from 11.59pm on Friday April 22 after the state passed the peak of its second Omicron wave. Under ...

WATCH LIVE: Victoria’s COVID-19 update press conference as James Merlino announces Melbourne lockdown end

The government is set to confirm what restrictions will be eased after Victoria recorded just one new coronavirus case.

Victorian govt stands firm on $30m in Covid fines, even after NSW withdrew them

Nearly $30 million in unpaid Covid fines have sat untouched for 18 months, yet the Victorian government refuses to follow ...
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Australian Labor government quietly acknowledges likely COVID holiday surge, but no public health measures

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...