News Victorian Government to pump $20 million into live music industry by Cassie Benco With six lockdowns under their belt, Victoria will be introducing a funding and interruption insurance scheme for live music. COVID-19 had pretty devastating impacts on most industries, but few more…
Features News The Melbourne Cup is a colossal harm to Australia’s collective dignity by Happy The Melbourne Cup feels a little different each year, an extravaganza of diminishing returns that grows more troubling each cycle we refuse to put it out of its misery. The…
Nature News Science Gaze upon the spider web carpets sweeping through Victoria by John-Alexander Matsos Gippsland is making headlines today after a stunning display of spiderwebs carpets over Victoria’s eastern region. Millions of spiders have spread their figurative wings in a bid to escape waterlogged…
News Politics Consent education is now mandatory in all Victorian public schools by Ria Pandey The Victorian government will work with education experts and young people to develop a state-wide consent education program. “This [consent education program] will build on the [Respectful Relationships program],” Employment…
Health News Third lockdown looms for Victoria as Holiday Inn cluster reaches 13 cases by Marcie Cheers Lockdown is looming in the state of Victoria as the Holiday Inn cluster increases. Two more people have reportedly contracted COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Update: Premier Dan Andrews…
Health News Twitter is already pumping out the memes after VIC records second positive COVID case by Ria Pandey Victoria is on high alert after a positive COVID-19 case visited Dan Murphy’s and Off Ya Tree in Western Melbourne. Victoria’s Department of Health says a “full public health response…
Health News COVID-19 has finally been eliminated in Victoria: YES by Brendan Neville Victoria has achieved the feat of 28 days with zero COVID-19 community transmissions, meeting the official definition of elimination. If there was ever a day to sing in the streets…
News Politics Victoria becomes the first Australian state to pay casual workers sick leave by Emily Elvish The COVID-19 pandemic has played a massive part in highlighting the inequalities present in Australia’s workforce. In response, Victoria are planning to roll out sick leave benefits to all casual…
News Victoria reaches 15 straight days with no new COVID-19 cases or deaths by Brendan Neville Victoria has surpassed the two-week mark, recording 15 straight days with no new confirmed cases or deaths as a result of COVID-19. Today marks 15 straight days in Victoria with…
News Politics Someone sends racist letter to Senator Lidia Thorpe posing as the Jim’s Group CEO by Phoebe Repeti Victorian Greens senator Lidia Thorpe was shocked to receive an abusive email from an author allegedly posing as Jim’s Group CEO, Jim Penman. Last night (November 11), Victoria’s first Indigenous…
News Coronavirus could be eliminated in Australia if NSW and Victoria behave for a few weeks by Brendan Neville Experts at La Trobe and Deakin University say if NSW and Victoria can maintain their low rate of infections, coronavirus could die out nice and soon. If you’ve had enough…
Nature News Djab Wurrung: VIC Supreme Court intervenes after destruction of Aboriginal sacred site sparks outrage by Phoebe Repeti The Victorian Supreme Court has banned the Andrews Government from further destroying the Djab Wurrung sacred site – at least until 2 pm tomorrow. On October 26, a culturally significant…
News BOM: Sydney set to cop a week of rain amidst thunderstorm trifecta by Happy If you’ve checked the weather lately, you may have noticed we’re in for a wet and rainy stretch, and BOM says it’s all thanks to La Nina. It seems La…
