News Melbourne lockdown: no more curfew and new mask rules, here’s what you need to know by Happy Daniel Andrews has rescinded the Melbourne curfew and added new face mask rules as Victoria proceeds to Step 2 of lockdown easing. In some much-needed good news for Melbourne residents,…
News Victoria lockdown changes: from ‘bubble buddies’ to shorter curfew, here’s what you need to know by Jenae Madden Daniel Andrews has announced that from today, lonely residents in Victoria will be able to nominate a ‘bubble buddy’ to spend lockdown with as the state begins its easing of…
News Lockdown: Victoria’s new “social bubble” explained by Happy Yesterday, Daniel Andrews revealed Victoria’s roadmap to reopening, including extended Stage 4 lockdown and newly introduced “social bubbles”. Despite earlier predictions being leaked and then seemingly retracted, yesterday Premier Daniel…
News Politics #LetUsSpeak: Victorian Gov urged to change law which could jail sexual assault victims for going public by Jayden Collins The #LetUsSpeak movement has urged the Victorian Government to review a law preventing sexual assault survivors from publicising their experiences. The Victorian Government is set to review a law which…
News Victoria: Daniel Andrews moves to extend state of emergency by 12 months by Happy Daniel Andrews is looking to extend Victoria’s state of emergency by a further 12 months as the state continues to report hundreds of coronavirus cases. Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed…
News BOM issues a La Nina alert, meaning there’s a 70% chance of a cool, rainy Aussie summer by Happy BOM has revealed there is a high chance of a La Nina developing before the end of 2020 which would bring wetter conditions than normal. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)…
News Coronavirus: Melbourne records deadliest day for the second day in a row by Claudia Schmidt Over the weekend, Melbourne recorded its deadliest coronavirus day yet, with 17 deaths and 394 new cases. Now sadly, the record number of fatalities has been eclipsed, with this morning’s…
News Coronavirus: growing concerns of a second wave ignite in NSW by Mary Ali From our first wave of COVID-19 to zero community transmissions, it seemed that NSW finally had the coronavirus under wraps. Unfortunately, there are fears of a second wave around the…
News Melbourne is a ghost town under Stage 4 restrictions by Mary Ali Eerie seems to best describe the streets of Melbourne. Since the Stage 4 restrictions went into place on the 6th of August, Melbourne looks like the landscape of an incredibly…
News NSW coronavirus: infectious man visited 7 venues prompting outbreak fears by Claudia Schmidt As the coronavirus situation in Melbourne continues to remain dire, Sydney is seemingly teetering on the edge of an equally catastrophic outbreak, with a small but steady amount of cases…
News In an Australian first, Victoria will provide free tampons and pads in schools by Kayla McNicoll A few months ago, Jacinda Ardern was celebrated around the world when she ended period poverty in NZ schools, providing free sanitary products to all school girls. Now, Victorian schools…
News Melbourne coronavirus: here’s what stage 5 lockdown could look like by Kayla McNicoll While the thought of Stage 5 lockdowns throughout Australia was once inconceivable, Victoria is getting closer to this reality by the second. With Stage 4 restrictions already at unprecedented levels,…
News ScoMo has announced a paid pandemic leave, here’s what you need to know by Jenae Madden Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a press conference on Monday announcing a new scheme to help manage the surging second wave of coronavirus in Victoria which is predicted to spill…
