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Tasmania goes own way on rapid antigen tests for students as school returns

Unlike in Victorian and NSW, in Tasmania students don't have to take two RATs a week. Public health experts say that's because Tasmania's COVID situation is different from the mainland states.

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Sumo Power wrongfully disconnects dozens

A Victorian electricity retailer has been fined $500,000 for wrongfully disconnecting dozens of customers and accused of naming them on a "wall of shame".

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Vic mulls school testing scheme extension

Victorian authorities are weighing up if the state's rapid antigen testing scheme for students and staff will be extended beyond four weeks.

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More than 4,500 students reported COVID-19 infections last week as Victoria records seven new deaths

There are now 59,801 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria, after 8,275 new cases were detected yesterday.

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ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened

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Back Roads speaks to Val Powell who lost husband and son, both lifesavers, in Port Campbell rescue mission

The family of a father and son who lost their lives in a Port Campbell rescue mission talk about their last moments together.

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How will Victoria’s sex work decriminalisation bill work and will it make the industry safer?

Advocates say the legislation will be ‘life changing’ for workers who currently face rampant discrimination in all aspects of their lives

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Omicron fall eases strain in Victoria

Victoria's wait times for PCR tests and results have eased as the state recorded a further six COVID-19 related deaths and 7169 new cases.

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Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 652 as state records six deaths and 7,169 new cases

Victoria reports 7,169 new COVID-19 infections — the lowest daily case count in just over a month — as numbers in hospital with the virus continue to fall.

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Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

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Vic testing system recovers as cases fall

Wait times to get a PCR test for COVID-19 and receive its result have plummeted since Victoria's system was overwhelmed amid the Omicron wave.

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Victoria's COVID hospitalisations at 687 as state records 41 deaths and 7,810 new cases

Victoria's 41 COVID-19 deaths is the highest daily increase since September 2020. The daily tolls include a number of recent deaths reported to health authorities and not all deaths may have occurred the previous day.

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Nudists could be forced to cover up at Victoria's Sunnyside North Beach

Naturists at a secluded Mornington Peninsula beach say anti-social behaviour uncovered by a council report should not threaten the area's special "clothing-optional" status.

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Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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Victorian funeral homes 'planning for the worst' as COVID throws up more challenges

Hit by COVID delays, a lack of staff and, in some cases, a shortage of coffins, leaders in Victoria's funeral industry remain nervous about what is to come.

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‘Yelling out for help’: the atrocious conditions inside Australia’s aged care homes

Residents confined to their rooms, buzzers ignored and staff completely overwhelmed. Desperate staff speak up about what happened as Omicron swept through

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Rapid tests are helping schools monitor COVID cases after the first week back in class

Schools in NSW and Victoria resumed for Term 1 this week. Although thousands of children tested positive for COVID-19, it was a small proportion overall.

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Most Test stars get Shield hit before tour

Cricket Australia has confirmed a new fixture for domestic cricket, with some states to finish the Sheffield Shield season having played just seven matches.

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Turning to tourists to protect the pristine bush of East Gippsland

In a remote and untouched part of Victoria's East Gippsland, a plan is being hatched to protect forests by offering trails that link some of Australia's most significant national parks.

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Curious Kids: can black holes become white holes?

Can black holes become white holes? – Remy, age 9, Wangaratta, Victoria

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Elective surgery to ramp up in Victoria

Victoria's falling COVID-19 hospital rate has prompted authorities to give the green light for non-urgent elective surgery to resume from next week.

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Victoria records 36 new COVID-19 deaths as government sets date for some elective surgery to resume

Some elective surgery will resume in Victoria from Monday, the Health Minister says, as the state records 11,240 new COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths.

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

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