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This week’s Newspoll, conducted June 23-26 from a sample of 1,513, gave Labor a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 41% Coalition (steady), 37% Labor (up one), 11% Greens (steady) and 3% One Nation (steady). Figures are from The Poll Bludger. 55% were satisfied with Scott Morrison’s performance (up one), and 41% were dissatisfied (down two), for a net approval of +14, up three points. Anthony Albanese’s net approval in...

Daniel Andrews is pictured announcing he will return to work on June 28 after breaking his back  The Victorian Opposition has listed 30 fundamental mistakes made by the state government as it calls for another inquiry into its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. After Victorias fourth crippling lockdown ended last week, the Liberal Nationals want to re-open a parliamentary inquiry which was suspended in late 2020. The inquiry heard public evidence from Premier Daniel Andrews, Chief Health Offic...

What ‘crime’ did these children commit? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss June 10, 2021 — 12.02am Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. THE MURUGAPPAN FAMILY What ‘crime’ did these children commit? The forlorn image of a sick, little girl lying in a hospital bed is all the more heartbreaking because we know ...

TODAY marks the 29th anniversary of the murder of a special constable by an IRA gunman.

The Prime Minister particularly to see children at school after the state government only allowed students in years 11 and 12 to go back to class this week.

The New South Wales Premier said its much more challenging to suppress the virus while residents are moving around and suggested the Victoria did not have confidence in its system.

According to Willmar Mayor Marv Calvin, city administrator finalist Dana Schoening will not be accepting the position. The Willmar City Council will need to discuss and decide what the next steps are.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

An uncle and his nephew, from the northern suburbs of Epping and Lalor, were tested together on Sunday: the uncle for his routine monthly test, the nephew because he had some symptoms, according to Health Department sources. Their results came back positive on Monday. By Tuesday several close contacts had tested positive, including “case 5”, the man contact tracers identified as the “index case” at the centre of the cluster, who moved through Melbourne for several days while infectious ...

After calls from Opposition MPs to send a message of support to Victorians who have been locked down since last Thursday, Mr Andrews finally posted a statement on his accounts.