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Partygoers in Fremantle, Scarborough and Northbridge took to licenced venues wearing masks, but wasted no time in taking them off at 12.01 on Sunday morning as restrictions were lifted.

Updated: 12 Feb 2021, 9:11 Invalid Date, AUSSIE supermarkets were packed with panic buyers today ahead of a five-day lockdown sparked by the "hyper infectious" UK Covid strain. Shoppers in Victoria raced to the shops to grab essential items such as toilet roll and milk after the state was shutdown over fears the new mutant variant is spreading "at light speed." 5 5 The state has been plunged into lockdown over fears that the UK Covid strain is spreading #COVID19Vic how can a 5 day lockdown be ...

The brutal five day long lockdown of the entire state of Victoria could continue for up to two weeks thanks to a sneaky detail in health directive legal papers. To bring a lockdown into force, shutting all non-essential businesses and forcing millions to stay within 5km of their homes, a states chief health officer must sign a legal document. These directives then give powers to the police as well as to health officials, including the ability to issue fines and force people to isolate.   The ...

Eleven of 12 staff at Brunetti Cafe at Melbourne Airport have tested negative to the virus.An infectious em...

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Victorians remain in the grips of ongoing coronavirus restrictions, relying on often-confusing weekly announcements from Premier Daniel Andrews to learn of the changes in both Metropolitan Melbourne ...

Australian Open is designated as a workplace for players but with no spectators Fans were ushered out at 11.30pm half an hour before new lockdown took effect  Outbreak has been blamed on infections leaking from a Melbourne airport hotel A guests nebuliser allowed the virus to escape into hotel corridor, it is believed Five-day circuit breaker is meant to stop a repeat of last years long lockdown  

An UberX fare from St Kilda to Melbourne Airport normally costs around $60 The fare almost doubled to $114.90 right after new lockdown was announced  A trip from Albert Park to Collingwood more than doubled to $50.89 on Friday Melburnians were likely trying to escape ahead of lockdown, forcing up prices There were also chaotic scenes of panic buying in supermarkets in Melbourne

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces the state will return to stage four restrictions in response to the UK variant of COVID-19 spreading near Melbourne Airport.

Victoria could be headed for a third lockdown with health authorities in pandemonium fearing they have lost control of a third wave of Covid-19. Premier Daniel Andrews held heated crisis talks with health chiefs on Thursday night after five new infections were linked to the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport cluster, bringing the outbreak to 13 cases. State government advisers were instructed to draw up plans for a third lockdown as early as Friday evening which would spell an end to crowds at the ...