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A legal challenge to Victoria’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate launched by a teacher and her husband has been dramatically expanded to include more than 100 plaintiffs from a broad range of occupations, including an employee of CSL which manufactures the vaccine.

Liberal-appointed tribunal members’ pay claims ‘fishy’, says Labor senator Christopher Knaus © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Part-time administrative appeals tribunal members appointed by the Coalition are being overpaid by claiming “pretty questionable” hours for their work, a Labor senator has claimed. During a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, Murray Watt used data on the payment to four part-time members to grill the AAT about the plau...

Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 03.47 EDT Part-time administrative appeals tribunal members appointed by the Coalition are being overpaid by claiming “pretty questionable” hours for their work, a Labor senator has claimed. During a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, Murray Watt used data on the payment to four part-time members to grill the AAT about the plausibility of their work claims, which he described as “fishy”. Watt raised the pay of part-time members Vanessa Pl...

The Victorian taxpayer will be forced to foot the legal bill over a failed challenge to its COVID-19 curfew.  Mornington Peninsula cafe owner Michelle Loielo launched legal action against the government claiming lockdown restrictions caused a 99 per cent drop in her revenue. Ms Loielo, an aspiring Liberal Party MP, filed the lawsuit on September 14 against former deputy public health commander Michelle Giles, claiming the curfew was unreasonable, disproportionate and violated the human rights ...