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A member who was infected with Covid-19 attended a match unaware he was ill
The virus spread to strangers within the members section of the MCG
The member had been infected by removalists from Sydney who ignored rules
MCC had implemented a series of restrictions to try and limit the spread of virus
WAGS Brit Selwood, Emma Hawkins and Madi Bennett were all in the members
MCC members who scanned in still haven t been contacted by contact tracers
Conflicting information has been sent out to those that have been contacted
Full membership to the Melbourne Cricket Club can take decades to obtain
A member who was infected with Covid-19 attended a match unaware he was ill
The virus spread to strangers within the members section of the MCG
The member had been infected by removalists from Sydney who ignored rules
MCC had implemented a series of restrictions to try and limit the spread of virus
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Plunging his state back into a tough five-day lockdown on Thursday night, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said some restrictions could be eased early for regional communities if conditions allow.
The statewide lockdown is set to last until at least 11.59pm next Tuesday, with Victorians allowed to leave home only for food and supplies, two hours of exercise a day, care-giving, education, vaccinations and essential work.
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“We cannot wait and hope this just goes away,” Mr Andrews said. “We have to put this out ourselves by being hard and fast and acting early and that’s exactly what we’ve announced.”
Grappling with Australia s legacies of slavery
09 Jul 2021 | 3 mins
This article by Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at UWA, and Zoe Laidlaw from The University of Melbourne, originally appeared in The Conversation on Friday 9 July 2021.
As countries around the globe struggle to come to terms with the legacies of their imperial and colonial pasts, much debate about truth-telling focuses on how we remember individuals. The statues and street names honouring the achievements of eminent white men are now often seen as monuments to their privilege, secured at others’ expense.
In Bristol, England, the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston now lies in a museum, daubed with red paint. In Australia, Captain James Cook is a contested national symbol. In Perth, Western Australia, recent proposals to change the name of the City of Stirling have been hotly debated, prompted by the role of the first governor, Sir James Stirling, in the 1834 Pinjarra Massacre.