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Henrietta Cook
Henrietta Cook is a senior reporter covering consumer affairs for The Age. Henrietta joined The Age in 2012 and has covered state politics and education.
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Victoria is the only Australian state that allows donors to withdraw their consent up until the moment an embryo is transferred into a woman. It’s a situation that has prompted experts to call for changes to better protect the rights of those undergoing IVF.
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Tom Streater, the publican of the Prince Alfred, welcomed the Prime Minister’s comments and said he hoped the rules were relaxed so he could once again offer free beers to vaccinated customers.
“We will jump at the chance to offer it again,” he said. “Politicians have to have a perspective. It’s a popular position. People love a beer and most people think the vaccine is a good idea.”
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Mr Streater said he was surprised the restrictions existed but he had grown accustomed to new rules over the past 18 months.
The Herald revealed on Thursday that the TGA had reprimanded Mr Streater for giving vaccinated customers a free pint.
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Manufacturers would have to provide consumers and independent repairers with access to tools, spare parts and product manuals under a Productivity Commission plan to reduce landfill and make it cheaper to fix products.
Melbourne’s two weeks of lockdown will ease on Thursday night but hospitality owners say the 50-person indoor limit means many large venues will stay closed.