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“Importantly, what the Victorian government is saying is this is not coming to replace hotel quarantine. This would be there to supplement hotel quarantine. So they see it very much as these two things coming together. “We’ll keep working together with the Victorian government and when we’re in a position to say more we will.” However, Mr Pallas contradicted Mr Morrison and said one of the issues the state and federal governments were working through was whether Victoria’s purpose-built facility would eventually replace CBD hotels. “We would say in the long ...

Treasurer defends multibillion-dollar property tax grab and promises path back to surplus as he prepares to unveil more support for people worst hit by lockdowns.

Advertisement Business groups are calling for all Melbourne office employees to be allowed to return to the workplace within weeks, safety permitting, to help revive the city’s economy. The call comes after Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday that 75 per cent of public and private sector staff could get back to their desks from next Monday, accelerating the return-to-work plan after Victoria recorded its 27th day without a local case of COVID-19. While up to 50 per cent of office workers have been allowed back into workplaces since January 18 under the state government’s revised c...

Clay Lucas | The Sydney Morning Herald Clay Lucas Clay Lucas is a senior reporter for The Age. Clay has worked at The Age since 2005, covering urban affairs, transport, state politics, local government and workplace relations for The Age and Sunday Age.