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Victoria
Call for teachers to work in schools even if students learn from home
The president of the Victorian Principals Association says teachers will do a better job if they are not confined to their homes, as the state government considers a return to remote learning.
- by Adam Carey
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'It's devastating': Businesses face collapse in second lockdown
Thousands of businesses in inner-Melbourne face closure, with estimates more than 15 per cent could permanently shut their doors due to the cumulative effects of two lockdowns.
- by Bianca Hall, Rachel Eddie and Chloe Booker
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Return to lockdown - timeline
In just 24 days, Melbourne has gone from looking forward to a return to 'normal life' to the reinstatement of stage three restrictions.
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Caring for gran in one tower not easy for granddaughter in another
Melissa Whelan lives in one Flemington tower, her 80-year-old grandma in need of care lives in another.
- by Clay Lucas
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Police to scan number plates, defence to support roadblocks as Melbourne locks down
Police will use number-plate recognition software to identify where drivers are travelling from, as authorities prepare to enforce Victoria's second wave of lockdowns from 11.59pm on Wednesday.
- by Bianca Hall and Erin Pearson
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Department apologises for delays in getting food to tower residents
The Department of Health and Human Services has apologised for the delays in getting donated food and supplies to more than 3000 public housing residents subjected to hardline lockdowns.
- by Bianca Hall and Rachel Eddie
Education
10,000 new free TAFE places funded as part of COVID-19 recovery plan
Victoria's free TAFE program will be expanded, with 10,000 more places created in fields the Victorian government says will help the state recover from COVID-19.
- by Adam Carey
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Security firm had guards at hotels and locked-down housing estates
MSS Security, one of three security companies linked to the coronavirus outbreak in quarantine hotels, also provides guards for the North Melbourne and Flemington public housing estates now under a hard lockdown.
- by Clay Lucas and Cameron Houston
Pay
CFMEU gives construction firms a break in wage deal
The union agreed to annual wage increases of about 3 per cent, substantially less than the usual 5 per cent, but more than the recent average across the economy.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Regional road and rail projects to get $500 million boost to shore up jobs
The federal and state governments have agreed to fast-track infrastructure projects as part of the push to kickstart the economic recovery.
- by Rob Harris
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Has Victoria's outbreak caused Daniel Andrews' crown to slip?
Victoria's Premier, lauded during the early stages of the pandemic, has hit some tough times.
- by Noel Towell