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New COVID cases 'could have soared to 3000 per day' without lockdown
Further coronavirus deaths are inevitable, but infections could have soared to more than 3000 a day in Victoria by the end of July without a lockdown, experts say.
- by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
China is leading the COVID-19 vaccine race 'at wartime speed'
Challenging the West's traditional dominance of the industry, China has brought state, military and private sectors together in a quest to combat the disease.
- by Sangmi Cha, Miyoung Kim and Roxanne Liu
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Coronavirus pandemic
Melburnians stock up again as supermarket giants call for calm
Some products were depleted at supermarkets following the announcement of renewed restrictions, but many items remained in plentiful supply.
- by Rachel Eddie and Paul Sakkal
Number plates to be scanned, defence called in as city, shire lock 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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Mitch will return to school next week, but his three younger siblings will not
School holidays will be extended for one week for most students in Victoria's lockdown zones as the state weighs up a possible return to remote learning in term three.
- by Adam Carey and Madeleine Heffernan
Lockdown 2.0: Golf's OK, but your holiday house isn't
The restrictions will be the same as last time for metropolitan Melbourne and one regional shire, with a few nuanced differences.
- by Tammy Mills
How coronavirus cases are surging in the suburbs
On Tuesday, Victoria recorded 191 new coronavirus cases. This map shows where the case numbers are multiplying.
- by Craig Butt, Mark Stehle and Richard Lama
Senior students behind runaway cluster at college
Senior Al-Taqwa College students are said to be main source of Victoria's second-largest COVID-19 cluster.
- by Adam Carey
Authorities prepare for long queues before border closure
Authorities scramble to enact a permit system allowing residents to travel between border towns
- by Benjamin Preiss
In Other News
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
As the day unfolded: Melbourne, shire back in lockdown; national case total now 8755
- by Matt Bungard and Mary Ward
'You are heroes': Readers rally around Melbourne's tower residents
Hundreds of messages have poured in to support those enduring the hard lockdown in public housing.
- by Mark Stehle, Mathew Dunckley and Reginal Sengkey
Victorian childcare centres to get fee help after lockdown decision
As the rest of the country shifts back to the old childcare funding model, Victorian centres will get extra help to survive another severe lockdown.
- by Fergus Hunter
Local
Federal Labor MPs question state government's public housing lockdown
Labor MPs Bill Shorten and Peter Khalil are concerned for the welfare of 3000 people public housing towers.
- by Rob Harris
Rory thought he was healthy, then suddenly he was about to die
As 22-year-old Rory Smith's lungs filled with blood, a complex, fast-paced mission was organised to save his life.
- by Nicole Precel
Jimmy was driving at 100km/h when a deadly snake wrapped around him
Footage of the ordeal shows a shaken "Jimmy" trying to explain the situation to wary police before they find the culprit.
- by Matt Dennien
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
'Changing circumstances': Hospital workers told to wear masks
In a protocol change, workers at major Melbourne hospitals are being advised to wear surgical masks while on duty.
- by Aisha Dow
Future of Abbotsford Centrelink uncertain as union calls for answers
In May, the federal government gave a three-month to reprieve to the inner-city welfare office, but a long-term lease has not been negotiated.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Politics
Victoria shutdown a threat to the economy as RBA holds record low rates
RBA governor Philip Lowe cautions of a 'bumpy' recovery while holding official interest rates steady for another month.
- by Shane Wright
Business
Court documents challenge 'watertight' Virgin sale to Bain
Deloitte has cast doubt on whether its sale of the airline to Bain is as watertight as originally presented, with court documents revealing the deal is conditional and could still be terminated.
- by Patrick Hatch
Opinion
Accounting
Will Wirecard's collapse lead to big changes for the accounting profession?
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
World
Johnny Depp accuses ex-wife of lying in libel action against UK tabloid
The 57-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing The Sun's publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor for libel over an article calling him a "wife beater".
- by Michael Holden
Opinion
Australia set to join 'the greatest human capital harvest in recent memory'
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Melbourne public auctions banned as Stage 3 restrictions return
Premier Daniel Andrews has put all of metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire into stage 3 lockdowns from midnight on Wednesday.
- by Melissa Heagney
RBA holds but unemployment creates uncertainty for prices
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate steady at 0.25 per cent in July but dark clouds are emerging for property prices.
- by Alexandra Cain
Life & Culture
This strange sci-fi series is one of the best shows of the year
In this week's special episode of The Televisionaries podcast, TV experts from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald discuss their top shows of the year so far.
- by Genevieve Rota
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Sport
Farcical bid by three Melbourne A-League clubs to flee city collapses
A second bid by the Melbourne A League teams to flee the Covid stricken city collapsed into farce on Tuesday night when they failed to get to Canberra again
- by Michael Lynch and Pat Stringa
Dreamtime game in the NT? Essendon-Richmond clash in Darwin on the cards
A Dreamtime clash between Essendon and Richmond in Darwin is a live option for the AFL’s next fixture block as the league deals with yet another scheduling headache following the announcement that metropolitan Melbourne will return to lockdown.
- by Daniel Cherny
Eighty-one Aquanita horses face disqualification
The owners of 81 Aquanita starters have been asked by Racing Victoria to show cause as to why their horses shouldn’t be disqualified from wins in which it was found those horses were doped before races.
- by Damien Ractliffe and Michael Lynch
Analysis
Collingwood
Can Collingwood afford to give up on the American dream?
Can Mason Cox stand up or is the experiment over?
- by Peter Ryan
IOC told only a vaccine can save Tokyo 2021 as 12-month countdown nears
A recent survey showed over three-quarters of the Japanese public don't believe the Games can be safely held next year amid rising COVID-19 rates in the US and worldwide.
- by Phil Lutton
ATP tinkers with rankings system during COVID crisis
The men’s tennis tour has tinkered with the system to determine world rankings during the COVID-19 crisis, which could have an impact on whether players choose to play both the US Open and French Open.
- by Scott Spits
Opinion
Melbourne
'Horrible': The Demons are in disarray
Even at a time when Victorians are as welcome in NSW as cane toads it would still be preferable to being Melbourne in Melbourne right now.
- by Michael Gleeson
Have Your Say
'You wonder if there's a discipline problem at Collingwood'
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Greg Baum discuss the issues that the Pies are dealing with.
