FIRST with NEIL MITCHELL The Sydney removalists who spread the Delta strain of COVID-19 at a Maribyrnong apartment complex, sparking an outbreak in Victoria, will not face charges or fines. A Department of Health investigation into whether there were any breaches of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act or the CHO directions wound up yesterday […]

There are calls for Australia to give away millions in rewards to people who get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Grattan Institute says Australia should conduct a lottery with 10 $1 million prizes up for grabs every week for vaccinated Australians. Under the plan, vaccine lotteries would be conducted for eight weeks, beginning on Melbourne Cup […]

Victoria recorded 10 new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases yesterday. All of the new local cases are linked to known outbreaks and were in quarantine for their entire infectious period. All new locally-acquired cases are linked to the current outbreaks, and all were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period. [2/2] — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) July 26, 2021 […]

Australian swimming legend Ariarne ‘Arnie’ Titmus dethroned Katie Ledecky to take home gold in the women’s 400m freestyle yesterday. The 20-year-old played AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’ to amp herself up before the big showdown. When the 3AW Breakfast team learnt about the song Arnie used to psych herself up for the […]

Melbourne’s premier shopping strip is looking a little worse for wear. A trio of factors have culminated in Bourke Street Mall losing its shine. Before the pandemic, changing shopping habits were already putting strain on bricks and mortar retail. Since COVID-19 hit, foot traffic in the CBD has plummeted. Alongside that, there are two major […]

Victoria Police says Black Lives Matter protests were handled differently to Saturday’s anti-lockdown rallies because they went ahead under different circumstances. Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius rejected suggestions police had acted hypocritically. “We’re policing in a very different context,” he said on 3AW. “When the Black Lives Matter protest occurred, it was in fact lawful to […]