There have been 288 fresh cases of COVID-19 recorded in Victoria in the past 24 hours. It’s the state’s worst figure yet, by almost 100 cases. Victoria recorded 191 cases on Tuesday. 47 people are in hospital with the coronavirus, 12 of those in intensive care. The Premier said 37,588 tests were conducted on Thursday. […]

Victoria: Don’t apologise. The rest of Australia: Get behind us. That’s the clear message from one of Australia’s leading epidemiologists, who says Australia has an unhelpful mindset about Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19. “We’ve got to put the energy into the right things at the moment,” Professor Catherine Bennett, chair in Epidemiology at Deakin University, […]

Victorians have been flocking out to grab face masks following news it was now official medical advice to wear them in public. “There has been a mad rush,” Mario Tascone, Pharmacist and Director of Chemist Warehouse, told 3AW Drive. “There will be some stores that will run out this afternoon.” Mr Tascone said a lot […]

Matthew Lloyd admits the production meeting ahead of Wednesday night’s Footy Classified episode was “pretty intense”. His fellow panelists, Caroline Wilson and Eddie McGuire, clashed over McGuire’s commentary around Collingwood and subsequent scandals this season. Some of McGuire’s previous comments were replayed on Wednesday’s show, sparking tension. There have been reports the pre-show meeting was […]

Police have fined a group of 16 people a total of more than $26,000 for breaching the COVID-19 rules and gathering at a surprise birthday party at a home in Dandenong. Authorities were alerted to the party after paramedics saw two party-goers order enough KFC for 20 people. When police arrived they found 16 people […]

Victoria’s Treasurer has conceded early optimism over the impact the coronavirus pandemic would have on the state economy is now gone, and says it will take years to recover from the economic hit. Treasurer Tim Pallas this morning revealed the grim outlook as he announced another $534 million financial support package for the businesses hit […]