‘Cover up’: Allan government ‘silencing Victorians’ with massive Covid lockdown settlement

Victoria’s Labor government has been accused of a Covid lockdown "coverup" after settling a major class action lawsuit.

Businesses affected by one of world’s longest Covid lockdowns to receive $125m from Victorian government

Class action settles after retailers argued state government should pay them for economic loss resulting from pandemic lockdown ...

Victorian taxpayers to foot eye-watering compensation bill for Daniel Andrews' brutal Covid lockdowns

The Allan government will pay out $125 million to lockdown-battered businesses, after electing to settle a high-profile ...
New York Post

Australian couple spent years battling Expedia, Qantas to get refund for flight impacted by COVID lockdown: ‘Utterly disgraceful’

A couple who had Qantas flights booked during Melbourne’s fifth lockdown are furious after they were told they were ineligible for a refund because they were a “no show.” The healthcare worker and his ...
Odessa American

The Latest: Lockdown in Perth, Australia reaches 5 days

PERTH, AustraIia — The city of Perth has been locked down for five days after Western Australia state’s first case of local COVID-19 infection in almost 10 months. The city of 2 million people and ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Australia coronavirus lockdown pushes 'safe phones' demand for women

Measures to curb coronavirus could put women in abusive relationships at greater danger, including in Australia where one in six women is a victim KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...