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Victoria is ordering another 166 million rapid antigen tests, as millions of the tests arrive in the state for distribution.

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Victoria records 1,206 COVID hospitalisations and 15 deaths as IVF treatments reinstated

Of the patients in hospital, there are 122 in intensive care, 40 of whom are receiving ventilation. It comes as Victoria resumes IVF treatments following public outcry around the suspension of procedures.

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How Much Would You Pay To Escape Australia's COVID 'Ring of Steel'?

Australian researchers used changes in home prices and rents to tease out how much people were willing to spend to avoid the country's harshest lockdown.

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60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Victoria urged to waive all Covid fines after reports some officers not correctly authorised

Legal groups which have been speaking out against fines since 2020 say it would be ‘unfair and heartless’ to pursue payment

The Guardian - AU

Man dies after falling down Vic mine shaft

Police are working to retrieve a man's body after he fell down a mine shaft and died in northeast Victoria.

AAP

South Sudanese refugee moves to regional Victoria to study medicine

Melbourne pharmacist and refugee Yong Deng moves back to regional Victoria to study to become a doctor.

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Speculation mounts Melbourne and regional Victoria could host 2026 Commonwealth Games

Two decades after the last Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Victoria is emerging as a frontrunner to host the 2026 event.

ABC News

‘IVF is not a choice’: Victoria’s elective surgery restrictions cause heartache for patients

Victorian IVF providers warn of the ‘devastating effect’ this delay will have on patients who can’t afford to wait for treatment

The Guardian - AU

Pressure mounts on Vic to reverse IVF halt

Would-be parents, IVF clinics and the federal government have heaped more pressure on the Victorian government to reverse a ban on some reproductive services.

AAP

NSW, Victoria, SA and ACT cut Covid vaccine booster interval as Sydney nurses protest conditions

Doctor also describes ‘very dire’ conditions with non-ICU trained nurses working in ICU wards, patients not being fed or showered

The Guardian - AU

SA Premier asks ACCC to investigate reports of RAT supply 'interference' by NSW and Victoria

Steven Marshall says he will ask the consumer watchdog to investigate reports that the Victorian and NSW governments have requisitioned rapid antigen tests bound for the state.

ABC News

What does a Code Brown mean? Why has it been activated for Victoria’s hospitals?

ADF personnel will be asked to drive ambulances, health care staff and resources can be redeployed to different sites and non-essential services will be postponed as the emergency setting comes into force.

ABC News

Victoria records 1,173 COVID-19 hospitalisations and a further 18 deaths as Code Brown comes into effect

Victoria's COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 1,173, up from 1,152 reported on Tuesday. A further 18 deaths are recorded in the state.

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The Guardian - AU

Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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Electricity prices have dropped. Here's why, and how to save even more on your power bills

The price of electricity is the cheapest it has been in almost a decade, and average annual household bills are going down. But a new analysis shows many consumers could be paying even less. Here's how.

AAP

Vic drops booster interval to three months

Victoria has reduced the wait between second COVID-19 vaccine and booster to three months at state-run centres, as a "code brown" declaration comes into effect.

The Guardian - AU

Overworked Sydney paramedics take ambulances home to be ‘on call’ during Omicron surge

Paramedics are ‘drunk on fatigue’ as many work 13-hour shifts then respond to emergency calls after they clock off, union says

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Australian Open organisers ‘deeply regret’ Novak Djokovic saga

Djokovic was approved by Tennis Australia and the state of Victoria for a medical exemption.

The Guardian - AU

School starts in two weeks – here’s what we know about Covid safety plans for Australian students

Will there be access to rapid tests? What isolation rules will apply for students and teachers? How will staff shortages be dealt with? We answer your key questions

AAP

Hopeful Vic parents call for IVF to resume

Victorians wanting to become parents are lobbying the state government to restart IVF treatment suspended in the state's pause on non-urgent elective surgery.

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4000 Vic Healthcare Workers Are On COVID Leave So Let’s Hear Again How Hospitals Are Coping

Victoria has declared a "pandemic code brown" for public hospitals statewide as both COVID-19 hospitalisations and the number of staff on leave due to exposure or infection reached a record high. The emergency code has been used in the past, during the Black Saturday bushfires and the 2016 thunderstorm asthma…

The Guardian - AU

Private hospital staff diverted to public system as Omicron wave results in Australia’s deadliest Covid day

Seventy-seven deaths have been reported across the country, with 36 in NSW, 22 in Victoria and 16 in Queensland

The Guardian - UK

France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

ABC News

COVID leads to mass VICSWIM swimming lesson cancellations

Thousands of Victorian children will miss out on vital swimming lessons this month due to instructor shortages and the rapid spread of COVID-19.

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