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Aus Grand Prix on hook for axed Robbie Williams concert

The Grand Prix's bid to overturn a $2.84 million payout to a music promoter over a canned Robbie Williams concert in 2020 has come to a screeching halt.

AAP · Sep 14

'Radical transparency' to restore trust lost post-COVID

Victoria's former health chief says organisations like a future Centre for Disease Control would go a long way to rebuilding trust in pandemic responses.

AAP · Oct 29, 2024

Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert

Cancelling a Robbie Williams concert at the last minute will cost the Australian Grand Prix $2.8m after a judge found it misled promoters on health advice.

AAP · Aug 30, 2024

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Coach convicted of sexual abuse departs Olympics after being spotted on TV among China’s team

The Australian coach appeared on TV discussing Swiss triathlon athlete Julie Derron and pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in 1999

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Millions in damages are being sought from the Australian Grand Prix over its cancellation of a Robbie Williams concert due to the risk of COVID-19.

AAP · May 27, 2024

Alarm sounded on 'deep fake' health misinformation

Experts worry it's only going to get harder to stamp out health-related falsehoods on social media as technology blurs the line between fact and fiction.

AAP · Apr 21, 2024

Vaccination expert among honoured health professionals

Professionals from the health and medical fields feature in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List, which includes a globally-renowned vaccination expert.

AAP · Jan 25, 2024

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Attention, Rooters: A Gastro Superbug That Can Spread Via Sexual Contact Is Doing The Rounds In Vic

Men who have recently had sex with other men are particularly at risk.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 12, 2023

Measles alert after case visits gym, cafe

Health authorities are warning Victorians to watch for measles symptoms after an infectious returned traveller visited several premises.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Federal budget on track to smash surplus forecasts as cash balance hits $19bn – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023

Farewell Brett Sutton, the silver fox chief health officer Victorians couldn’t keep their eyes off

Like a superhero in an open-necked shirt and a vaguely sexy beard, he emerged during the Covid crisis to keep us safe. And now he’s gone!

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

‘It nearly crushed me’: Brett Sutton resigns as Victoria’s chief health officer

Sutton says the pressure of the public role through the worst of the pandemic took a toll on his family

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

Afternoon Update: Donald Trump faces possibility of jail; Julian Assange loses appeal; and TV shows for Succession withdrawal

Latest charges could prove to be the most significant legal peril yet for former president

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton resigns

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has resigned after four years and will take up a new role as director of health and biosecurity at CSIRO.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023

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ABC News · May 21, 2023

As June 1 indexing approaches, Australian university graduates are bracing for increased HECS/HELP debts

Time is running out for millions of university graduates to slash their HECS debts before they increase by 7 per cent.

AAP · Mar 24, 2023

Health worker claims 'everyone' took private docs home

Chief health officer Brett Sutton's ex-assistant has launched legal action claiming she was threatened with the sack after taking home confidential documents.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023

First fatal Murray Valley encephalitis case in decades

A woman from north west Victoria who died earlier this month was the first person to contract Murray Valley encephalitis in the state almost five decades.

AAP · Dec 23, 2022

Victorians warned as streptococcal on rise

Victoria's chief health officer has issued a health warning on invasive group A streptococcal disease following an increase in cases

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The New Daily · Dec 22, 2022

Mask warning for millions ahead of ‘super-spreader’ Xmas

Millions of Australians have been warned to wear face masks as the nation's latest COVID wave peaks over the busy Christmas period.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2022

New Covid-19 wave to hit NSW within weeks, chief health officer says

Exclusive: Kerry Chant reiterates importance of vaccine boosters as Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to become dominant

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

Victoria entering new COVID-19 wave as sub-variants emerge, chief health officer says

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Victoria is seeing the start of a COVID-19 wave due to new Omicron sub-variants. An epidemiologist says while it means people should be more aware of the virus now, there's no need to panic.

ABC News · Sep 23, 2022

Monkeypox outbreak 'turned around' in Victoria with no new cases for weeks

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the state's monkeypox outbreak has "turned around", with no new cases reported in the past couple of weeks.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Are we at the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?

With most pandemic restrictions a thing of the past and isolation periods shortening, Australians are almost back to enjoying lives as they did before COVID. While there is growing hope of a light at the end of the tunnel, experts are split on whether we're at the beginning of the…

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Conspiracists have published a 'frank admission' by Brett Sutton about boosters. Here's what he really said

Anti-lockdown advocates have been claiming online this week that Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton admitted that vaccines never worked. But that's not what he said.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

The Loop: Scott Morrison apologises over ministry revelations, former NRL star Brett Finch pleads guilty, and a chief health officer's Bollywood dance moves

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