Australian ads aimed at poaching Irish doctors and nurses appear near Dublin hospital Over 400 doctors have emigrated to Australia so far this year Dublin Live · Oct 13, 2022
Flood warnings as rainstorms inundate southeast Australian states Evacuation centres open on the island state of Tasmania, parts of which could see 300mm (12 inches) of rain by Friday. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022
Victoria's giant Thomson Dam could spill for the first time in decades Communities downstream from one of Victoria's largest dams are monitoring conditions, with warnings rainfall in coming days could see it spill for the first time since 1996. ABC News · Oct 13, 2022
Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain Flood warnings have been issued, thousands of homes have lost power and a man is missing as heavy rain lashes southeast Australia The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
‘A lot more to come’: Bleak outlook as flood emergencies hit There have been rescues across Victoria and Tasmania, while thousands of people have been told to evacuate. The New Daily · Oct 13, 2022
Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here's why they're happening now – and how they compare to the past Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But floods can hit – just not as often. The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022
Australians rush to grab sandbags as heavy rain slams southeast Hundreds of homes in southeast Australia were without power on Thursday and residents filled sandbags as an intense weather system lashed the region, bringing warnings of more heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding. Reuters · Oct 13, 2022
Power cut, state on flood alert as winds, heavy rain arrive Thousands of homes across Victoria are without power, and Tasmanians are on flood alert as heavy rain lashes south-eastern Australia. The New Daily · Oct 13, 2022
Victoria, NSW and Tasmania prepare for flooding amid heavy rains — as it happened Emergency school closures in Victoria and evacuation centres open in south-east Australia as floodwaters rise. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Residents urged to evacuate as floodwater rises in Victoria's north and central areas Emergency warnings issued in Victoria and residents warned to evacuate, as Castlemaine loses power. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Most casual workers will have to choose between no pay or going to work with COVID-19 There are concerns that casual workers who are not entitled to sick pay will hide symptoms of COVID-19 and continue going to work, now that subsidies for most of them are ending. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Vic downpour prompts evacuation warning Residents in low-lying areas of Central Victoria have been told they are in danger and need to move to higher ground with major flooding expected. AAP · Oct 12, 2022
Pregnant woman killed, Vic coroner finds A heavily pregnant woman was killed by another person when she disappeared in Victoria's north more than 13 years ago, a state coroner has found. AAP · Oct 12, 2022
Passenger describes 'shocking' moment armed police burst onto train in dramatic evacuation of Manchester Victoria 'It does put you on edge. I've been here for drills before and this felt different' Manchester Evening News · Oct 12, 2022
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Victoria's pandemic declaration comes to an end, scrapping mandatory isolation rules As the clock ticked past midnight overnight on Wednesday, Victoria officially left its declared pandemic period behind. For many, it's a sigh of relief, but others are now living in fear as health measures wind back.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022 Murray-Darling Basin plan: states likely to get extra time to deliver water Tanya Plibersek says 2024 deadline is ‘challenging’ as NSW and Victoria expected to ask for exemptions from commitments
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Lengthy legal battles threaten to hold up Victoria’s corruption probes Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has revealed it is tied up in a number of lengthy, expensive legal battles that threaten to silence crucial corruption investigations.
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Falls Creek evacuation as landslide cuts access to alpine community Victoria's alpine region has experienced a mass exodus of people as a slow-moving landslide cuts access to the Falls Creek ski village.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022 Victorian Liberal leader distances himself from party HQ after shock departure of its legal adviser Matthew Guy ‘trusts the secretariat’, despite Chandra Lloyd making allegations in resignation letter
Reuters · Oct 12, 2022 Heavy rains, flash floods threaten Australia's southeast Residents in Australia's southeast were warned on Wednesday to prepare for an intense weather system which could bring damaging winds and heavy rains over the next two days.
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Independent MP Russell Northe facing 45 charges by Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog The troubled but popular Victorian MP announced his retirement earlier this year.
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Victorian vets back home after treating animals in war-torn Ukraine Emma Tomkins and Pauline Lillie say it was tough to say goodbye to their co-workers and the numerous animals they treated during their weeks in the war-torn country.
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 Rain across Victoria expected to cause flooding, evacuations in worst-hit areas Residents in flood-prone areas of Central Victoria are sandbagging properties with the swollen Campaspe, Avoca and Loddon river catchments expected to be areas of deepest concern.
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 12, 2022 Vic’s About To Be Splooged By A Wet Weather Dong So Check If You’re In A Flood Zone Now Premier Daniel Andrews has warned of flash flooding in Melbourne and across the state as residents brace for Wednesday and Thursday's deluge.
AAP · Oct 11, 2022 Long COVID on the rise, inquiry told More Australians are suffering from long COVID, a condition that can last for months, a federal parliamentary inquiry has been told.