The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Police officer Bria Joyce receives guard of honour at funeral in Mildura

Senior Constable Bria Joyce died in a head-on collision in Victoria earlier this month.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Coles launches carbon-neutral beef brand in Victoria by purchasing carbon credits

Grocery giant Coles has launched a new brand of carbon-neutral beef, but the farmers who supply the product are not necessarily carbon neutral.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Isolation rules for close contacts are changing. What happens next?

Close contacts of people with COVID in New South Wales and Victoria will soon no longer need to isolate for seven days. Other states and territories, including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, are considering or will likely announce similar moves.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

ACT follows NSW, Vic isolation changes

COVID-19 isolation rules are about to be scrapped in Victoria and NSW, with changes also announced for the ACT.

AAP · Apr 20, 2022

Epidemiologists split over easing of Covid restrictions in NSW and Victoria

While business groups celebrate change to isolation rules, some experts remain cautious

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022

Oi NSW & Victoria, Here’s All The COVID-19 Restrictions Getting Scrapped On Friday

After two years of this pandemic, the New South Wales Government and Victorian Government are scrapping a bunch of COVID-19 restrictions.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 20, 2022

ACT poised to scrap COVID-19 isolation orders for household contacts after NSW, Victoria drop quarantine rules

The ACT government says it will try to align its health orders with the two states, but some restrictions will remain.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

Queensland health authorities hint at possible easing of COVID-19 quarantine rules for close contacts

Queensland's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath flags quarantine requirements for close contacts of COVID-19 cases could be scrapped after the state passes the peak of its Omicron wave.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

NSW and Victoria to scrap Covid isolation requirements for household and close contacts

Covid restrictions to ease further in both states from Friday, with Victoria confident it has reached peak of Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022

Australia Covid restrictions: what’s changing and when do you still have to isolate or wear a mask?

Household contacts will soon no longer have to isolate in the two states as coronavirus case numbers drop. So what rules remain in place?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022