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Delaying elective surgery could spark ‘massive healthcare crisis’ in Victoria, experts warn

Doctors and patients criticise state government decision to suspend procedures during Covid wave

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Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

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Paid leave to boost Vic worker third doses

Teachers, paramedics, police officers, firefighters and other public sector workers will be offered half a day's paid leave to get their COVID-19 booster shot.

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Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations at 1,096 as 20 more deaths reported

Brett Sutton says Victoria is not yet at the peak of COVID-19 hospitalisations, as he urges people against becoming complacent about the risk posed by the Omicron variant.

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World-first hydrogen tanker arrives in Victoria to test potential for exporting fuel source to Japan

The Suiso Frontier arrived in Victoria yesterday as the next step in a project which is testing whether it is possible to export Australian-produced hydrogen to Japan.

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Women waiting for IVF in Victoria will still face delays after procedures resume

Victoria has lifted its suspension on IVF procedures but pressure on the health system means women still face delays accessing treatment.

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Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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Morning mail: Omicron wave ‘peaks’, bluebottle armada, Australia’s best tap water

Friday: New South Wales and Victoria may have reached the peak of the Omicron outbreak, according to some experts. Plus: the town with the best tasting tap water

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'Ship of the future' loads Aussie hydrogen

Australia is exporting the world's first commercial load of liquefied hydrogen to Japan, opening up a new era for energy exports and Victoria's coalfields.

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Australia’s Omicron wave has likely peaked in NSW and Victoria, some experts say

Scientists say hardest-hit states are ‘probably through the worst’ as cases are ‘levelling off’

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Victorians grow desperate as COVID-19 prompts surgery delays, lack of specialist treatment

A man with large, unexplained cysts on his kidneys and a woman with melanoma are among those falling through the cracks as Victoria's health system strains under a large wave of COVID-19 cases.

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‘No vax, no play’: surfer Kelly Slater won’t be let into Australia if he’s not vaccinated against Covid

World Surf League events are due in Victoria and WA but federal health minister says position on coronavirus vaccine is ‘pretty clear’ following Novak Djokovic visa saga

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Covid-19 vaccine Australia rollout tracker: per cent of population vaccinated and vaccination rate by state

How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout and schedule compare with other countries, and when will Australia reach 80% and 90% third dose vaccination? We bring together the latest numbers on the vaccination rate in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and other states, as well as stats, maps, live data and Indigenous vaccination…

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Scott Morrison proposal to allow under-18s to drive forklifts catches states by surprise

Victoria, NSW and Queensland say there are no plans to lower age, which PM had said was among proposals to ease supply chain workforce shortages

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Avoid visa soap opera over Slater: Andrews

Unvaccinated surfing legend Kelly Slater is set to be banned from entering Australia ahead of events in Victoria and Western Australia this year.

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France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

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Staggering rise in Vic Aboriginal suicides

Suicides by Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people rose by a staggering 75 per cent in 2021, according to a new coroner's report.

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Some Pandemic Fines Were Issued By Unauthorised Vic Cops So Groups Say They Should All Be Waived

Legal groups are calling for all pandemic fines issued by Victoria Police to be waived after unauthorised cops reported handing them out.

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Victorian Indigenous suicides increase by 75 per cent in a year, coroner finds

In Victoria, the Indigenous suicide rate has jumped at the same time it has declined for the rest of the population. The state coroner says a complex mix of factors is behind the tragic increase.

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Victoria to order 166 million more RATs

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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

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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.

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