Christine McGinn
363 new cases: Victoria makes masks compulsory as COVID claims three more lives
Victoria has recorded 363 fresh COVID-19 cases and three more deaths, prompting a move to make face masks mandatory in coming days....
Family of stabbed teenager forgives his killers
The family of a teenager stabbed to death near his church in Melbourne has forgiven his killers. Solo Taufeulungaki has been named...
How teenager William Callaghan came home ‘in good shape’ after two freezing nights in bushland
Barefoot and looking “angelic”, William Callaghan was found after spending two freezing nights lost in the Victorian wilderness. Authorities had been playing...
Thousands expected at Victorian Black Lives Matter protest
Thousands of protesters are expected to break social distancing rules in Melbourne to stand in solidarity over the death of George Floyd...
Elderly patient pulls fake gun on paramedics
A “combative” elderly man has been arrested for pulling a fake gun on Victorian paramedics coming to his aid as he lay...
Myer to reopen almost all stores by Wednesday
Major department store Myer will reopen the rest of its stores across Australia next week, as retailers get back to business amid...
Melbourne tunnel project jobs at risk as hundreds laid off
Hundreds of workers on the $6.7 billion Melbourne tunnel project could be sacked amid landfill cost increases. Companies CPB and John Holland...
Experts develop immunity test for COVID-19
Australian scientists have made a test to check who is likely to develop coronavirus. Researchers at Monash University and Alfred Health have...
Researchers find common head lice drug kills coronavirus
An common drug used to treat parasites like headlice has been found to kill COVID-19 in the lab within 48 hours. A...
Experts piece together Homo erectus skull
The earliest known skull of the first human-like ancestors has been pieced together after researchers realised it wasn’t a baboon. A team...