A terrifying map reveals which Melbourne suburbs have been infected with coronavirus, as the entire state of Victoria hunkers down for yet another brutal lockdown which began at midnight.
Bizarre claims at anti-vaxx protest Anti-vaxxer’s protested outside Greg Hunts electoral office in Somerville on Saturday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor
Politics by Frances Vinall and Brendan Rees 27th Feb 2021 4:08 PM A group of anti-vaccination protesters gathered at Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt s office in Victoria on Saturday to rally against the country s rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The group made speeches on a small platform in front of a liquorland in Somerville, on the Mornington Peninsula, in Mr Hunt s electorate of Flinders. The rally was met by a heavy police presence including members of the Public Order Response Team, mounted branch, dog squad and local officers.
MP retreats on âconspiracyâ claim An MP has been forced to issue a statement backing down from a claim that a snap five-day lockdown was ânot about the virusâ.
Politics by Jack Paynter 19th Feb 2021 2:32 PM A Victorian Liberal MP has been forced to dial back his claim that the state s snap five-day lockdown was not about the virus . Western Metropolitan Legislative Council member Bernie Finn appeared at an online protest on Wednesday night organised by an activist group called Reignite Democracy Australia. During a short clip played during the protest, Mr Finn claimed the recent snap lockdown in Victoria - which was triggered by a cluster of cases escaping from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel - was certainly not about a virus .
MP retreats on âconspiracyâ claim An MP has been forced to issue a statement backing down from a claim that a snap five-day lockdown was ânot about the virusâ.
Politics by Jack Paynter 19th Feb 2021 3:32 PM A Victorian Liberal MP has been forced to dial back his claim that the state s snap five-day lockdown was not about the virus . Western Metropolitan Legislative Council member Bernie Finn appeared at an online protest on Wednesday night organised by an activist group called Reignite Democracy Australia. During a short clip played during the protest, Mr Finn claimed the recent snap lockdown in Victoria - which was triggered by a cluster of cases escaping from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel - was certainly not about a virus .