The federal government has suggested help is on the way for struggling Victorian businesses, as industry leaders revealed the lockdown’s true cost to the state.
Health by Charis Chang  A new Covid-19 case discovered in Victoria has been described as Australia s worst-case scenario . Victorians are currently enduring a seven-day lockdown with the coronavirus cluster on Sunday rising to 40 cases. Health authorities are scrambling to determine how the female health care worker, who lives in Altona, caught the virus. She was asymptomatic and wore a mask when she worked shifts on Wednesday and Thursday. The aged care positive case is an extreme concern to us, Victoria testing commander Jeroen Weimar told reporters on Sunday. He said it was the first mystery case reported during the current outbreak and was located in our most vulnerable and sensitive setting .
Health by Charis Chang  A new Covid-19 case discovered in Victoria has been described as Australia s worst-case scenario . Victorians are currently enduring a seven-day lockdown with the coronavirus cluster on Sunday rising to 40 cases. Health authorities are scrambling to determine how the female health care worker, who lives in Altona, caught the virus. She was asymptomatic and wore a mask when she worked shifts on Wednesday and Thursday. The aged care positive case is an extreme concern to us, Victoria testing commander Jeroen Weimar told reporters on Sunday. He said it was the first mystery case reported during the current outbreak and was located in our most vulnerable and sensitive setting .
News by Diana Jenkins 17th May 2021 5:18 AM Millions of Australians face the threat of hunger this year, as the lasting impacts of coronavirus, drought and bushfires force people who have never previously needed help to reach out for food relief. Charities in the sector fear that despite a positive budget, the next 12 months will be a time of enormous uncertainty, with children and single-parent families doing it especially tough. It s one of the toughest times we ve faced in the modern era for food relief, said Feed Appeal CEO Katherine Gokavi-Whaley. The compounding effect of successive natural disasters meeting a global pandemic has seen many Australians facing an unprecedented level of uncertainty and insecurity.