Prosecutors allege Joon Seong Tan murdered Ju "Kelly" Zhang, a woman he'd dated for a few weeks, later using his phone to search the term: "How many years for killing a person in Australia?"
Police are investigating a single vehicle crash in Wollert today just after 4.30pm. Investigators have been told a white Ford Falcon sedan was observed.
A man from Wollert, a suburb in Melbourne's north, breezed into Melbourne from South Australian hotel quarantine, stopped at a 7-11, had a curry, shopped.
Department of Health
The Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, has today declared the Greater Melbourne a COVID-19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support, for an initial period of 7 days from 27 May 2021.
Victoria have announced the occurrence of 26 cases in the Greater Melbourne in the past four days.
Whole genome sequencing has confirmed cases to have been infected with the B.1.617.1 variant of concern. The sequence is closely related to that of the Wollert case detected in Victoria on the 10 May 2021, and investigation is underway to determine whether there are any missing epidemiological links.
B.1.617.1 is believed to have a higher rate of transmission, resulting in the need for more stringent public health measures to control a community outbreak if it becomes established.