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Premier is giving an update; COVID detected in Anglesea sewerage; new testing for high-risk workplaces; 13 new cases, four deaths
The Premier has announced a new testing regime for aged care staff with an on-going rotation of testing of staff each fortnight. The state's all-important rolling average for cases now stands at 16.8 after the latest daily tally came in at 13. There have been another four deaths in the past 24 hours.
- by Mary Ward
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'Active concern': Warning issued for Anglesea residents
Sewage testing has picked up traces of coronavirus at Anglesea, prompting authorities to boost testing resources in the area.
- by Rachael Dexter
Weekly testing looms for one in four workers in abattoirs, supermarkets
Quarter of workforce in high-risk industries to be tested each week - whether they have symptoms or not - as part of plan for Melbourne to emerge from lockdown.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Henrietta Cook
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Come back, international students, Melbourne misses you!
I miss the weeknight throngs on Swanston Street, which has reverted to looking as utterly abandoned as it did in my own student days in the late 1980s.
- by Jenny Sinclair
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Ex-AFL star backs daughter's footy career despite his own head trauma
Amy Smith, 21, daughter of former Melbourne and North Melbourne player Shaun, has joined the AFLW Roos.
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Monash cuts to music studies draw chorus of protest
More than 70 scholars urge Monash Uni to reverse a decision to scrap some music units under plans to shed jobs.
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More than 20,000 homes and small businesses would be added to a renewable energy drive.
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Former Home and Away actor Joel McIlroy is accused of assaulting a female police officer in October last year.
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Former Port Adelaide player Jack Watts is slated to appear in court over a car crash in Adelaide's western suburbs on Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement.
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The Bombers have turned to a club legend in an attempt to get out of their current malaise.
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Double bounce: Mladenovic's French Open meltdown after US nightmare
Kristina Mladenovic blamed her French Open meltdown on her US Open lockdown — and she wasn’t too pleased about a no-call on a double bounce.
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Indigenous stars fire up over Mi Mi snub as netball commits to change
The official announcement comes after the league's only indigenous player, Jemma Mi Mi, was snubbed for court time during the Super Netball Indigenous round.
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Giants release Heath Shaw but veteran is open to extending AFL career
Former Magpie and Giant Heath Shaw is open to continuing his illustrious AFL career, but preferably for a club contending for a premiership.
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Shaun Smith backs daughter Amy, signed by North Melbourne
Shaun Smith is supportive of his daughter's entry into the AFLW competition despite the lingering effects of his head trauma suffered while playing football.
