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Premier silent on prison quarantine plan

Victoria’s Acting Premier has remained tight-lipped about the government’s preferred site for a stand-alone quarantine facility despite reports it could be housed at a new youth prison. A report in The Age on Tuesday suggested Avalon Airport was no longer the state government’s number one location for a dedicated COVID-19 quarantine facility to house returned… Read More »

Premier warns of ‘whole state’ lockdown

The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sent a stark warning to residents living outside the state’s “hot zones”, saying if the number of coronavirus cases doesn’t improve he would consider locking down the whole state. Speaking with 3AW this morning, Mr Andrews said: “If we don’t get control of this really quickly we will end… Read More »

Border closures ‘artificial’: NSW premier

NSW has recorded two COVID-19 cases from a record of almost 17,400 tests, with authorities warning residents to avoid letting their guard down. Both coronavirus cases were in returned travellers in quarantine, NSW Health reports, and no patients are currently in intensive care. “We have seen elsewhere (that) if people let their guard down, don’t… Read More »