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Vic government charged over troubled hotel quarantine program

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Victoria’s Department of Health has been charged with 58 workplace health and safety breaches over the state’s first hotel quarantine program

Melbourne is currently suffering through the longest lockdown in the world and officials have been heavily scrutinised for its hotel quarantine program.

Covid infections among security guards in two Victorian quarantine hotels in May and June last year led to Melbourne’s second wave of coronavirus, responsible for the deaths of 801 people including 642 in aged care facilities.

The Department of Health was responsible for the oversight and coordination of the quarantine program, Operation Soteria.

WorkSafe has alleged the Department of Health breached laws by failing to appoint people with infection prevention and control

They also found security guards were not given face-to-face infection control training

WorkSafe said the “complex investigation” took 15 months to complete…

Material from last year’s COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry provided information that informed parts of this investigation.

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Australian political parties Labor and coalition deadlocked at 50-50

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With the federal election fast approaching, both Labor and the Coalition are struggling to attract new voters.

The latest Newspoll reveals the government is losing support among middle-aged voters and ethnic communities.

Labor is seeing sizable swings against it in key states like New South Wales and Victoria.

Nationally, the two major parties are locked in a tight race, each sitting at 50 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.

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Fed’s signal a “No landing” scenario for the U.S. economy

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A “No landing” scenario for the US economy has become more plausible following a significant jobs surge in September.

U.S. job market surged in September with over 254,000 jobs added, surpassing the 150,000 forecasts July and August job numbers revised upward by a combined 72,000 positions.

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October 7th: protests worldwide call for an end to the war in the Middle East

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In major cities around the globe, tens of thousands of protesters marched, demanding an end to the violence in Gaza and the Middle East.

London saw about 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators flooding its streets, with similar scenes unfolding in Paris, Rome, and New York City.

Thousands of Pro-Palestine demonstrators have taken to the streets in cities across Australia on the eve of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, repeating calls for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. #featured #trending

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