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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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Trump calls for Iran’s surrender

Israel and Iran escalate conflicts with missile strikes, prompting Netanyahu’s airstrikes and Trump’s call for Iran’s surrender.

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Israel and Iran escalate conflicts with missile strikes, prompting Netanyahu’s airstrikes and Trump’s call for Iran’s surrender.


Missile strikes between Israel and Iran are intensifying, with both nations targeting nuclear and military sites.

After a missile hit an Israeli hospital, Prime Minister Netanyahu retaliated, launching 20 fighter jets into Western Iran.

Meanwhile, President Trump has demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and hinted at possible U.S. military involvement.

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Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites after hospital hit

Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites escalate tensions after a missile attack on an Israeli hospital, prompting Iranian retaliation and casualties on both sides.

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Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites escalate tensions after a missile attack on an Israeli hospital, prompting Iranian retaliation and casualties on both sides.


Israel has launched preemptive airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites after a missile attack struck an Israeli hospital, marking a dramatic escalation in regional tensions.

Iran has retaliated with counterstrikes, as both nations report casualties. Israel claims the campaign is necessary to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons—an accusation Tehran denies.

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Fed signals slower cuts amid rising risks

U.S. Federal Reserve revises economic forecasts downward, expecting growth slowdown and higher unemployment, but still plans rate cuts in 2024 and 2025.

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U.S. Federal Reserve revises economic forecasts downward, expecting growth slowdown and higher unemployment, but still plans rate cuts in 2024 and 2025.


At its latest meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve revised its economic forecasts downward, with growth trimmed, inflation nudged up, and unemployment expectations now higher.

Despite this gloomier outlook, the Fed still sees two rate cuts in 2025, but just one in 2024 and one in 2026, a major dial-back from earlier projections.

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