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Rory thought he was healthy, then suddenly he was about to die
Illness

Rory thought he was healthy, then suddenly he was about to die

As 22-year-old Rory Smith's lungs filled with blood, a complex, fast-paced mission was organised to save his life.

  • by Nicole Precel
The Centrelink and Medicare offices in Abbotsford.
Centrelink

Future of Abbotsford Centrelink uncertain as union calls for answers

  • by Paul Sakkal
Victoria and NSW border closed for first time in 100 years
Coronavirus pandemic

No way out: Victorians barred from NSW after record infection day

  • by Michael Fowler and Noel Towell
Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney with Premier Daniel Andrews at Holmesglen TAFE in 2018. The free TAFE initiative will be expanded.
Education

10,000 new free TAFE places funded as part of COVID-19 recovery plan

  • by Adam Carey
Commercial builder Scott Mann at the border on Monday. Border business owners have hit out at the Andrews government over their handling of the Victorian-NSW border closure.
Coronavirus pandemic

Border businesses hit out at closure as new cases emerge

  • by David Estcourt and Benjamin Preiss
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Politics

Coastal towns are worried visitors could help spread the coronavirus, putting extra pressure on their health services.
Coronavirus pandemic

Police to scan number plates, defence roadblocks as Melbourne locks down

Police will use number-plate recognition software to identify where drivers are travelling from, as authorities prepare to enforce Victoria's second wave of lockdowns from 11.59pm on Wednesday.

  • by Bianca Hall and Erin Pearson
Food left outside a lift at Melrose Street, North Melbourne, on Monday.
Coronavirus pandemic

Department apologises for delays in getting food to tower residents

The Department of Health and Human Services has apologised for the delays in getting donated food and supplies to more than 3000 public housing residents subjected to hardline lockdowns.

  • by Bianca Hall and Rachel Eddie
Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney with Premier Daniel Andrews at Holmesglen TAFE in 2018. The free TAFE initiative will be expanded.
Education

10,000 new free TAFE places funded as part of COVID-19 recovery plan

  • by Adam Carey
The Stamford Plaza in Little Collins Street, to which an outbreak affecting 42 people has been linked.
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Coronavirus pandemic

Security firm had guards at hotels and locked-down housing estates

  • by Clay Lucas and Cameron Houston
The CFMEU in Victoria has agreed to a substantially lower pay deal for the general building industry than usual.
Pay

CFMEU gives construction firms a break in wage deal

  • by Nick Bonyhady

Crime & Courts

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Education

VicSRC student rep and year 12 student Mitch Sprague (second left) with siblings Maddison, Spencer and Mia.
Education

School break extended as state weighs return to remote learning

  • by Adam Carey and Madeleine Heffernan
Coronavirus pandemic

Senior students behind runaway COVID-19 cluster at Al-Taqwa College

  • by Adam Carey
Education

Moama school principal says hard border wall would force remote learning return

  • by Adam Carey

Health

Frontline staff at many of Melbourne's major hospitals will now don surgical masks.
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Coronavirus pandemic

'Changing circumstances': Melbourne hospital workers told to don masks

  • by Aisha Dow
Illness

Rory thought he was healthy, then suddenly he was about to die

  • by Nicole Precel
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Coronavirus pandemic

Patient deaths after wait in ambulances lead to hospital probe

  • by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham

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