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Breaking News: There has been an earthquake north of Melbourne, with a magnitude 2.8 quake rocking the town of Broadford. Geoscience Australia reported an earthquake shortly before midday Monday March 23 2020. The earthquake was felt at a depth of 10km, Geoscience Australia said. The tremor was felt across the central-Victorian region. According to shake…
Breaking News: Phase 1 of Australia lockdown implementations are now in place. The government says these will be in place for at least 6-months. Australia’s pubs, bars, clubs, casinos, cinemas, theatres, places of worship and gyms are now close. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country must prepare for long-term shutdown of non essential activities….
Breaking News: Australian gyms will close nation-wide from 12pm tomorrow, as well as pubs, clubs, bars, cafes and restaurants will also be forced to close – with only take away or delivery options. Australians will not be getting much exercise in the coming months and socialising in-person will be off the table for most people…
Breaking News : Australia is about to lockdown, with the government not confident people cannot isolate and social distance, new measures are now coming. All clubs, pubs, cinemas, casinos, nightclubs will close from Midday Monday. Restaurants and cafes to become takeaway only. He says the venues will likely stay shut for for six months. Prime…
Are bottle shops an essential service? People across Victoria are now panic buying alcohol. Thousands of Australians are swarming local bottle shops after the government announced a shutdown to come in over the next 48 hours. There’s no clear indication on what types of retail outlets will be included in the lockdown just yet. So…
Breaking News: Victoria and Melbourne Shutdown. Almost everything will begin to shut down this week, with non essential services closing across Melbourne and Victoria. The measures could last for up to 6 months. As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, the Premier of Victoria is moving to shut down much of Melbourne and Victoria. All non essential…
Australia in lockdown : Moves to completely lock down the country underway Breaking News: Australia will essentially be locked down for at least six months. Victoria is pushing for the entire state to lock down, with schools to close by Tuesday and all non-essential businesses and services to stop. The Victorian government wanted to move…
Breaking News: Victoria will close all schools by Tuesday. So far governments have resisted closing down schools in Australia, even as the Covid-19 crisis escalates. Now, the Victorian government is demanding it be allowed to close down schools from this week. The Victorian Premier is set to appeal to the Federal government to seek consent…
Breaking News: Australia is banning all non-essential travel across the nation. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said air travel across Australia must be reduced and only the most essential travel will be allowed. “We need to carry on the measures for at least the next six months.” “The more we do together, the more lives we…
Australia is failing to control Coronavirus, leading experts warn, as Australia’s ‘Covid-19’ curve gets out of control. Victoria today hit 229 cases of Covid-19. A total of 51 Victorians tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. Australia today hit over 1000 cases of Covid-19, with a surge in numbers across Australia’s most populated states. A number…
