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Booming western suburbs in Wyndham should be transformed into a “satellite city” with Werribee as its CBD. The Australian Taxation ­Office is sharpening its technology, making it harder than ever to hide income or claim dodgy tax deductions. Victorian teachers, principals and support staff were paid $28 million in the past two years alone for being assaulted, bullied, harassed and exposed to violence at work. Victorians face months of significant restrictions despite the likely end of the state’s fifth lockdown from Wednesday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACTU chief Sally McManus has written to Scott Morrison pleading for him to introduce JobKeeper 2.0 and warning against allowing people to withdraw a third portion of money from their super. As thousands breach Sydney’s strict lockdown to attend a “Freedom Day” protest in on Saturday, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty laid out a brutal truth about those who are hesitant about Covid vaccines. Under the agreement, which will include any updated versions designed to deal with emerging variants, 60 million doses will arrive in Australia from the first quarter of 2022 with another 25 million doses in 2023. Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas Markle has claimed he wants to take his daughter and her husband Prince Harry, to court to gain access to his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police are “extremely concerned” about hundreds of anti-vax protesters planning to wreak havoc in Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday. Australian businessman, actor, writer, producer and director John Cornell, who produced Paul Hogan’s film Crocodile Dundee, has died at the age of 80. Australians in lockdown are treating themselves to the finer things in life, indulging in gourmet and healthy foods in a bid to beat boredom and boost their wellness. China has dismissed World Health Organisation plans to revisit the theory that Covid-19 leaked from a laboratory. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria is poised to end lockdown as planned next week but health authorities are desperately trying to trace shoppers at a popular Melbourne market. Gin is fast becoming Australia’s white spirit of choice. Parents could be well served sending their kids running around the lounge room, or hosting a quick game of Simon Says, as a way to boost brain power while home schooling. The man who brought the Grand Final to Queensland says the AFL should consider a Perth Grand Final beamed into Victoria at 8pm this year. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police have seized a $10 million stash of ice from a tow truck in north-eastern Victoria. Singer Guy Sebastian has blasted the Federal Government for using him as a “prop” for their botched arts industry funding. The International Olympic Committee has warned Queensland against prematurely celebrating victory in the race for the 2032 Games – sensationally declaring “it‘s not a done deal”. Australia’s oldest man Dexter Kruger has passed away at the age of 111 and 188 days old. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged discussions will be needed about granting greater freedoms, including access to major events, for people who are fully vaccinated. Toddlers who have a less healthy start to the day are more likely to be overweight by the time they start school, new research as revealed. Police have made dozens of arrests in a major operation targeting drug dealers and crime in the St Kilda area. Footy’s Covid crisis is costing the AFL up to $6 million a week as league officials scramble to keep the 2021 season alive. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crowds at Melbourne footy matches and major events are in doubt as health authorities investigate the increasing ease of Covid’s Delta strain to spread at stadiums. Suburban high rises would be green-lit around new stations as part of the multi-billion dollar rail loop being built under middle Melbourne. Parents are sexually abusing their own children in lockdown, with calls for help soaring 50 per cent this year as Covid-19 restrictions help paedophiles cover up their crimes. Carmen Machuca is famous among her family for her good cooking, “cheeky” attitude and fighting spirit. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emissions from vehicles need to be curbed in the next 14 years if Australia is to meet a net zero emissions by 2050. Businesses are putting away cash as they become more cautious over ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns. Sneaker sniffers are being used by Australia’s most-visited shopping site to authenticate high-end runners. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space journey is being slammed for its carbon footprint. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An expert says Fitzroy, Carlton, and St Kilda are some of the healthiest places in Melbourne to live. Showbiz vet Kerri-Anne Kennerly is calling for class action against the NDIS. Former boxer Anthony Mundine fined for breaching Covid rules. WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Probe into the state’s gambling watchdog would re-examine three major footy scandals. Tabcorp is proposingrunning a national Covid-19 vaccination lottery. A computer glitch in a vaccine booking system sent the general public to a site reserved for frontline workers. A “green room” is being used to calm kids down at a suburban school in Melbourne’s southeast. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Properties are becoming cheaper to buy than rent due to record low interest rates across Australia. 23 Olympic live sites will go ahead around the country. New research shows construction managers endure dramatically higher levels of stress and depression.A Chinese spy ship is sitting off the Australian coast to monitor Australian and US military exercises. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne scientists have found a way to stop covid cells growing in and populating infected human cells. The rare giant burrowing frog could stand in the way of a proposed $200 million mineral sands mine at East Gippsland. A coastal camping ground will be established at the historic former Point Nepean Quarantine Station. Frontline workers are calling for the vaccine rollout stages to be sped up. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has shut to border to NSW and it could remain closed for weeks amid a growing COVID outbreak. Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty has paid tribute to fellow Indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Crawley...saying if she could be half the person the two time Wimbledon victor is, then she would be very happy. A Gastro outbreak striking hundreds of dogs has spread to Melbourne’s southeast. Police are investigating whether a shot fired 700m through inner-Melbourne was aimed at the force’s new high-rise city headquarters. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bold new four-year strategy has been touted as the key to rebuilding Victoria’s struggling creative industry sector post pandemic. A world-first Melbourne-led study is aiming to get children with potentially deadly fish allergies able to join their family for a classic fish and chip dinner. A Melbourne dad’s dream of rocketing into space will take one giant leap closer to becoming a reality when the first passenger space flight takes off on Sunday night. Olympic debutante Tess Lloyd's journey to the Olympics after surviving a near-fatal freak accident on the water. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sufferers of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and cancer could soon benefit from a major medicinal cannabis breakthrough. A judge has lashed two idiot brothers who bulldozed their mum’s house in a family feud, telling them the world was “laughing at you for your stupidity”. Lygon St traders are calling for the iconic Carlton strip to be closed to traffic so a soccer street party can be staged for Monday’s Euro final. Restaurateurs want to turn the street into “Little Italy’’ for the early morning England-Italy clash and have urged police and the City of Melbourne to set up a celebration zone. The vinyl revival is shaking up the pop charts, with sales of the black shiny stuff propelling new releases and reissues from superstars and indie aspirants into top 10 debuts. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Melbourne-based Repurpose It is hoping to turn the contents of green wheelie bin into gold....after already recycling more than 400,000 tones of waste since 2017. Donald Trump has announced he will lead a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, Google and their chief executives.. Schoolboys are having their fingernails painted bright pink and red under school workshops designed to “reinvent masculinity” and change stereotypes. Dozens of US states have joined forces in a lawsuit accusing Google of abusing its power when it comes to getting apps for Android-powered mobile devices. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne researchers have found a way to detect prostate cancer even before symptoms appear. An iconic St Kilda venue is closing its doors for a few months until there’s a clearer pathway for staging events. Covid-19 vaccines could be administered at local Bunnings or Officeworks under a suggestion raised at talks between the federal government and business leaders. A homeless man who stuck some of his artwork on the window of an inner city gallery has received a life-changing boost after his talent was recognized. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A property funds firm backed by billionaire Multiplex heir Andrew Roberts has snapped up one of the countries highest tourist attractions for more than 50 million dollars. Australian researchers have twice been able to cure animals of the most common type of pediatric brain cancer...by repurposing drugs used to treat other cancers. A spike in the amount of people experiencing food insecurity throughout australia....is being blamed on COVID, high living costs and lack of substantial wage growth. It’s been revealed Aussie NBA star Ben Simmons is dating British TV presenter Maya Jama, more than a year after his split from Kendall Jenner. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $4 billion project to slash train travel times between Geelong and Melbourne is unlikely to be completed until the end of the decade. Shocking revelations that women who used donor IVF embryos after being told their own weren’t viable have discovered they may have been able to use them all along. A Bendigo man who rorted the NDIS for $340,000 will spend the next 16 months behind bars. Sad news for an iconic Melbourne Rooftop Bar. Madame Brussels will close its doors in less than three weeks, becoming the latest OCIVD ­casualty in Melbourne’s struggling CBD. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Private schools are bankrupting parents to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid fees. The P-plate driver of a speeding car split in half in a high-speed crash which killed his passenger faces serious charges if he survives. Parking will be cut to just $5 on weekends and weekday evenings in Melbourne’s CBD in a bid to lure back visitors. Collingwood legend Tony Shaw has called for the club’s expected board challenge to be expedited after labelling the Magpies a “rabble” during their loss to St Kilda on Sunday at the MCG. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria’s latest plan to bring back international students hangs in the balance....with concerns that the proposal fails to have approval from the state’s chief health officer. It’s been revealed Craigieburn is the custom plate capital of Victoria, with motorists in the outer-northern suburb getting the most personalised additions to their rides in the last 12 months. There was plenty of traffic at Northland Shopping Centre this weekend with an influx of teenagers during the school holidays...but it doesn’t mean that all shops were full. At least 8 stores and eateries are currently are vacant...with two more closing down, along with two empty kiosk spaces. For many of us, international travel seems like a distance memory....but it’s a different story for celebrities... For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NAPLAN will be moved to earlier in the year and given a two week turnaround. The new measures are in response to feedback from teachers suggesting the controversial aptitude test takes too long to be marked for the results to be useful. Shocking revelations of anti-vaxxers targeting Victorian vaccine hubs with police called in to protect nurses under siege. Millions of dollars will be stripped from prestigious city-based colleges in favour of some outer suburban private schools in growth areas... Great news for those of us with a sweet tooth...the Queen Victoria Market Donut Festival is on this Sunday... For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne city council will push for more smoke-free zones in the CBD, hoping to reach their goal to butt out smoking in most public areas by 2025. More than half of all businesses who have applied for a government lifeline are yet to be paid a single dollar in the latest round of recovery support. Prince William and Prince Harry will reunite to honour their late mother Princess Diana - on what would have been her 60th birthday - amid a simmering royal rift. Skateboarder Hayley Wilson says “it doesn’t feel real” to have made the Olympic team as the sport debuts at the Tokyo games. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia will get a permanent national firearms amnesty in a renewed push to get dangerous weapons off the streets. There are a raft of changes coming to welfare, health, childcare and other living expenses. James Packer faces legal action from Victoria’s workplace safety authority to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to a security guard who claims the billionaire assaulted him at Crown Casino. Australia's consumer watchdog has fined electricity provider Sumo Power with a $1.2 million fine for making false and misleading claims to Victorian customers. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A year ago, Australia was “celebrated for its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” now many of the countries initially hardest hit by the pandemic are now coming out the other side of it. About two million Victorian consumers are paying too much for their household electricity and gas because they’re not on the best offer from their retailer, according to a report from the Essential Services Commission. A husband and wife convicted of harbouring a secret slave in their home for eight years are not sorry, a court has heard. Prince Harry has put aside the ongoing feud with his brother Prince William, as he spoke of their late mother Princess Diana. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Daniel Andrews has declared he has never been fitter and hopes to lead Victoria well beyond the 2022 election Victoria has slammed its border shut to Darwin and more closures are on the cards Barnaby Joyce has inflamed divisions in the Nationals by promoting MPs who helped him pull off a shock leadership coup And The AFL is seriously considering a Melbourne football hub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GPs are pleading with the Federal Government to indemnify them against giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged under 60 as they warn thousands of batches are about to expire. Parents at a bayside government school are fuming their girls are being asked to pull up their jumpers so teachers can check if they’re rolling up their waist bands to shorten hemlines. Graduates of an elite all-girls school say its hard-nosed culture has left them with lifelong mental health problems. On July 1, the day that would have been the 60th birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales, her sons will unveil the statue they commissioned for their late mother in the gardens of Kensington Palace. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talent show titan Simon Cowell says he has been sounded out to bring his trademark bluntness to a judge’s chair on Australian television. Victoria has attracted the lion’s share of a $2bn increase in foreign investment in Aussie homes, with a big lift from China. A quarantine hub has finally been confirmed for Melbourne’s north as Prime Minister Scott Morrison also proposed additional facilities in Queensland and WA. Three Bulldogs players must immediately undergo testing and self-isolate after breaching an NRL directive and attending a pub in Bondi. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Worksafe will probe an industrial accident at a CBD construction site after an explosion injured four people on Thursday. Daryl Somers’ former business manager has hit back at the TV legend and is launching fresh action against Somers’ wife Julie. Mornington Peninsula sellers have reaped more than $700m worth of profit on the sale of their homes in recent months — more than anywhere else in Melbourne. Footy legend Kevin Sheedy — fresh from penning a love letter to fire up COVID-weary Victorians — says Melbourne’s second supervised injecting room shouldn’t be opposite Flinders Street Station. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A war has erupted over the Murray Darling Basin with Victorian Nationals MPs pushing to scrap the contentious recovery of 450GL of water for the environment. China is motivated by the “volatile combination” of power and insecurity and the prospect of a short-term shift in its outlook is non-existent, Australia’s outgoing top diplomat warns. Dusty Martin’s sport psychologist was brought in by rail operator V/Line to help their staff bring their “A Game”. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the National History Museum wearing a $130 pair of eco-conscious sneakers, and revealed that she has become a beekeeper. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin’s price has taken a hit after China talked up its crackdown against cryptocurrencies, ordering its banks to take a stronger stance against allowing customers to trade the electronic coins. Australia has lashed out at a push from a China-chaired UN committee to list the Great Barrier Reef as in danger, with the federal government claiming “politics” were behind the move. No action will be taken against government MP Dustin Halse despite allegations of an inappropriate sex romp in his parliamentary office. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history on Monday after coming out as the first active openly gay player in the NFL, announcing his sexual orientation in a post on social media. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost three-quarters of Melbourne’s suburbs have rising property prices, with some recording massive price growth in the past three months alone. Voters in Melbourne’s west, are turning on the Andrews government amid growing anguish over the impact of the pandemic and ongoing lockdowns. Bindi Irwin has opened up about her painful relationship with her grandfather, And footy fans will almost certainly return to the MCG on Friday night with crowd capacities of up to 30,000 set to be allowed. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new poll has found Melburnians are tired of a year of Covid lockdowns and are looking to leave the city and move to regional Victoria... Some commuter relief for train passengers using the first section of the multibillion dollar Suburban Rail Loop... with 22 minute trips from Cheltenham to Box Hill. An inner city Greens councillor and lawyer has been slammed for complaining about her “poor” council pay. A a Royal biographer claims “several” conversations were had with the British Royal Family over the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, Archie. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A german study has found PEOPLE who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine will get far better protection if they have the Pfizer jab for their second dose, Heartbreaking news for Victorian junior basketballers... barred from travelling to Western Australia to compete in the Australian under-16 junior championships kickstarting on July 4. Melbourne Cup organisers are preparing to host crowds of at least 60,000 during the Spring Carnival despite Victoria’s slump back into strict Covid-18 restrictions. New research has found that partially selective state schools are outperforming many leading private schools For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Struggling pensioners have been issued dud cheques under a state government that was supposed to offer bill relief. New data has found first home buyers fresh out of lockdown are opting for properties in Richmond, Mount Waverley, St Albans and Glenroy... If you want your child to do well academically, you might want to look at the amount of trees in the area. A new study has found greenery around schools help kids get better NAPLAN scores while busy roads hold them back.. And a Victorian hairdresser taken out the top spot at the Australian hair industry awards.. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pub and restaurant owners say the latest density limits risk more businesses going bust with venues unable to operate profitably under the new measures. A boost to the hip pockets for more than two million Australians. Workers on minimum wage will be get an $18.80 boost to their weekly pay slip — but some will have to wait months to cash in. Patients with late stage kidney cancer will have help accessing a $120,000 a year drug from the end of the month. And McDonald’s is celebrating fifty years of operation in australia....by cutting the cost of a big mac to just 50c this friday... For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal Court has heard that Ben Roberts-Smith believed his former girlfriend was “manipulating” him by faking a pregnancy, so he sent a private investigator to tail her to an abortion clinic. Local football is expecting to resume across Melbourne this weekend, but the ball may be bounced without crowds, dealing a financial blow to clubs. Firefighters have won another boost to their pay with more than 300 of the state’s top brass to be paid an extra $3 million a year. And a prime beachside St Kilda parcel of land will be opened up to the public and turned into a tourism drawcard. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorians seeking their first Pfizer shot are being turned away and warned they might not get vaccinated for up to a month. Shocking statistics have revealed Victorians are spending almost half a billion dollars a year on cocaine. It’s been revealed Aussies are losing twice as much money to phone scammers as they did just a year ago. And AFL chief Gillon McLachlan stole the show at this year’s Big Freeze slide, with the FightMND fundraiser raising a record $2m by half-time at the Melbourne-Collingwood blockbuster. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ski Season is officially upon us, with thousands hitting the slopes for the opening weekend. However, skiers and snowboarders planning on venturing to remote areas of Victoria’s snow country have been issued a safety warning. Suburban bus drivers running ahead of schedule will no longer be locked into the timetable under an unconventional government trial to tackle congestion. Victoria is home to some of the nation’s most impressive green houses, 22 standout sustainable homes across the state have been named in the nation’s Top 100 Sustainable Homes. Geena Davis is the first to admit the impact starring in the movie Thelma & Louise had on her career as the classic film celebrates its 30-year anniversary this month. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lithium may not be on your radar right now as a money-making opportunity, but there are growing signs it should be. Local cyber security experts say upwards of one-in-five Australian companies hit by a ransomware attack end up paying with ransoms targeting major corporations now breaching $1m dollars. Three people have been killed in a horror winter night on Victorian roads, prompting a stern warning from authorities ahead of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. And taxi and rideshare drivers are being attacked by passengers in Victoria amid the coronavirus pandemic. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne’s powerful Grollo clan have sold a Footscray building for $224m in one of the largest sales in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A list of the Victorian Comanchero bikie gang arrested in the sting of the century has been revealed. A Melbourne grandmother working as a real estate office manager stole more than three-quarters of a million dollars from her employers, over three years. The most recent lockdown has proved the perfect time to adopt a cat for many families. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From 11.59pm tonight, restrictions for Greater Melbourne will ease. The five reasons to leave home will no longer apply, and the existing 10km travel limit will be increased to 25km, but travel into regional Victoria remains a no-go. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley admitted he wasn’t up for the long haul of another list rebuild when he and the Magpies called time on his decade in charge. Popular kids apps including Lego, Minecraft and Marvel are gathering children’s personal data without the knowledge of parents experts have revealed. Aussie TV personality Daryl Somers is suing his former business manager, who accused him of treating him “appallingly” and “cruelly”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Resorts has heard the company regularly flouted Victoria’s Casino Control Act at its high-roller Mahogany Room in Melbourne, allowing gamblers to purchase chips through cheques made out to themselves. A rare sequence of genomes unseen in nature but found by scientists in the Covid-19 coronavirus almost certainly proves that it came from a lab, according to a long-anticipated report by two leading experts in the field. An outer suburban council with one of the most conservative groups of ratepayers in Melbourne has been accused of forcing “identity politics” on its staff by making them put a picture of a rainbow flag on the bottom of every email they send. And in a world-first, Melbourne researchers have uncovered just how the fallopian tube guides sperm and triggers the cellular changes needed for each cell to become ready for fertilisation. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior State Government sources say they are very confident the city’s lockdown will not be extended again, unless there is a dramatic spike in mystery cases. The Victorian government has sought to clear up days of mixed messaging about its vaccine strategy, with its Covid-19 response commander declaring the state was not saving up doses for second jabs. A new Shingles vaccine, that is almost twice as effective as the vaccine currently available to Australians, will finally hit the market. But it’s expected to cost up to $600 for the two doses required. Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Zorko won’t play in his team’s Round 14 clash with North Melbourne after accepting a one-match ban for striking Melbourne forward Tom McDonald last Friday night. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has held back hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses for second jabs even though the commonwealth is already storing those supplies. Heart attack symptoms are being ignored or dismissed, even by those who have already had a life threatening episode Australia is backing a landmark deal to hit multinational companies including Facebook, Google and Amazon with a global minimum tax rate AFL champion Wayne Carey has revealed he has long suspected he is Indigenous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new behaviour watchdog would investigate Victorian politicians who bully and harass people. Businesses are being urged to campaign for staff to get vaccinated amid warnings three quarters of the state needs the jab before large-scale lockdowns end. Victoria’s multibillion-dollar construction industry faces an anxious wait after a cleaner tested positive for coronavirus at a city building site. And Victorians sick of regular lockdowns are looking to move interstate in record numbers as business leaders warn the state’s economy will suffer as a result. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delays in testing a toddler and his mother found with Covid-19 has sparked a new exposure alert in an Adelaide medi-hotel amid fears coronavirus may have spread through corridors. A Melbourne doctor was used as a poster-boy to promote last weekend’s chaotic city rally against mandatory vaccination. One of Victoria’s most vital mass Covid-19 vaccination centres is being booted out of its current Jeff’s Shed home to make way for Sexpo and other exhibitions. And Bernard Tomic has returned serve at his OnlyFans star girlfriend after she posted a video of him breaking her laptop and “ruining her livelihood”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qantas’s fleet of A380s parked in California’s desert are proving popular with local wildlife, with “snakes on a plane” very much a reality for the engineers tasked with maintaining them. Regional councils and tourism bodies are calling for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday to be moved if Melburnians remain in Covid lockdown next weekend. Pharmacists are being forced to turn away people showing up for the coronavirus vaccine as they cry out to join the rollout in Victoria. And in sport, Vanessa Sierra has posted a video of Bernard Tomic breaking her laptop and “ruining her livelihood” in the latest development on their tumultuous relationship. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Woke” universities have been threatened with new laws to guarantee freedom of speech, as the federal government demands better teaching for struggling Australian students. Three men are accused of bashing a Melbourne woman in front of her children in an horrific road rage attack. A defence scientist has inadvertently become one of the most in-demand detectives in the world, with her ground breaking work on child facial recognition technology attracting appeals for help from dozens of law enforcement, border control and missing persons agencies. And businesses will be shielded from WorkCover premium hikes with the state government to contribute $550m to make up the shortfall. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food delivery platform Deliveroo will convene a rider safety advisory panel, with hundreds of riders submitting ideas for the company to implement as winter weather begins to bite. Queensland scientists are excited by the discovery that lowering cholesterol could prevent or stop the spread of prostate cancer. A key advisor to the federal government says authorities were forced to prioritise aged care residents over workers for the Covid-19 jab because of the “wicked problem” caused by early supply shortages. And a contentious 12 storey hotel with a rooftop bar overlooking a Richmond residential area has been approved by VCAT despite being opposed by residents and Yarra Council. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.