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September 09, 2021

AM Edition

Push to reopen Melbourne hospo at start of next month

Hospitality venues must reopen on October 1, the day the state’s first-dose vax rate is expected to hit 80 per cent, Victoria’s peak industry body says.

Worst-hit suburbs plead for extra Pfizer doses

Melbourne’s most Covid-ravaged suburbs are desperately pleading for extra Pfizer doses to help combat the area’s low vaccine rate.

Suspect arrested over Melbourne woman’s murder

A suspect has been arrested over the murder of Melbourne teacher Shanae Brooke Edwards, 31, after she was allegedly attacked by a man with a knife on a solo hike in Europe.

Freed Pusey at centre of another commotion

Police rushed to the Eastern Freeway Porsche driver’s home after neighbours reported yet another disturbance.

More than 100 Vic businesses going bust every month

Insolvencies in Victoria have reached the same levels as last year’s mammoth 112-day lockdown – and there are warnings of more pain to come.

Moment Afghan woman stares down the barrel of a Taliban rifle

An Afghan woman has come face to face with a Taliban militant’s gun as crowds chanted “long live the resistance” during protests in Afghanistan.

18,000 active cases expected in Melbourne

Melbourne hospitals are bracing for the worst, with a looming wave of Covid patients expected to flood intensive care units.

Spirit of Anzacs faces ‘contest’ in schools

Students would be encouraged to “contest” the importance of Anzac Day under draft changes to the Australian Curriculum set to divide the nation.