Businesses affected by one of world’s longest Covid lockdowns to receive $125m from Victorian government

Class action settles after retailers argued state government should pay them for economic loss resulting from pandemic lockdown ...

Victorian taxpayers to foot eye-watering compensation bill for Daniel Andrews' brutal Covid lockdowns

The Allan government will pay out $125 million to lockdown-battered businesses, after electing to settle a high-profile ...

Victoria to pay $125m to settle COVID class action

Settling with businesses that claimed the Victorian government was responsible for damage caused by COVID-19 lockdowns avoids ...

Victorian taxpayers face $50m+ bill for botched Covid hotel debacle

Taxpayers are likely to be slugged more than $50m after the Allan government settled a class action brought by business owners over its botched Covid-19 hotel quarantine program.
Australian Associated Press on MSN

Government to pay $125m for COVID business settlement

Taxpayers will be slugged $125 million to settle a class action brought by businesses impacted by one of the world's longest ...
Victoria Advocate

Six Years Later: Victoria Reflects on the Lasting Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the streets of Victoria grew quiet.  Store shelves emptied, schools closed, and families watched daily ...
The Weekly Times

Melbourne’s two-week lockdown to ease tomorrow night

All of Victoria was plunged into a seven day “circuit breaker” lockdown on May 27, with residents given just five reasons to leave their homes. The rapid spread of the virus then led authorities to ...