Five Western Australian nurses are headed to Melbourne to support Victoria in its COVID-19 response. This initial group will join a small Western Australian forward command team that left Perth on Wednesday. The Western Australian deployment is responding to Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services urgent request for healthcare workers. Since the
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Alinta Energy (Alinta) has undertaken to compensate thousands of Victorians for making misleading electricity price comparisons which the ACCC considered were likely in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. Between 9 December 2017 and 28 February 2018, Alinta’s advertisements compared increases in its competitors’ standing or undiscounted tariff rates to decreases
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Following an investigation by the ACCC, criminal charges have been laid against The Country Care Group Pty Ltd (Country Care), its Managing Director, Robert Hogan, and a former employee, Cameron Harrison. The charges relate to alleged cartel conduct involving assistive technology products used in rehabilitation and aged care, including beds and
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The Federal Court has ordered the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) to pay $1 million in penalties for secondary boycotts against Boral and Alsafe at construction sites in Hawthorn and Richmond, Victoria. The court ruled that the CFMEU contravened section 45D(1) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) by engaging
Read MorePolice are continuing to investigate an incident where a car has collided with a number of pedestrians in the Melbourne CBD this afternoon. Media conference regarding the Flinders Street incident with Commander Russell Barrett. pic.twitter.com/j7zx0V5fYQ — Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) December 21, 2017 Police arrived within minutes of the incident and arrested two men
Read MorePolice have saturated the CBD area following an incident where a car has collided with a number of pedestrians on Flinders Street. The incident occurred when the vehicle struck a number of pedestrians in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4.30pm. The driver of the vehicle and a second man have
Read MoreVictoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which form the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, conducted an operation in Melbourne yesterday. Operation San Jose resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old Werribee man in Werribee by members of the Victoria Police Special Operations Group just before
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A 32-year-old man from Sale in Victoria is expected to be charged with offences relating to the alleged importation of dangerous weapons. On 29 September 2017, ABF officers working at the Sydney Gateway Facility detected four hand held electronic devices in a consignment linked to a residential address in Sale. ABF investigators
Read MoreA 43-year-old man will face Melbourne Magistrate’s Court charged with supporting persons engaged in the Syrian conflict, following an investigation by members of the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT). The JCTT – comprising officers from the Australian Federal Police, ASIO, and Victoria Police – arrested the man at his Hampton
Read MoreThe AEC today invited members of the public to submit written suggestions about the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Victoria. The Chair of the Redistribution Committee for Victoria (the Committee) and Australian Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers said recent population and enrolment growth in areas of Victoria would likely see significant
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