Victoria recorded 45 new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 yesterday. Of the new cases, nine are not yet linked to current outbreaks. Two unlinked cases are in Hobsons Bay, while Hume, Melton, Wyndham, the City of Maribyrnong, Moreland, Monash, and Glen Eira have one unlinked case each. Only 17 cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period, […]

This year’s AFL grand final will be played in Perth, if the MCG cannot host a large crowd due to COVID-19 restrictions. Given Victoria’s coronavirus case numbers, that looks incredibly unlikely. The AFL has just announced the plan for the finals series at a press conference. Gillon McLachlan said a formal decision would be locked […]

A small plane has caused chaos while “undergoing a routine engine test” at Essendon Fields Airport. Michael alerted Tom Elliott to the situation on Wednesday afternoon. Several aircraft, including the Channel 9 chopper, were damaged when the plane jumped safety wheel chocks and broke through fencing. The pilot and engineer on board were both taken […]

Sportsday co-host Sam McClure says David Teague won’t be coaching Carlton next year and Ross Lyon is all but certain to replace him. It comes after Alastair Clarkson told the Blues he would be taking 2022 off. Speaking on 3AW, Scoop said the coaching position wasn’t the only change coming for the Blues. “In the […]

The Western Australian head of the Australian Medical Association says opening up the country before children have also been given the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would be “bordering on child abuse”. And his predecessor has back him in. Dr Andrew Miller told Tom Elliott said there needed to be a plan to vaccinate […]

Neil Mitchell has slammed a statement released by Victorian Education Minister James Merlino on Victorian children’s performance in the 2021 NAPLAN tests. Victorian kids have performed remarkably well in the 2021 tests, despite extended periods of remote learning. But Neil Mitchell says a statement from Mr Merlino celebrating the results is “offensive”. “He says it’s […]