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Watch: Victoria emerges from lockdown after 262 days
After 262 days of lockdown across Victoria, the embattled state is finally "free".
'Freedom Day': Melbourne lockdown ends tonight as 70% jabbed even as 2200 cases today
It is the second highest number of cases anywhere in Australia throughout the pandemic.
Covid in Australia: Victoria records 1749 new local cases, 11 deaths
About 88.5 per cent of Victorians above 16yo have received one Covid-19 vaccination.
Melbourne embraced zero-Covid... now it remains isolated
OPINION: Melbourne is sharing alarming similarities with Orwell's Oceania.
1612 new cases, 8 deaths in Victoria as Covid surges in Melbourne
It comes after the state recorded its second-highest day of new cases yesterday.
'People will die': Grim warning as Victoria's reopening plan is criticised
There are growing fears Victoria's reopening plan could prove disastrous.
Lucky pup flies in style with business class seat to Italy
One unlikely passenger enjoys a flight from Melbourne to Italy in true style.
'Incredibly frightening': 24yo Aussie Covid survivor describes 18-month ordeal
'You don't have to be on a ventilator to have your life turned upside down.'
Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1220 new cases
Melbourne will earn the title of the world's most locked down city on Tuesday
Grim record: 1488 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in Victoria, NSW 813 new cases
Victoria has set a new record of daily coronavirus cases today.
Covid in Australia: Victoria mandates vaccines for essential workers as outbreak grows
The announcement followed the recording of 1143 new local cases in the state.
Perth on edge after inconclusive Covid test from border breach
Restaurateur accused of sneaking across state borders to attend a major sporting event.
Aus outbreaks: Vic infections spike, surpassing NSW; Qld on edge as new cases emerge
Eighty-three per cent of active cases in Victoria are people under the age of 50.
Covid in Australia: NSW, Victoria prepare to ease lockdown restrictions
Both NSW and Victoria plan to ease restrictions once vaccination targets are met.
Aussie outbreaks: Victoria's worst day, NSW looks to ease restrictions
Case numbers in Victoria may soon surpass those seen in NSW.
Cup-winning Kiwi to be immortalised in town's main street
Council stumps up $155,000 for bronze casting, community to raise money for plinth.
Covid: Victoria cases 'going to 1000', outbreak in NSW grows by 1043
Experts warn the outbreak in Victoria shows no signs of slowing down.
'Where's everyone?': Protesters abandoned as Melbourne's fourth day of mayhem fizzes out
Organisers of protests that have hijacked the city since Monday stayed away.
Victoria sees its worst day of pandemic, NSW eyes early lockdown exit
Victoria's spike in cases comes as chaotic anti-lockdown protests continue.
Revealed: Detail that prevented disaster in Melbourne quake
Historic earthquake triggered sweeping evacuations of office buildings in Melbourne.
Melbourne anti-lockdown protests: Police arrest demonstrators at war memorial
Police have arrested dozens of protesters who massed at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
Shocking scenes in quake-hit Melbourne as police confront protesters
Heavily armed police have blanketed Melbourne, cracking down on protesters.
Watch: 'Holy s***' - TV hosts rocked by Melbourne earthquake
Shocking footage shows ABC hosts bracing as the Melbourne earthquake hits their studio.
'Every day': Melbourne protesters threaten chaos with lockdown march
Protesters are vowing to keep marching, with police warning they will crack down.
Melbourne chaos: City erupts in violent anti-lockdown protests for second day
Riot police fire rubber bullets after demonstrators pelt them with bottles and flares.
Melbourne braces for more protests as Covid cases hit new record
Anti-lockdown protesters are planning another 'freedom rally' in the CBD today.
How Auckland's lockdown compares to Sydney and Melbourne
Auckland is on day 34 of lockdown, while Sydney is in its 86th and Melbourne its 46th.
NSW outbreak may have peaked, Victoria reveals lockdown exit plan
Both states are looking to end their lockdowns once vaccination targets are reached.
Aussie outbreaks: 1331 cases in NSW, 535 in Victoria, new case in Queensland
Police in Sydney in Melbourne are out in force to disperse anti-lockdown protesters.
Melbourne tradies' bizarre protest over smoko room ban
Melbourne tradies have taken to the streets for smoko.
NSW records 1351 cases, 12 deaths; Victoria police prepare for anti-lockdown protest as outbreak grows
Both states are looking to ease lockdown restrictions despite high infection rates.
Aus outbreaks: NSW reports 1259 cases, 12 deaths; Vic city back in lockdown
Ballarat, in Victoria's Central Highlands, will go back into lockdown at midnight.
'Huge risk' in NSW's reopening plan, Victoria sees worst day of outbreak
Of the active cases across Victoria, 85 per cent are under the age of 50.