Follow The Age - Victoria News, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-age-d-victoria-news Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:13:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqq-bc8aMo7FylmFkX7M1Jw Thousands of people became Australians on Wednesday, including Marvin Elliott who’s proud to say he’s “not just an English dad, now I’m an Australian dad too”.]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 08:06:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqq-bc8aMo7FylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrrUw7JcTcApMCejEQ2Mq9rY Every day we don’t utilise a part of the health system that could be working, we condemn patients to pain and worsen our backlog.]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:37:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrrUw7JcTcApMCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqRrTM59c_P7eT5HJgy6HUf Temperatures are forecast to reach 35 degrees early on Wednesday afternoon, offering little reprieve to those wanting to celebrate Australia Day outdoors. ]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 03:09:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqRrTM59c_P7eT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrr7F97UJqUu2aCY3L745TL_ Research from the University of Melbourne shows Victorians limited their movements to levels seen only under stage-four restrictions in December and January as COVID-19 infections rose to new heights.]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:10:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrr7F97UJqUu2aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqRNWXvmGEg4-zdsCmHakzH The statue near St Kilda beach was defaced and papered with flyers calling for the abolition of Australia Day celebrations.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:50:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqRNWXvmGEg4-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrquF4I7RCRJUnn9ye8UNv30 A generational divide has emerged on Australia’s national day, with most young people shunning celebrations. But some are clinging on.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrquF4I7RCRJUnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrpTWu9tgEN7m6CY3L745TL_ Readers give their views on the meaning of Australia Day.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrpTWu9tgEN7m6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro2_AvvWsfdkuzdsCmHakzH Janet MacFadyen’s custom-made quilts have helped countless victims of natural disasters and domestic violence. Now she has been awarded an Australia Day honour for her efforts.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro2_AvvWsfdkuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro2_AvvWsfdkl1cWWor9YPv A tango-dancing State Emergency Services volunteer has been recognised in the 2022 Australia Day honours.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro2_AvvWsfdkl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZroTVr711xbiEcb1naedg1wr Research shows that when the state government opted against imposing a lockdown as infections rose in December and January, Victorians took matters into their own hands.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:18:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZroTVr711xbiEcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZroTVr711xbiEXn9ye8UNv30 New research suggests the birds are being exposed to rat poison via accidental or deliberate poisoning of prey species such as possums.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:17:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZroTVr711xbiEXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro6h7ytENeTCilmFkX7M1Jw From healing ceremonies to a family-friendly drone show, free public concerts and a 21-gun salute, we detail what’s on this Australia Day.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 07:44:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZro6h7ytENeTCilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVaCY3L745TL_ The City of Melbourne and business groups are pushing for workers to return to city offices from next month, although the state government has given no signs of changing its work from home recommendation.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:42:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVSlmFkX7M1Jw Victoria’s lifesavers have treated the same number of people for jellyfish stings in the past five weeks as they did over the entire previous financial year.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:40:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVeT5HJgy6HUf Police have charged 40-year-old Prabhal (Raj) Sharma with two counts of murder.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:34:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrobTYZMKCAFVeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrry2BJAS0IMdaCY3L745TL_ Tuesday marked two years since Australia recorded its first case of COVID-19 involving a man from Wuhan who had flown to Melbourne from Guandong on January 19, 2020. ]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:18:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrry2BJAS0IMdaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqUt6V43bBR4cb1naedg1wr Yet again the issue of Australia becoming a republic is in the public arena. Readers give their views.]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqUt6V43bBR4cb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrq0svZX0QJnLezdsCmHakzH This was farewell to Alex de Minaur for another year and a big, eye-opening hello to the talents of Jannik Skinner.]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:37:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrq0svZX0QJnLezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrq43k0PGKSaPJs0ohxaO6Yr Victoria Police have arrested and charged two men with offences including impersonating an officer.]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:35:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrq43k0PGKSaPJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqwys0fdhdQAXn9ye8UNv30 Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle drive into the police cars that were blocking the exit ramp at the Westfield Airport West shopping centre last Thursday. ]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:52:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UEDLTH6sZrqwys0fdhdQAXn9ye8UNv30