Leonie Thorne
Victoria ends coronavirus hotel quarantine exemption for international airline crews
International airline crew members arriving in Victoria are now required to enter mandatory hotel quarantine, ending an exemption experts had described as...
Victorians receive conflicting advice from health authorities after returning from NSW
Victorian health authorities have clarified their messaging on coronavirus rules, after people who arrived in the state from New South Wales were...
Border closure chaos as Victoria stops entry to those from NSW’s ‘red zone’
Victoria’s flurry of changes to border restrictions has left many residents feeling frustrated or unsure. Victoria has closed its border to anyone...
Victoria’s big step to shed light on racist past
Victoria will establish Australia’s first formal truth-telling process for Aboriginal Victorians in a “historic” move some community members have waited decades for....
China’s fake-fur coat craze driving up crossbred wool prices for Australian farmers
Lamb producers in Australia are seeing record prices for crossbred wool, partly driven by a trend for fake fur coats made in...
How a 30-year-old Holden Commodore fetched $340,000 at auction
How much would you spend on a 30-year-old Holden Commodore? $3000? $30,000? How about $300,000? The idea of old Holdens fetching as...
Rats descending on Adelaide homes, businesses after ‘bumper breeding season’
A culmination of weather conditions in Adelaide has seen a “plague” of rats hitting homes and shops in the city, with pest...
Birds of a feather roll together: Melbourne-made chicken wheelchair is something to crow about
An injured rooster in the United States is learning to walk again with the help of a Melbourne-made wheelchair and a kind...
Stuck koala makes international headlines after hitching canoe ride to safety
The plight of a koala that hitched a canoe ride to safety after being stranded on a gum tree in the Murray...