Benjamin Preiss
Brisbane Times
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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‘The worst I’ve seen’: Country towns recording rises in homelessness
Regional Australia is experiencing rising homelessness as rents skyrocket, vacancy rates plummet and people on low incomes find themselves unable to afford a home. → Read More
Strict new airport biosecurity screening for foot and mouth could begin today
International passengers arriving in Australia could be compelled to hand over their shoes or walk over sanitation mats. → Read More
Victoria becomes election-decider as Labor gains and Liberals lose heartlands
Senior Victorian Liberal figures were at risk of losing their seats on Saturday night as Labor gained ground in the state for the third election in a row. → Read More
They were told to stay home, but these Ukrainian Australians are going to war
“Seeing children armed ... doesn’t sit right with me,” Nick Janiw says. “I don’t think children should die when there are able-bodied, capable men.” → Read More
Beware the crumbling cliffs of the Great Ocean Road
Huge cracks run wide and deep, threatening to send massive sheets of rock and sediment cascading onto the beaches below. → Read More
The rise of the reducers: Why some of us are putting less meat on our plates
New research has found that a growing number of Australians are making a conscious effort to reduce their consumption of meat for health and environmental reasons. → Read More
Bells Beach loses historic Easter Rip Curl Pro surfing slot to NSW
The future of Australia’s most prominent surf contest looks uncertain with Newcastle seeking to seize the prized surfing competition for 2021. → Read More
'You must stay in your state': Victoria shuts out Sydney, sends police to border
Premier Daniel Andrews said New South Wales' reluctance to enforce mask-wearing and tough restrictions made his decision to set up border checkpoints unavoidable. → Read More
Seafood cheaper but staples will cost more this Christmas
Overseas labour shortages are set to drive up the price of summer vegetables, stone fruit, apples, pears and grapes, while China’s blocking of a growing list of exports have made locally caught lobster far more affordable than last year. → Read More
Victoria closes border for first time in pandemic as opposition calls for ADF
Premier Daniel Andrews said the 'hard but necessary' decision would help enforce South Australia's six-day lockdown as the opposition called it a waste of police resources. → Read More
'It's not good news': Victorian timber exports to China halted
Victorian Premier puts the onus for dealing with the trade rift with China on the federal government after Chinese authorities suspended timber exports from Victoria. → Read More
City's 5km limit could go to 20km, with models being run 'as we speak'
Bolstered by increased ADF presence in Melbourne's 'ring of steel', an outbreak in Shepparton will likely not prevent regional Victoria from significantly easing restrictions on Sunday. → Read More
Safe for NSW to open up to regional Victoria, experts say
Two leading epidemiologists say it is time to allow residents of regional Victoria to travel interstate, despite Melbourne remaining in COVID-19 lockdown. → Read More
NSW could open border to regional Victorians but not 'Melbourne-ites'
Premier Gladys Berejiklian doesn't want border checkpoints in place 'for a day longer than we need' after 14-day average in regional Victoria fell to 1.6 cases. → Read More
New data reveals workplaces with most COVID-19 infections as active cases drop
Abattoirs and warehouses are the workplaces with the most COVID-19 cases, but aged care, healthcare and schools remain the major places for transmission in Victoria. → Read More
'We are not immune': Empathy call as cases rise in regional Victoria
Infections are slowly spreading beyond Melbourne's borders and the chief of one regional health service is calling for compassion and calm. → Read More
Victoria records fifth death as confirmed COVID-19 cases top 1000
A woman in her 70s has died in Victoria from COVID-19, bringing the national death toll to 22. She is the fifth person to die from the virus in Victoria. → Read More
Tutorial company signs up African migrants with ruthless sales tactics
A company operating under several names has used aggressive sales tactics to convince migrant families to sign up to expensive but unhelpful online products. → Read More
'This thing is in trouble': future of Alcoa's energy-hungry smelter looks bleak
The fate of Alcoa's aluminium smelter in Victoria's west is under a cloud, threatening the jobs of hundreds of workers and major disruption to the power grid, as the US giant Alcoa considers shuttering or selling its worst-performing operations. → Read More
Hotter oceans, wilder weather, less ice: the IPCC upgrades projections to catastrophic
Without action, sea levels will be 1.1 metres higher by the end of the century, and five metres higher by 2300. → Read More