Iconic Australian artist Anthony Lister has been charged with rape
The famous 40-year-old Australian painter Anthony Lister, who was included in Complex Art and Design's list of most influential street artists of all time, has been charged with the rape of four women and will remain in prison for eight weeks while he awaits his trial. Lister has also been charged with possession of drugs and firearms, with the alleged rapes occurring between 2015 and 2018.
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COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford shows positive results
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A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has produced a promising immune response in a large, early-stage human trial, according to newly released data published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. The researchers are calling their experimental vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222)
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Australia to isolate 6.6 million people
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Australia will isolate 6.6 million people in the state of Victoria from the rest of the nation at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday, as authorities take drastic action to control a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Melbourne. The border between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), Australia's two most-populous states will be closed for the first time since the pandemic began, Victorian State Premier Daniel Andrews announced Monday
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Melbourne’s quarantine hotel scandal linked to coronavirus outbreak
According to the latest reports, Australian officials have launched a judicial inquiry amid allegations a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the state of Victoria was sparked by Stamford Plaza workers reportedly having sex with people under lockdown. Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews announced Thursday that the state government would provide $3 million to support the inquiry. He has previously linked cases to "an infection control breach in the hotel quarantine program."
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