Melbourne lockdown extended for another seven days

Yesterday, it was announced that two of Melbourne’s most concerning cases of COVID-19 were false positives causing Victoria’s overall case numbers to go backwards. Despite the announcement, the news has not impacted the timeline of Victoria’s lockdown, which is set to last until next week. The health advice for Victoria still required a lockdown, Acting…

Victoria To Introduce Controversial Electric Vehicle Tax

Victoria will become the first state in Australia to tax electric vehicle drivers after the controversial legislation passed through parliament. Earlier this week, Victoria’s Legislative Assembly debated the merits of the ‘Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Bill 2021’, more commonly known as the EV tax. The Andrews government’s electric vehicle tax passed without…

Bitcoin Rises Again After Elon Musk Tweet

Elon Musk’s recent tweet about “promising” developments on clean energy crypto mining ignited a surge in Bitcoin overnight. According to CoinMarketCap, by 8:00am AEST, Bitcoin’s price had jumped 15 per cent in a 24-hour period – pushing US $39,100. After a week of chaos where billions of dollars were wiped off the value of the…

Eurovision 2021: All the highlights

Saturday marked the triumphant return of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest after being postponed last year due to COVID-19. This year the contest was held in the Netherlands’ Rotterdam Ahoy arena in front of a live audience of 3,500 fans. The 2021 winner was Italy’s leather-dressed rock band, Måneskin, with their single ‘Zitti E Buoni’.…