Taxpayers will be slugged $125m after the state settled a class action from businesses over Covid lockdowns.

Class action settles after retailers argued state government should pay them for economic loss resulting from pandemic lockdown ...

It puts a full stop at the end of a dark chapter in Victoria’s history, but where are the key figures in the state’s management of the crisis now? Brett Sutton has worked to restore trust in science ...

Victoria’s Labor government had signalled it was expecting to spend $40 million defending the suit brought by more than 1000 ...

On Monday March 16, the ABC broadcast a story in its television bulletins on the Victorian government agreeing to a $125-million settlement with businesses shut down during the state's second wave of ...

About 16,000 businesses financially hit by 112 days of pandemic lockdowns have had a legal win, which also means former ...

Businesses affected by Victoria's Covid lockdowns will receive $125 million from taxpayers under a settlement agreed by the state government.

The Victorian taxpayer will be slugged a whopping $125m after the state government settled a court case with businesses forced to shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In March 2020, the streets of Victoria grew quiet.  Store shelves emptied, schools closed, and families watched daily ...