In today’s news bulletin –
Victorian M-P Adem Somyurek resigns from the Labor Party, after allegations of branch-stacking are revealed. Mr Somyurek has since denied these claims. The allegations were made in an exclusive coverage by Nine’ 60 Minutes and The Age that also shared a video from Labor party’s Tarneit branch meeting where a former ALP member Jasvinder Sidhu was allegedly punched in the head after about 100 people stormed into this meeting in February 2020. This gathering was also attended by some prominent members of the Indian community living in Melbourne.
Another Melbourne Black Lives Matter protester tests positive to COVID-19.
And, the prime minister outlines some of the new projects the government will help fund to revive the economy as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
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