Settling with businesses that claimed the Victorian government was responsible for damage caused by COVID-19 lockdowns avoids a trial ahead of the state election.
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Government to pay $125m for COVID business settlement

Taxpayers will be slugged $125 million to settle a class action brought by businesses impacted by one of the world's longest lockdowns.
In March 2020, the streets of Victoria grew quiet.  Store shelves emptied, schools closed, and families watched daily ...
Tearful families slammed the decision as “a joke” and demanded the home be held responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.
Victoria's paramedics union has blamed Ambulance Victoria management for covering up a funeral gathering it hosted in September 2021 during stage four COVID-19 restrictions. The union has pushed back ...