Thousands of residents forced into a sudden COVID-19 lockdown of public housing towers in Melbourne are set to collectively reap $5m in compensation. 7NEWS
The Victorian government has offered to settle a class action over measures intended to stop an outbreak of the virus in nine towers at the beginning of the state’s deadly second wave in 2020.
Community leader Barry Berih, who lives in the Alfred Street tower, said residents would discuss the offer but wanted an apology instead of a financial settlement. In a 2020 review, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass found the state government breached the human rights of residents by locking down the towers without notice and its timing did not follow health advice.
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