Victorian Housing Tower COVID-19 Lockdown Reaches Settlement

Victorian Housing Tower COVID-19 Lockdown Reaches Settlement
A general view of the Public Housing tower in Alfred Street North Melbourne on July 11, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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Thousands of residents forced into a sudden COVID-19 lockdown in public housing towers in Melbourne in 2020 are eligible for $5 million (US3.3 million) in compensation.

The Victorian Government settled a class action over measures intended to stop an outbreak of the virus in nine towers at the height of the second wave.

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