Heartbroken families have described the grief and anguish they have experienced in the aftermath of the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. In a victim impact statement, Steven Trimbos apologised to his late parents Ilias and Hrisoula, who both died after contracting ...

Managers who ran St. Basil’s nursing home in Melbourne have asked to be excused from giving evidence following weeks of accusations that they were negligent. Vicki Kos and Kon Kontis were both in charge of the Fawkner nursing home when ...

Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton signed off on furloughing staff at St Basil’s despite being unaware of an inadequate surge workforce, an inquest has heard. During Melbourne's second wave of COVID-19, 50 residents died inside the Greek facility after ...

The daughter of two St Basil’s residents has painted a harrowing picture of the conditions that her parents lived in before they died from COVID-19. Branka Lyons told the coroners court that her father, Jakov Pucar, 90, was a “breathing ...