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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of Police and protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot police are seen running towards protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen filming police as they depart the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors surrounded by police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of Police surrounding protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of Police surrounding protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen running towards protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A heavy armed vehicle is seen outside the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A riot police officer is seen on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police follow a group of protestors after clashing at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen blocking an entrance to the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen as Riot Police demand them to move at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen dispersing protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen as Riot Police demand them to move at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen confronted by Riot Police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A protestor is seen being taken away by police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A protestor is seen being taken away by police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A protestor is taken away by police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors as a man waves the Australian flag on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors as a man waves the Australian flag on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Police are seen enclosing an area to cordon of protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Police are seen enclosing an area to cordon of protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors on the steps at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors on the steps at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors on the steps at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A man is seen being escorted away by Police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A protestors is seen being escorted away by Police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Police are seen moving past the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen filming Riot Police as they flee the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of Police surrounding protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot police are seen blocking a road on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot Police are seen on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance as they move protestors away from the area on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen fleeing as Riot Police begin to approach protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Protestors are seen confronted by Riot Police at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Riot police are seen enclosing an area to cordon of protestors at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of protestors on the steps at the Shrine of Remembrance on September 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Protests started on Monday over new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers but  turned into larger and at times violent demonstrations against lockdown restrictions in general. Melbourne is currently subject to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: A Lone man walks through a usually busy thoroughfare in the central business district on April 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Federal Government has closed all non-essential business and implemented strict social distancing rules, while public gatherings are now limited to two people. New South Wales and Victoria have enacted additional lockdown measures to allow police the power to fine people who breach the two-person outdoor gathering limit or leave their homes without a reasonable excuse. Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have all closed their borders to non-essential travellers and international arrivals into Australia are being sent to mandatory quarantine in hotels for 14 days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: Outside the entrance of a National Australia Bank (NAB) building in Docklands with a sign reading 'Business Critical location' on April 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Federal Government has closed all non-essential business and implemented strict social distancing rules, while public gatherings are now limited to two people. New South Wales and Victoria have enacted additional lockdown measures to allow police the power to fine people who breach the two-person outdoor gathering limit or leave their homes without a reasonable excuse. Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have all closed their borders to non-essential travellers and international arrivals into Australia are being sent to mandatory quarantine in hotels for 14 days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: A lone man crosses the usually busy now empty Flinders Street on April 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Federal Government has closed all non-essential business and implemented strict social distancing rules, while public gatherings are now limited to two people. New South Wales and Victoria have enacted additional lockdown measures to allow police the power to fine people who breach the two-person outdoor gathering limit or leave their homes without a reasonable excuse. Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have all closed their borders to non-essential travellers and international arrivals into Australia are being sent to mandatory quarantine in hotels for 14 days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr poses for a portrait on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut sprays sanitizer on play equipment at a Playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from France Julien formally a member of the French Army who came to Australia to work as a chef found himself unemployed and unable to access Jobseeker due to his immigration status, he took on the role to not only maintain an income but to help the community, he says "I love Australia and Melbourne, if I can help at this time I am to do so" . COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut sprays sanitizer on play equipment at a Playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from France Julien formally a member of the French Army who came to Australia to work as a chef found himself unemployed and unable to access Jobseeker due to his immigration status, he took on the role to not only maintain an income but to help the community, he says "I love Australia and Melbourne, if I can help at this time I am to do so" . COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr collects rubbish of a pathway on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr sanitizing play equipment at a playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr collects street side rubbish in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut poses for a portrait on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from France Julien formally a member of the French Army who came to Australia to work as a chef found himself unemployed and unable to access Jobseeker due to his immigration status, he took on the role to not only maintain an income but to help the community, he says "I love Australia and Melbourne, if I can help at this time I am to do so" . COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr collects street side rubbish in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut poses for a portrait on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from France Julien formally a member of the French Army who came to Australia to work as a chef found himself unemployed and unable to access Jobseeker due to his immigration status, he took on the role to not only maintain an income but to help the community, he says "I love Australia and Melbourne, if I can help at this time I am to do so" . COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut sprays sanitizer on a railing in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from France Julien formally a member of the French Army who came to Australia to work as a chef found himself unemployed and unable to access Jobseeker due to his immigration status, he took on the role to not only maintain an income but to help the community, he says "I love Australia and Melbourne, if I can help at this time I am to do so" . COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Former tour guide Paul Guley cleans play sanitizes play equipment at a childrens playground on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Paul Guley was a former tour guide previously worked with a tour operator taking predominantly international tourist, as a result of International travel restrictions he was without work. He finds his new employment "enjoyable as it provides a community service and an opportunity to still stay fit". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Adhar Bol from South Sudan sanitizes a soccer goal post on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Adhar Bol aged 26 is studying Legal Studies was due to commence his placement at a correctional facility working with the youth but due to Covid-19 restrictions is unable to. He says "I don't want to claim jobseeker, i enjoy working, I would rather do this work than stay at home and do nothing" also stating that he enjoys providing this service to the community. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: A lone man sits on the Red Stair Amphitheatre as a lone cyclists ride by on the usual busy promenade on April 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Federal Government has closed all non-essential business and implemented strict social distancing rules, while public gatherings are now limited to two people. New South Wales and Victoria have enacted additional lockdown measures to allow police the power to fine people who breach the two-person outdoor gathering limit or leave their homes without a reasonable excuse. Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have all closed their borders to non-essential travellers and international arrivals into Australia are being sent to mandatory quarantine in hotels for 14 days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr poses for a portrait on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr (center right) sanitizes play equipment alongside her COVID-19 Cleansing Team on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr poses for a portrait on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: A COVID-19 Cleansing Team cleans bike racks as they walk past a COVID-19 Clinic in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: COVID-19 Cleansing Team sanitizing a street post as they walk through the streets of Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: A general view of COVID-19 Cleansing Team as they walk through a park in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr collects rubbish at a park on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: A general view of COVID-19 Cleansing Team as they walk through a park in Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr puts her hat on after the COVID-19 Cleansing Team takes a break short break on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: COVID-19 Cleansing Team approach a playground to sanitize equipment as young children look on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr sanitizing play equipment at a playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr sanitizing play equipment at a playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Julien Battut (left) leads his COVID-19 Cleansing Team through the streets of Port Melbourne on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Former tour guide Paul Guley cleans a railing outside a sports Oval on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Paul Guley was a former tour guide previously worked with a tour operator taking predominantly international tourist, as a result of International travel restrictions he was without work. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Paul Guley sanitizes a bin outside the Garden City shopping strip in Port Melbourne on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A cleansing team sanitize park benches along the foreshore at Port Melbourne beach on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A cleansing team sanitize park benches and BBQ equipment along the foreshore at Port Melbourne beach on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Naveen John Thomas sanitizes a set of swings on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Naveen John Thomas an international student from India had just completed his masters in Architecture, he had just begun working at a residential Architecture practice before their work had stopped, as he is ineligible for Jobseeker he has chosen to take a role in the COVID-19 Cleansing Team. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Naveen John Thomas sanitizes a set of swings on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Naveen John Thomas an international student from India had just completed his masters in Architecture, he had just begun working at a residential Architecture practice before their work had stopped, as he is ineligible for Jobseeker he has chosen to take a role in the COVID-19 Cleansing Team. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A cleansing team sanitize park benches along the foreshore at Port Melbourne beach on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A COVID-19 Cleansing Team member sprays sanitizer on a park bench on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Former tour guide Paul Guley holds a morning briefing with COVID-19 Cleansing Team on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Helmut Prieto cleans playground equipment on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A cleansing team sanitize  playground equipment in the suburb of Port Melbourneon May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Paul Guley (left) and Julien Battut (right) discuss the routes their respective cleansing team will take on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Priscilla Fonseca an international student from Brazil cleans playground equipment on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Adhar Bol from originally South Sudan poses for a portait on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Adhar Bol aged 26 is studying Legal Studies was due to commence his placement at a correctional facility working with the youth but due to Covid-19 restrictions is unable to. He says "I don't want to claim jobseeker, i enjoy working, I would rather do this work than stay at home and do nothing". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Adhar Bol from originally South Sudan poses for a portait on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Adhar Bol aged 26 is studying Legal Studies was due to commence his placement at a correctional facility working with the youth but due to Covid-19 restrictions is unable to. He says "I don't want to claim jobseeker, i enjoy working, I would rather do this work than stay at home and do nothing". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Adhar Bol originally from South Sudan cleans a railing on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Adhar Bol aged 26 is studying Legal Studies was due to commence his placement at a correctional facility working with the youth but due to Covid-19 restrictions is unable to. He says "I don't want to claim jobseeker, i enjoy working, I would rather do this work than stay at home and do nothing". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Suzanne Kerr (center) sanitizing play equipment at a playground on May 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Suzanne Kerr aged 45 was unable to claim Jobseeker as she fell one month short of eligibility. She a resident in the country town of Mansfield, she commutes back home by bus on the weekend while she works five days a week as part of the Sanitization team while staying overnight at a hostel. She says "I don't see it as a big deal, I have to do what I need to do to get by, there is no work in the country". She feels that those unable to find work need to look at all options and maybe get out of there comfort zone "It's not fantastic but sometimes it's a good thing to be outside your comfort zone but don't give up there is hope". COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A general view of COVID-19 Cleansing Teams Sanitizing a playground on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Helmut Prieto from Colombia sanitizes a public shower on the shore of Port Melbourne beach on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A cleansing team sanitize playground equipment in the City of Port Phillip on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Paul Guley refills a bottle of sanitizer on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The sanitizer is eco friendly. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Adhar Bol (right) originally from South Sudan cleans play equipment on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Priscilla Fonseca an international student from Brazil cleans a set of swings at a playground on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Julien Battut (centre) and Adhar Bol (right) discuss the planned cleaning route their teams will be taking throughout the day on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A COVID-19 Cleansing Team sanitize door knobs of stores along bay road in Port Melbourne on May 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. COVID-19 cleansing teams have been dispatched throughout Victoria as part of an initiative funded by the state government. The Working for Victoria initiative was set up to re-employ those unemployed or unable to find work during the COVID-19 outbreak. With thousands of displaced workers ineligible for government financial support, hundreds of unemployed workers have taken up the opportunity to join the COVID-19 cleansing teams who have been tasked with disinfecting and cleansing council amenities. Displaced workers varying from international students, workers in the hospitality and tourism industry to locals unable to find work walk over 15km a day tasked with disinfecting and cleansing everything from park benches, light-poles, playgrounds, traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons and railings among other everyday council amenities in an effort to keep coronavirus transmissions down. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Members of the media talks photos and footage of the doors closing at the Myer Bourke Street department store on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: A staff member walks out of the store after the Myer Bourke Street Store shut it's doors on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: A staff member walks out of the store after the Myer Bourke Street Store shut it's doors on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: A security guard presses the button to close the doors of the Myer Bourke Street department store on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: An empty street scene outside the Myer Bourke Street department store on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Customers wearing face masks walk out of the Myer Bourke Street department store on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian department store announced it would be temporarily shutting down all Australian stores due to COVID-19 from Sunday until at least 27 April 2020. Around 10,000 staff will be stood down without pay during that time. Myer's closure comes as many other well known stores shut down as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and new social distancing measures take a toll on the retail industry. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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