The last tenant of a public housing estate in Port Melbourne has been evicted by police.

Margaret Kelly, 68, had vowed to stay in her home at Barak Beacon after it was slated for redevelopment by the state government.

But her fight came to an end this morning, with police escorting her from her home of more than 25 years.

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There are 89 units featured within the public housing estate, which was first built to house migrants and refugees after World War II.

More recently it became a home to renters and buyers alike.

Kelly believes public housing is no longer safe.

This community has been torn apart. There are people all over the place," she said.

"I think it's an immoral disgusting policy.

"Moving for me is the most difficult thing I can do. I am so confused at the moment."

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The state government says it plans to lease the site to a project group that will build and ultimately manage a mix of up to 300 social and affordable private dwellings, which is expected to be completed in 2025.

"We understand that moving home can be a challenging time, and that is why renters who are relocating have the full support of the dedicated team at Homes Victoria," a spokesperson said.

"If she chooses to, Margaret will have priority access to return to one of the newly constructed homes at Barak Beacon once the redevelopment is complete.

"We are revitalising Barak Beacon through a ground lease model – under this model, we will lease land at the site to a project group. The public land will not be sold."

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Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has been named as the funder of legal action against Telstra over its COVID-19 vaccination policy.

The class action was discontinued after Palmer decided to stop funding the action, according to Federal Court documents.

The employment of one applicant Jodi Wruck was terminated as she refused a direction to be vaccinated in line with Telstra's policy introduced in about September 2021.

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It required employees who had regular contact with customers, the public or other employees to have their first vaccination by October 2021 and their second by the following month.

Federal Court Justice Bernard Murphy directed solicitors provide a copy of the funding agreement – which identified Palmer as the funder – to the court after they applied to discontinue the action.

Alexander Law principal Sameh Iskander said the funder asked the agreement be treated as confidential, saying "his name is synonymous with great wealth and other political ideologies throughout the country".

"By revealing the name of the funder, it ultimately invokes a mindset of an endless pecuniary 'war chest' and other types of conspiracies, connotations and prejudices, which may be prejudicial for the applicants' cause of action should it continue."

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But Murphy did not accept the submission.

"The notoriety of the funder's great wealth had little significance when the funding limit was relatively modest, and any political ideologies he holds are irrelevant," he said in a judgment published this week.

"Class actions often involve very large claims, impact broad classes of people, and (as in this case) relate to questions of significant public interest.

"In such cases, the need for transparency and open justice is heightened."

Murphy agreed to the discontinuance saying efforts to find another way to fund proceedings were unsuccessful.

"A large and complex case like this cannot proceed without substantial funding, whether that be by way of lawyers providing no win-no fee services, third-party litigation funding, a group costs order, or the applicants and group members agreeing to share the costs."

While four group members had objected to the discontinuance, none said they were prepared to continue with the case.

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Two prison officers have recounted their terror after they were viciously set upon by a woman jailed for beheading her own mother.

A 24-year-old female corrections officer experienced the full force of Jessica Camilleri's outburst in August 2021 during a routine room inspection in a specialist unit at Sydney's Silverwater prison.

The victim choked back tears as she delivered her victim impact statement in court on Friday recounting how the inmate "latched onto her hair causing excruciating pain".

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"When I went back to the office, I had people point out a bald patch of hair on the left of my scalp," she said.

"Each hair strand had follicles attached to them which was evidently pulled with force."

Two years on, the trauma remains with the young corrections officer who continues to experience the pain and ongoing sadness from the attack where she would cry at work and during moments alone.

"Returning to the unit of the attack reminds me of the assault and of the sweaty palms and clammy hands."

"I find myself experiencing and reliving the events from August 14 – memories which I believe will remain with me for the rest of my life."

Two months after the attack of the first officer, Camilleri again set upon another officer, this time a 21-year-old asked to handcuff her so she could be transported to another section of the facility.

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Body-worn footage played to Downing Centre District Court showed the moment the inmate jumped onto the officer, grabbing a fistful of her hair, before another officer jumped in to push Camilleri away.

The victim is still undergoing psychological treatment two years on, telling of the post traumatic stress disorder and vivid nightmares that transport her back to the moment of the attack.

"While I continue to physically endure pain and discomfort, the psychological toll is what weighs heaviest on me," she told the court.

"It has shattered my sense of safety."

The officer, who is a practising Sikh, also told of the toll the attack had on her faith.

"Uncut hair is one of the most integral parts of my religion. The attack was a breach of my own religious belief."

The 29-year-old inmate pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a corrections officer.

It was not the first time the assaults had happened in jail, with the court hearing of two other assaults involving Camilleri.

She was imprisoned in March 2021 after being found guilty of manslaughter for stabbing her mother, cutting off her head and removing her eyes in July 2019, but successfully reduced her sentence in May on appeal.

Camilleri has been diagnosed with a myriad of mental health conditions, including poor anger control, impulsive behaviour, anxiety, panic disorder and intermittent explosive disorder.

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