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‘Changing the justice system’: Victorian Liberal Brad Battin goes from tough on crime to keeping people out of jail

Exclusive: former police officer says those who commit low-level crimes should not be in prisons

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023

Van driver was carrying 20 bin bags filled with cannabis

'Odd job man' said he was being paid to dispose of 'waste material' from farm after being pulled over

Liverpool Echo · Feb 8, 2023

Dread, exhaustion and rising helplessness: inside the burnout among Australia’s psychologists

The fallout from the pandemic-fuelled mental health epidemic on the people tasked with helping the rest of us is widespread, and growing

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023

Discontent in Melbourne’s west is seeing Labor’s rivals getting ready to shake the party’s stronghold

Liberal and independent candidates are united in accusing the government of neglecting the region and its infrastructure

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2022

Melbourne’s eastern suburbs are ground zero in battle for Liberal party’s future

Hawthorn and Kew seen as vital seats for the Victorian Liberals, still reeling from their federal election rout

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2022

Victorian Greens say 30% of homes in new developments should be cheaper for first-time buyers

Party to announce election policy to build 200,000 affordable and public homes and reintroduce social housing levy on developers

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Bar on the house: Melbourne venue’s owners giving it away for free

Hard Rubbish’s three proprietors want to give their bar to a local – and are letting their customers have a say

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

A year since fleeing Kabul: ‘Now my children can grow up in peace’

The withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan a year ago led to desperate scenes as refugees tried to escape the Taliban. One man tells his family’s story

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2022

‘Not honest’: new health minister dismisses Coalition election claim that bulk billing had hit 88%

Exclusive: ‘Primary care is in its worst shape since Medicare began,’ Mark Butler says amid taskforce review of Medicare system

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2022

The integrity push that’s driving a confidence boost for the Victorian Greens

Samatha Ratnam says a series of scandals has sparked a new discourse among voters

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022