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Taxpayer-funded COVID-19 polling was justified: Andrews

Taxpayer-funded focus groups provided views on Premier Daniel Andrews and his government's handling of Victoria's second wave of COVID-19, documents show.

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Federal MP challenges Victoria over youth crime fix

A Victorian MP has urged the Albanese government to provide funding to help prevent the degrading treatment of children being held in youth detention.

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‘I’m not impaired’: Victoria’s parliament to debate drug driving in age of medicinal cannabis

Alice Davy was legally able to drive on other painkillers but now risks losing her licence on the school run

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North Richmond safe-injecting room to be made permanent, Daniel Andrews announces

Premier Daniel Andrews says he will work with local residents still opposed to the North Richmond supervised-injecting facility, which a review finds has saved dozens of lives.

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Melbourne's drug injecting centre to become permanent

A supervised drug injecting centre in inner Melbourne will become permanent after a three-and-a-half-year trial.

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Pressure mounts on Victoria to follow gambling reforms of NSW and Tasmania

At the height of her gambling addiction, Bree Hughes was visiting up to seven venues each day. She's joined a growing chorus of voices urging Victoria to put the brakes on poker machine losses in the state's most disadvantaged communities.

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Victoria set to ease bail laws for minor offenders

Minor offenders seeking bail in Victoria will no longer have to prove they don't pose a risk to the community

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Victorian bail law reforms to curtail reverse-onus test

The Victorian government has revealed details on proposed bail law reforms following damning findings into the death of an Indigenous woman in custody.

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Bendigo's $152m law precinct highlights 'disgraceful' state of regional courts, lawyers say

Bendigo's new $152m law complex is now open for business, but advocates say it's highlighting the problems with other regional courts that are run down and unsafe, particularly for domestic violence victims.

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Victoria tips $10m into mRNA vaccine workforce training

Victoria is pouring $10 million into training Australia's vaccine workforce, ahead of the southern hemisphere's first mRNA production site opening in 2024.

The New Daily

Victoria won't follow Qld on pill-testing site trial

Premier Daniel Andrews has ruled out Victoria embarking on a pill-testing trial after Queensland flagged plans to roll out a site within the next six months.

AAP

Under-fire Vic minister scores privileges committee job

Victorian parliament's privileges committee will feature Assistant Treasurer Danny Pearson, who apologised for an error over his stock shareholdings.

AAP

No medical info sharing opt-out as Vic govt stands firm

The Victorian government is refusing to budge on adding an opt-out clause to proposed medical information sharing laws in the face of mounting criticism.

AAP

Abuse survivors complain of being shut out of church hearing into former governor-general Peter Hollingworth

Victim-survivors of church abuse say they were not given the opportunity to attend an Anglican Church hearing which will decide whether former governor-general Peter Hollingworth is stripped of his holy orders.

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IBAC says former Labor minister Theo Theophanous 'improperly' lobbied for developer

IBAC finds Theo Theophanous lobbied on behalf of a Chinese-backed development consortium that donated to his daughter's election campaign.

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No blind trust order for Victoria minister shareholders

Victoria's assistant treasurer will move his bank shares into a blind trust after admitting it was an error to retain them ahead of a contract announcement.

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Victorian child protection cases to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment under landmark bill

Exclusive: Amendment will ‘stop the cycle of higher rates of Aboriginal child removal’, says childcare agency chief

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Long-awaited heart hospital to open in Australian first

Premier Daniel Andrews has toured Victoria's new $577 million dedicated heart hospital, defending the cost as an investment in the best research and treatment.

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A bronze North Face jacket? Daniel Andrews sized up for statue after 3,000 days as premier

Andrews insists he hasn’t given any thought to the milestone, which was dreamed up by Jeff Kennett. But he would be just the fifth Victorian leader to reach it

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Vic ramps up pressure for national criminal age change

Daniel Andrews says states and territories have one more chance at a consensus on raising the age of criminal responsibility before Victoria goes it alone.

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Daniel Andrews threatens to go it alone to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria

Youth justice source says the state has canvassed raising age of criminal responsibility to 12 or 14

AAP

Victorian children waiting longer for elective surgery

Victoria's latest health performance data shows children are waiting more than a year for non-urgent elective surgery.

The Conversation

News Corp's job cuts cast a shadow over the future of its newspapers

News Corporation is cutting its staff by 5% globally, including in Australia, after its news media division recorded a second-quarter earnings decline of 47%. The decision inevitably reopens questions about the future of the company’s newspapers, particularly once Rupert Murdoch is gone.

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Two Aussies still missing after Turkey earthquake

One Australian has been found safe in Turkey after a devastating earthquake but two nationals remain unaccounted for.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government must overhaul bail laws to create ‘meaningful’ change, legal groups say

Advocates concerned after Daniel Andrews suggested looking at offence types rather than scrapping controversial 2018 changes

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