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Morning Mail: voters want power bill help, Kohli in hotel security breach, a taxing question for Plibersek

In today’s newsletter: a survey finds more than two-thirds of respondents want the government to intervene in energy market; Tanya Plibersek says she’d ditch tax cuts; and a flood rescue support package will be announced

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While Gina Rinehart's out, Netball Australia fills $15 million hole with Visit Victoria sponsorship

Netball Australia has managed to secure a major sponsorship deal with a tourism company backed by state government funding just over a week after Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting pulled its support. So what does this mean for the sport?

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Victoria to sponsor Australian Diamonds netball team after Hancock Prospecting exit

Daniel Andrews says $15m government deal will encourage grassroots participation as well as promote tourism in the state

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Vic govt throws Netball Aust $15m lifeline

Netball Australia has inked a $15 million deal with the Victorian government, with the Diamonds to wear the Visit Victoria logo until mid-2027.

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Victorian public schools to get free lunches under opposition election pledge

The opt-in program would be implemented by the end of 2026 in an effort to ease cost of living pressures and support nutrition of students

The Guardian - AU

Airport link work starts, free lunch push

Work has started on Melbourne's airport rail link while the Victorian opposition announced school lunches would be free if they win the upcoming state election.

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The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier

He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?

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Victoria entering new COVID-19 wave as sub-variants emerge, chief health officer says

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Victoria is seeing the start of a COVID-19 wave due to new Omicron sub-variants. An epidemiologist says while it means people should be more aware of the virus now, there's no need to panic.

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'Best sporting venue in regional Australia' Kardinia Park to host closing ceremony for 2026 Commonwealth Games

The regional hub will see nearly $300 million in infrastructure funding to prepare it to host international athletes and the closing ceremony in four years time.

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Major parties big infrastructure promises

Labor and the coalition are sticking to their Victorian election themes of health and infrastructure spending as they try to curry favour with voters.

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Victorian election 2022: what you need to know ahead of voting on 26 November

Can Daniel Andrews win a third term as premier? Will teal independents repeat their federal success? And how, when and where can people in Victoria vote?

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Labor minister Jaala Pulford not contesting November state election

Jaala Pulford's exit will further reduce the number of experienced ministers in the Andrews government, after four ministers announced their departure in June.

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Vic opposition pitch $90b exports by 2035

The Victorian opposition will aim to hit $90 billion in exports by 2035 if elected, as new polling shows Labor remains on track for a crushing victory.

AAP

'Ditch Dan' probe won't crash Vic election

The outcome of an electoral commission investigation of the Victorian Liberal Party's "Ditch Dan" donation drive won't be known before the state election.

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Vic, NSW unite for border hospital upgrade

Facing elections, the Victorian and NSW governments have announced a $558 million redevelopment of a hospital bordering the two states.

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Perrottet and Andrews announce joint plan to overhaul Albury Base hospital

NSW premier says $550m project to boost health in border region is a ‘great example of co-operation across political lines’

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Victoria and NSW governments commit to $558m redevelopment of Albury Base Hospital

The New South Wales and Victorian governments have announced additional funding to deliver a $558 million redevelopment of Albury Base Hospital.

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End of 50-50 hospital funding deal with states to have ‘devastating’ impact, Australia’s peak bodies say

State health ministers had sought to extend pandemic arrangement on Covid-related costs to 2025

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Vic Labor ups ante on level crossings

A month out from polling day, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has committed to removing another 25 level crossing by 2030 under a re-elected Labor government.

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Non-govt Vic schools promised $700m boost

Victorian Labor is beating its election drum on education for a second successive day, promising $717 million for low-fee Catholic and independent schools.

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Labor's love lost: the tide is turning on private ownership of electricity grids

The promise by the Andrews government to reintroduce public enterprise to Victoria’s electricity industry, through a revived State Electricity Commission, is something of a shock.

AAP

Vic schools, kindies promised almost $1.6b

Victorian Labor has promised almost $1.6 billion for upgrades of government schools and kindergartens, as well as plans for 25 new schools, if re-elected.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria deserves praise for promising a rapid shift from coal to renewables. Now comes the hard part

Reliability and emissions reduction goals are technically achievable, but cost is a separate question. Governments should be careful what they promise

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Premiers trade barbs on Vic energy plan

An ex-Victorian premier has hit out at plans to bring back a government-owned energy operator he privatised in the 1990s amid economic turmoil.

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews plans to revive the State Electricity Commission. What will it mean for Victoria’s power?

A move to bring back the publicly owned SEC shows governments are not confident the private sector can decarbonise quickly enough, experts say

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