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'Christmas grinch': public service cuts as wages soar

Top dogs have not escaped the wrath of more than 1000 public service job cuts, with a state desperate to rein in wages and debt.

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Donation law shake-up to skirt High Court challenge

Minor parties and independents will be able to draw down campaign funds from nominated bodies after a constitutional challenge on state political donation laws.

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'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

A firefighting drill delayed train services on the opening day of a major city's long-awaited underground line.

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Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say

Youth crime is never far from the public consciousness, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of “adult time for violent crime” has brought the issue back into sharp focus.

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Election history awaits as voters 'yearn for change'

Voters will soon start turning their minds to a state election contest with historic implications for the major parties, both led by glass-ceiling breakers.

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The Metro Tunnel will finally open after years of chaos – so what is the payoff for the Melbourne commuter?

With the West Gate Tunnel set to be complete within weeks, Labor hopes costs will be offset by commuter benefits before the next state election

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'Ruthless' state plan to capitalise on AI revolution

A state has hatched an plan to reap the economic benefits of the looming boom in artificial intelligence.

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Backflip on plans to charge pedestrians using underpass

Locals and tourists will no longer be charged for touching on and off between two connected CBD train stations as long as they don't board a train.

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Lidia Thorpe joins critics of ‘outrageous’ expansion of police search powers in Melbourne as premier defends move

Jacinta Allan says warrantless pat-down powers that last until May 2026 are consistent with Victoria police plan to be more visible

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Labor’s dominance continues in federal Newspoll, while Victorian Newspoll gives Coalition narrow lead

Labor’s two-party lead in the federal Newspoll increases to 58–42, as the Coalition and One Nation remain respectively at record lows and record highs. In Victoria, a Newspoll taken after Jess Wilson becomes Liberal leader gives the Coalition a 51–49 lead.

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One Nation’s surge continues in Redbridge poll, but Labor dominant

One Nation surges to a new record 18% in a federal Redbridge poll as the Coalition falls to 24%, but Labor dominates with 38%. In Victoria, the final poll of Brad Battin’s Liberal leadership had the Coalition narrowly ahead.

The Conversation

First test for Liberal leader as party fights 'optics'

A woman tasked with steering state Liberals out of a political mire denies egos will make it difficult to select who's in and out of the shadow cabinet.

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Who is Jess Wilson and should the Victorian Labor government be worried?

The Victorian Liberals’ first female leader will focus on the budget, health and housing, relegating crime to a second priority

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How Victoria’s new crime-reduction unit can help tackle its youth crime problem

For months, Victoria and its capital Melbourne have been dealing with issues of violence, especially among young people.

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New knife crime laws as record number taken off streets

Tougher penalties for knife crime are planned as a staggering number of bladed weapons are being seized in one state - equating to almost 50 a day.

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PM splashes cash as rail line faces funding black hole

As a city-shaping rail tunnel readies to open, another cash-strapped project worth three times as much has been promised a critical funding injection.

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Victoria to crack down on violence against retail workers with jail terms of up to five years for assault

Premier Jacinta Allan says the new laws would also include up to 25 years’ prison for shopfront ram raiders

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Jail time for threatening staff as retail attacks surge

Years in jail and store bans are among tougher penalties flagged by a state government tackling a troubling surge in attacks and threats on retail shop staff.

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Will Victoria’s new youth crime laws be tough on crime or just a coward punch?

Jacinta Allan’s Labor government takes a leaf out of the playbook of conservative oppositions: focus on crime and hope voters see them as knights in shining armour

The Independent UK

Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria

Treaty delivers formal apology and gives First Nations people more oversight over decision concerning them

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Indigenous treaty signed but critics doubt its benefits

A treaty with Aboriginal people has been hailed as a historic moment and way forward for future local agreements, but critics question how effective it can be.

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'Whatever it takes': Labor's youth crime political fix

Tougher consequences for violent youth offenders pave the way for a long-time state government to return to more comfortable turf come election time.

The Conversation

Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem

The Victorian government has announced a new youth justice reform package. The package is punitive in its nature, focused around an “adult time for violent crime” measure for several offences. These include aggravated home invasion, intentionally or recklessly causing injury in circumstances of gross violence, carjacking and serious and repeat…

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Victoria’s proposed ‘adult time’ plan to impose life sentences on children condemned by advocates

In a move akin to Queensland’s youth crime laws, Jacinta Allan’s proposal could see children as young as 14 face 20-year jail terms in ‘alarming race to the bottom’, human rights expert says

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Backlash as premier vows longer jail time for kids

Children as young as 14 face the possibility of life in prison for committing violent crimes under state laws that have sparked widespread backlash.

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