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First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to Victorian parliament with crossbench support

Exclusive: Advisory body will be renamed and granted statutory powers after Labor secures numbers to make it permanent

The Guardian - AU

War of words over GST carve-up as states butt heads

Two states are going head to head over the GST carve-up after one claimed it was given an unfair shortfall to cover COVID-19 failures.

AAP

Second state set for own Indigenous voice to parliament

Another Australian state is preparing to establish a legislated Indigenous voice to parliament as part of treaty negotiations.

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Jacinta Allan rubbishes claims Queensland GST revenue is keeping Victoria’s ‘hospital lights on’

Premier hits back at Queensland treasurer, saying sunshine state’s ‘budget black hole’ has nothing to do with Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Don’t believe the hype: Victorian government deserves credit for not buckling to aggressive pro-gas campaign

Australia’s most gas-reliant state takes a significant step to move households and businesses away from fossil fuels and cut energy bills

The Guardian - AU

'Class warfare': blowtorch on softened home gas bans

Homeowners in one state will be exempted from replacing broken-down gas heaters and hot water systems with electric models under watered-down rules.

AAP

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

The completion of a 500 kilometre walk marks the end of Australia's first Indigenous truth-telling inquiry, as statewide treaty negotiations heat up.

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Jacinta Allan Condemns ‘Disgusting’ Racist Banner & Chant At Melbourne Shopping Centre

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has condemned a group of men who held a racist banner outside the Northland Shopping Centre.

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Tax reprieve for farmers as drought declared statewide

Drought has taken root across an entire state, paving the way for all farmers to receive a brief discount from a controversially hiked tax.

AAP

‘Trauma porn’: media urged to reflect on role as victims’ families speak at Bondi Junction stabbing inquest

Victim’s partner says media involvement ‘only served to exacerbate my pain’. Plus: Kerry Stokes’ media empire energised by North West Shelf gas approval

The Guardian - AU

'Archaic' law casts cloud over Kiwi's top cop job

Concerns over the eligibility of a New Zealander to serve as an Australian state's top cop have forced law changes to be rushed through parliament.

AAP

Traditional owner group seeks to negotiate local treaty with Victorian government in state first

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation takes historic step as it pursues more independence and authority to manage land on its country

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s a moral issue’: Jacinta Allan faces backlash from own MPs as pokies reforms stall

Exclusive: Victorian premier confronted at Labor caucus meeting after budget forecasts $5.9bn in taxes from poker machines over next four years

The Guardian - AU

Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws – it now wants to tackle machetes

England banned possession of machetes and some other knives in September last year

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Australia’s first machete ban is coming to Victoria. Will it work, or is it just another political quick fix?

Following a shopping centre brawl in Melbourne at the weekend, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will ban the sale of all machetes from Wednesday.

AAP

Machete sale ban to 'choke the supply' of deadly weapon

Selling machetes will be banned within days in one state under a plan to hasten its crackdown on rising knife crime.

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Victoria Fast-Tracks Machete Sales Ban Following Shopping Centre Brawl In Melbourne

Victoria will ban on the sale of machetes this week, fast-tracking rules set to commence in September.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria fast-tracks machete ban as more arrests made over Northland shopping centre fight

Police say further arrests ‘imminent’ after Sunday’s clash between alleged ‘rival youth gangs’

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Cow manure delivery stunt lands MPs in steaming mess

An opposition leader continues to refuse to condemn a cow manure stunt in state parliament, as two MPs are referred to a body that investigates misconduct.

The Guardian - AU

Dozens of Victorian public school upgrades delayed until after state election

Environment groups say nature and biodiversity has also been short-changed by the Victorian budget

AAP

CFMEU boss to step away from national leadership post

The CFMEU's national secretary Zach Smith has told staff he will step back from the role but continue to run one of its state branches.

AAP

Leader refuses to condemn Liberals' cow manure stunt

Liberals are making no apologies to a state premier after a farmer dropped cow poo outside her parliament office amid a budget day protest.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria state budget 2025 winners and losers: families, health and public transport benefit as net debt climbs

New youth Myki card and hospital funding form centrepiece with public service cuts to help fund ambitious program

AAP

Debt piles up as public service faces $3b budget cut

Taxpayers are set to foot the bill as interest on debt eats a $29-million-a-day hole in a state budget, despite public service job cuts and higher tax revenue.

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'Wafer-thin' budget surplus won't fix debt problem

One unforeseen event would likely erode a state's long-awaited return to surplus, as its treasurer attempts to tame mounting debt in her first budget.

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