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Shock And Outrage In Melbourne As Hanukkah Car Targeted In Suspected Antisemitic Firebombing

A car bearing a 'Happy Chanukah' sign was firebombed outside a rabbi's home in St Kilda East, Melbourne. Police are treating it as a suspected antisemitic attack. Senior leaders and government officials condemn the act and call for decisive action.

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Motive probed after suspect ID'ed in Hanukkah car fire

Police are keeping an open mind over the motive of a 47-year-old person of interest alleged to be involved in a fire of a car bearing a Hanukkah sign.

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Victoria to follow NSW in giving police new powers to stop protests in wake of Bondi terror attack

Police with semi-automatic rifles will be deployed at Boxing Day Test but commissioner says this move is not based on a ‘specific new threat’

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Post-terror protest veto in state hate crackdown

Another Australian state has moved to follow NSW with powers to stop or move on post terror attack protests in response to the Bondi massacre.

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Protesters outside Sydney’s town hall chant phrase that NSW premier wants to ban – as it happened

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Australian state premier apologises after husband caught drink driving

Jacinta Allan says she’s ‘disappointed and embarrassed’ after husband Yorick Piper loses driver’s licence for failing breath test

The Independent UK

Premier red-faced as husband busted drink-driving

An emotional state premier has declared she's "deeply shocked, disappointed and embarrassed" after her husband was busted drink-driving.

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Victorian premier ‘deeply shocked, disappointed and embarrassed’ after husband caught drink driving

Jacinta Allan says Yorick Piper lost his driver’s licence after being intercepted for a random breath test in Bendigo on Thursday morning

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Man under police guard after minivan crash kills four

Multiple teenagers are being treated for critical injuries after a minivan crashed into a tree in country Victoria, killing four adults and injuring others.

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Labor maintains dominant lead in Redbridge poll despite expenses claims

Labor gained two points in a Redbridge national poll to take a 56–44 lead, despite the expenses claims occurring during the fieldwork period. Redbridge state polls have Victoria tied 50–50, while Labor has a large lead in NSW.

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Bondi attack: vigils held as more than A$1m raised for man who tackled shooter – as it happened

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Problem-plagued toll road opens after decade of delays

A long-awaited tunnel project promising to ease congestion in one of Australia's biggest cities has officially opened after cost blowouts and lengthy delays.

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Liberal women have seized power in three states. Is this a new era for a party known for its ‘woman problem’?

Jess Wilson, Kellie Sloane and Ashton Hurn look to be a welcome change for the party. But they have a mountain to climb to oust their Labor opponents

The Guardian - AU

From toxic soil and industrial standoffs, Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel finally emerges for motorists to use on Sunday

Consisting of 6.8km of tunnels and 9.2km of elevated roads, the project will provide a new river crossing and an alternative to the West Gate Bridge

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'Beyond belief': police memorial vandals condemned

Police are hunting vandals who targeted a memorial, painting anti-police slogans, for the second time in two years.

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Afternoon Update: Victoria says sorry to First Peoples; PM eulogises Graham Richardson; and an ‘audacious’ climb of El Capitán

Apology motion passed lower house 56 to 27 after Coalition called for division to cries of ‘shame’

The Guardian - AU

Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation

Jacinta Allan’s apology for the ‘actions and inactions of the state’ arose from Victoria’s treaty negotiation process

The Conversation

Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats

Labor expanded its national lead in a Resolve poll as a DemosAU MRP poll had One Nation winning 12 House seats. In Victoria, the Coalition has a 51–49 lead in a Resolve poll. As the SA Liberal leader resigned, a new poll gave Labor a 61–39 lead.

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Disunity as Aboriginal people hear 'powerful' apology

Indigenous leaders have hailed a state's formal apology for past injustices while lamenting persistent ploys to make the population a "political football".

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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.

The Conversation

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.

The Guardian - AU

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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