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Bikies banned from government worksites in crackdown

Bikies and organised crime members have been banned from consorting or entering Victorian government worksites under long-awaited laws.

AAP · Aug 28, 2024

Push to ban gangland compo claims startles top lawyers

Top lawyers fear a push to ban compensation claims over the use of lawyers as police informants is dangerous, but the government says rights are not at risk.

AAP · Aug 12, 2024

Lord's Prayer axing from parliament off the table

The Victorian government has walked away from an election pledge to work towards replacing the daily tradition of reciting the Lord's Prayer in parliament.

AAP · Aug 1, 2024

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Two of Trevor’s friends died sleeping rough. He wants Australia’s homelessness deaths investigated

The Victorian government is facing growing calls to refer all rough sleeper deaths to the coroner

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2024

Union’s response to allegations ‘falls short’, minister says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2024

Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say

A ‘small group of kids’ in a ‘small number of postcodes’ are of concern for youth justice experts

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2024

Premier not shying away from youth crime 'problem'

Premier Jacinta Allan has vowed to go further with measures to address Victorian youth crime in a bid to reflect growing community concerns.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

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Victoria to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 with no exceptions

Premier Jacinta Allan says bill to raise age from 10 allows police to issue warnings to children while cracking down on repeat offenders

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2024

Victorian watchdog to investigate allegations of bullying, sexual assault and harassment in parliament

Premier Jacinta Allan also announces changes to outer ministry, including introduction of parliamentary secretary for ‘men’s behaviour change’

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2024

'Overdue' MP complaints body set to finally get legs

Laws to set up a body to investigate alleged misconduct by Victorian MPs have hit state parliament, with Premier Jacinta Allan admitting they are overdue.

AAP · May 28, 2024

Firefighter union loses case against Victorian minister

The United Firefighters Union has lost its Federal Court bid after a judge found Victoria's attorney-general did not coerce Fire Rescue Victoria.

AAP · May 17, 2024

Victoria moves to protect sexual assault victims from defamation action for reporting crimes

Exclusive: Government hopes proposed law will encourage people to come forward to police without fear of legal action

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2024

‘A betrayal’: Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service condemns children’s bail law reversal

Attorney general comfortable with the status quo, while youth advocates dismiss new plan for electronic monitoring of offenders

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Electronic monitors will alert police if teenagers charged with serious crimes don't follow their bail conditions as part of a new trial in Victoria.

AAP · Mar 19, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2024

‘Fancy cars and flashy yachts’: criminals living the high life targeted by Victoria’s unexplained wealth laws

Police minister says those who ‘swan around with ill-gotten gains’ will be pursued in reforms that flip onus of proof

AAP · Mar 6, 2024

Injecting room study still under wraps as order ignored

The Victorian government has thumbed its nose at a parliamentary order to release a long-awaited report into a possible Melbourne CBD injecting room.

AAP · Feb 25, 2024

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Extreme or catastrophic fire danger is predicted in six of Victoria's nine weather districts, with temperatures of more than 40C tipped in the state's west.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2024

‘Grave concern’ over Wednesday heat spike in Victoria after six homes destroyed in bushfires

Firefighters continue to battle blazes as they brace for temperatures to exceed 40C in western parts of the state this week

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AAP · Feb 23, 2024

Firies demand truck upgrades after repeated breakdowns

The United Firefighters Union has called on the Victorian government to upgrade fire trucks after two breakdowns during the state's latest major bushfire.

AAP · Feb 22, 2024

Deadline for drug injecting room report to be ignored

Premier Jacinta Allan insists her government will decide when a report into a possible Melbourne CBD injecting room is released despite being handed a deadline.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2024

NSW contemplates mandatory coronial reporting of homelessness deaths as part of policy rethink

Exclusive: NSW housing minister Rose Jackson indicates potential shift following Guardian Australia’s investigation of homelessness deaths

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2024

Thousands of Victorians remain without electricity as inquiry launched into mass power outages

Independent experts to review energy firms’ response to storms that left more than half a million customers without power

AAP · Jan 22, 2024

Victoria's OHS sentencing to be put under microscope

Penalties for occupational health and safety offences in Victoria will be examined for the first time in 20 years.

AAP · Nov 1, 2023

Victim's family elated after parole reform backflip

The parents of a teenage girl murdered by Paul Denyer are relieved the serial killer will stay behind bars after sweeping reforms to Victoria's parole laws.

AAP · Oct 31, 2023

Law reforms rob serial killer of any hope of freedom

Victoria has backflipped on its opposition to naming serial killer Paul Denyer in sweeping parole law reforms to be introduced to parliament.

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