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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

Affirmative consent and ‘stealthing’ laws to be introduced to Victorian parliament

Exclusive: Bill set to be introduced Thursday will also target image-based sexual abuse

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas

An Australian state has become the first in the country to pass a law banning the public display of Nazi swastikas, as concerns grow about the rate at which local young people are being radicalized

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Victoria to become first state to ban the Nazi swastika

It will be a crime to intentionally display the Nazi symbol in public, carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months’ jail

The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2022

'Landmark' laws to ban Nazi symbol in Vic

The public display of the Nazi swastika will soon become banned in Victoria under new laws designed to stamp out rising anti-Semitism.

AAP · May 11, 2022

Albury Wodonga Hospital not funded in Vic Budget

Hopes of bringing to life a new hospital along the New South Wales - Victoria border have been shattered after the project missed out on funding in the state budget.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Integrated birth certificates for adoptees

Victorians adoptees will soon have the ability to create integrated birth certificates after the state government introduced new legislation.

AAP · Apr 4, 2022

Adopted people can have biological parents on birth certificates under Victorian bill

Forced adoptions inquiry recommended names of birth parents be included on birth certificates

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022

Victorian judge-alone trial laws pass

Victorian criminal and special hearings will have the option of judge-only trials for one year after laws were passed through parliament.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022

Vic pledges forced adoption redress scheme

A redress scheme will be established for women who had their babies forcibly adopted in Victoria from 1958 to 1984, the first of its kind in Australia.

AAP · Mar 9, 2022