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In-app-propriate: renters quizzed on personal details

Almost half of Victorian renters are being forced to use digital platforms to apply for and maintain their accommodation despite privacy concerns.

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New police pat-down powers in Melbourne face legal challenge from ‘Greedozer’ activist and Invasion Day rally organiser

Benny Zable worries Victoria police powers will target mask wearers, while Tarneen Onus Browne warns it will ‘supercharge the harassment’ of Indigenous people

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Victoria pull off brilliant late run chase in Shield

Unheralded opener Blake Macdonald has posted a maiden first-class century to guide Victoria to a thrilling six-wicket win against Western Australia at the MCG.

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Overhaul of Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog recommended to broaden definition of corrupt conduct

Ibac’s oversight of Victoria police should also be strengthened, the state’s integrity and oversight committee recommends

The Guardian - AU

Burke and Wills died as Victorian heroes, but their expedition was a farce. Now Melbourne is rethinking their statue

Their quest captured the imagination of the colony and became part of Australia’s foundation narrative. But it was a debacle led by an eccentric man with a poor sense of direction

The Guardian - AU

Marsh fails again as rain halts Victoria's charge

Less than 30 overs were bowled at the MCG on Saturday, but Mitch Marsh was dismissed cheaply in that period in a blow to his hopes of a Test cameo.

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Victoria racing towards another big Shield win

Victoria have inflicted a late, major blow on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG, leaving Western Australia struggling in their second innings.

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The Crunch: voting in Victoria; gambling in a crypto casino; and the sex lives of gen Z

Victoria is the last state still using group voting tickets to elect its upper house – and now there are calls to abolish them

The Guardian - AU

Accused childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown charged with 83 new offences

New charges against Joshua Dale Brown come after police allegedly identify four additional victims who attended three Melbourne centres

The Guardian - AU

'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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Victoria to cut 1,000 public service jobs in bid to slash government spending

More than 330 executive roles to be cut by Labor government after wide-ranging review, with claims that $4bn will be saved

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Labor to introduce stand-alone coercive control offence in backflip to match opposition policy

Exclusive: Allan government acknowledges ‘more must be done’ and will introduce new offence despite insisting laws already protect against it

The Guardian - AU

WA crush struggling Vics in one-day cup demolition

Western Australia have put another nail in Victoria's one-day cup campaign, securing a crushing seven-wicket win at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.

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Fresh alert for potentially lethal mosquito-borne virus

Japanese encephalitis, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus, has been detected in regional Victoria, sparking a health warning.

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Hundreds potentially affected by Victoria police weapons searches that breached law

Exclusive: Wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined

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Victoria police would get power to search children on the spot in proposed crackdown on protests

Human rights lawyer says the government’s bill seeking to expand search powers in designated areas is ‘incredibly concerning’

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Morning Mail: ‘Jobs for mates’ rife in political system, Victoria’s intersex surgery ban, Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ to Venezuela

‘Jobs for mates’ review says major parties have abused system; Victoria will become first state to outlaw unncessary operations on children

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Voting in Victoria is broken. Here’s how it could be fixed and who would benefit

Victoria is the only state to still use group voting tickets to elect its upper house. What will it mean for voters and the parliament if it abolishes them?

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Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children

Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies to learn Rugby World Cup fate at draw that favours 2027 hosts

Despite Australia’s inability to secure a top seeding, a kind path to the quarter-final stage has been cleared for them

The Guardian - AU

I’m a Guardian journalist who has covered Victoria police’s new search powers. On Sunday, police searched me

I was covering Sunday’s Put Australia First Rally in Melbourne’s CBD when two officers approached, explaining the process as though reciting a script

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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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Warrant-Less Pat-Downs In The CBD Start This Weekend Under New VIC Police Powers

Victoria Police will be able to stop and search anyone in Melbourne’s CBD and nearby suburbs without a warrant for the next six months.

The Guardian - AU

Police liken it to random breath tests, but warrantless pat-down powers across Melbourne’s CBD are creating racial profiling fears

As the city braces for the impact of an unprecedented expansion of search powers, new research supports advocates’ concerns

The Guardian - AU

State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’

Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10

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