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Afternoon Update: Victorian fuel price fears after refinery blaze; One Nation’s SA seat recount; and how to breathe

Petrol production affected at Viva plant in Corio as mayor calls blaze ‘unprecedented’

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A new minister in Victoria will tackle the manosphere. Here’s what they should do

Victoria has its first minister for men and boys. Part of a cabinet reshuffle, the role was given to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke.

The Conversation

What does the Geelong refinery fire reveal about Australia’s fuel supplies?

Late on Wednesday, Victorian firefighters were called to a large fire at Viva Energy Group’s oil refinery in Corio, a suburb of Geelong. The blaze is believed to have been an equipment failure. Thankfully, no-one was injured.

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‘Unprecedented’ fire at Australian oil refinery threatens already dwindling petrol supplies

Supplying around half of Victoria’s fuel and 10 per cent nationally, the refinery processes about 120,000 barrels of oil per day

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Albanese cuts fuel diplomacy mission short to rush to Geelong as Bowen calls oil refinery fire ‘a setback’

Some petrol stations may see short-term outages and energy experts warn Victorian fuel prices could spike up to 20 cents a litre

The Guardian - AU

Geelong oil refinery fire: what we know so far

Viva Energy oil refinery at Corio, one of just two remaining in Australia, supplies about 50% of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of the whole country’s

The Guardian - AU

Is Katy Perry Under Investigation? Ruby Rose Sexual Assault Investigation Explained

Victoria Police are probing a historical assault claim after Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of a 2010 Melbourne nightclub incident; Perry's team denies it as a 'dangerous' lie.

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High Court takes an axe to Victoria’s political donations laws - and it will make federal MPs nervous

The High Court has taken an axe to the Victorian Electoral Act, chopping out the entirety of Part 12.

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Afternoon Update: Rinehart rivals to receive royalty windfall; Victoria’s political donation laws ruled unconstitutional; and Nicole Kidman’s next role

Ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project

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Katy Perry Is Under Investigation By Victoria Police After Ruby Rose’s Sexual Assault Allegation

Victoria Police is investigating a historical sexual assault allegation after Ruby Rose reported that Katy Perry assaulted her in Melbourne.

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Victoria left without limits on political donations after high court rules laws unconstitutional

Scrapping a law which left a loophole for Labor and Coalition funding will expose the state to ‘dark money from foreign billionaires’, says premier

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Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight

A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

The Guardian - AU

Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?

The recent military conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices throughout March, with the federal government’s subsequent excise cut providing only partial relief.

The Conversation

An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows

Those who venture into Foul Air Cave, below Buchan township in eastern Victoria, quickly realise how it got its ominous name. In its deepest chambers, bacteria consume oxygen and excrete organic gases to produce a toxic stench.

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'Not a stunt': recruitment plan targets overseas police

Addressing rising crime rates will be a key battleground during the Victorian election campaign as the opposition proposes a police recruitment drive.

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Harris, O'Neill lead Aussie county championship charge

Marcus Harris has opened another campaign in England with a fine hundred for Lancashire as Australian players thrived in the county championship.

AAP

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Two major cities are becoming more unaffordable faster than other capitals, as they build fewer homes relative to population growth than Sydney and Melbourne.

The Conversation

Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?

The tall alpine ash forests in Australia’s high country have lived in a delicate relationship with fire for tens of thousands of years.

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Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand

Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding

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National auction clearance rate hits lowest point since 2022 – as it happened

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Sisters of officer killed by Dezi Freeman plan to sue police for negligence, lawyer says

Dianne Thompson and Lois Kirk tell Victoria police in letter ‘we did not expect to feel invisible’ after Neal Thompson’s death

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‘We’re the experts in our own lives’: Victoria’s First Nations treaty body is holding its first elections

Gellung Warl candidates, Lidia Thorpe’s son among them, are hoping to bring their lived experience to ‘a new era’ of politics in the state

The Guardian - AU

Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation

Man and woman released pending further enquiries after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morning

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Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

AAP

Cop killer not the first fugitive drawn to 'wild west'

A century before double murderer Dezi Freeman set foot in the isolated Upper Murray, another fugitive killer also sparked a statewide manhunt.

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