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Big battery first to be funded under revived commission

Victoria's revived state-owned electricity commission will spend $245 million of its initial $1 billion kitty on a storage project that can power 200,000 homes.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

Storms havoc as states brace for more wild weather

State emergency services have responded to hundreds of calls as parts of NSW and Victoria are battered by wild weather that is set to continue.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

Victoria, Redbacks Shield clash evenly poised

Jake Fraser-McGurk's maiden Sheffield Shield century has steered South Australia out of trouble against Victoria, with the Redbacks trailing by 38 runs.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

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Trucking boss fined over crash that killed four cops

A trucking executive has been fined $70,000 after one of the company's vehicles mowed down and killed four Victorian police officers during a traffic stop.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

WorkCover reforms stall as parliament sets up inquiry

Victoria's upper house has voted to establish an inquiry into proposed legislative reforms to shake up the state's worker compensation scheme.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

‘Reflects the community’: Victoria achieves gender parity among MPs for the first time

Premier Jacinta Allan says the affect of female MPs’ voices can be seen throughout their work in parliament

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2023

Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life

Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

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Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

The Victorian government pledged to reduce departmental spending on contractors and consultants if re-elected in 2018 but it instead blew out by $1.34 billion.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

Melbourne 'drunk tank' opens after construction delays

A dedicated drunk tank will begin accepting intoxicated Victorians after its opening was hampered by construction delays.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

Victoria to refund invalidly collected EV tax

The Victorian government will refund drivers who were slugged the state's electric vehicle tax after the High Court declared it invalid.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Carnival Australia shuns big city port over fee hike

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Cervical cancer survivor's self-screening test warning

There's been a 24-fold increase in Victorians self-screening for cervical cancer, with 8000 samples taken from those who had never been tested before.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Flood rescues as Australia's east gets soaked by storms

Emergency crews have rescued two people from a car and others from a home on the NSW south coast, with flooding in Queensland and Victoria.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Victoria expands abortion services to more public hospitals to improve accessibility

Exclusive: Hospitals in Melbourne’s eastern and western suburbs, and in the Mornington Peninsula, will now offer surgical abortions

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023

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AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Vics keeper Harper smashes third-fastest Shield century

Victorian wicketkeeper Sam Harper has belted an extraordinary rearguard century late on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023

Scrap first home buyers grant and build 60,000 social homes by 2034, Victorian inquiry recommends

The inquiry report makes no recommendations on rent regulation, which has been a contentious issue between the Greens and Labor

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

An inquiry into Victoria's rental and housing affordability crisis has called for a re-examination of negative gearing instead of a rent freeze or cap.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023

Prime-time gambling ads would be banned in Victoria under proposal by Labor-led inquiry

Inquiry says gambling advertising ‘increasingly pervasive’ and should be banned in public places and during TV prime time

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AAP · Nov 28, 2023

'Not respectful': police officers to strike over pay

Victorian police and protective service officers will take industrial action over protracted pay negotiations, including slowing drivers near speed cameras.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

The Victorian government and opposition are digging in on planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme as parliament enters its last sitting week.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

Hefty fines for dodgy builders as 'loophole' closes

Builders who don't take out insurance on behalf of paid-up customers will face new offences under a legislative crackdown by the Victorian government.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2023

Voluntary assisted dying is now available in all Australian states. How do the NSW laws compare?

From today, eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023

Rain to hit NSW, Victoria and Queensland but unlikely to subdue bushfire season

Wet weather with thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail is forecast across eastern Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023

Police told sister of missing transgender woman to call fire brigade, Victorian coronial inquest hears

Angela Pucci Love says she believes police failed to understand ‘the level of risk’ her sister, 28-year-old Bridget Flack, faced

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

Victorian government delays apology to care leavers

Premier Jacinta Allan was scheduled to formally say sorry to past care leavers on behalf of the Victorian government but the apology has been pushed back.

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