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Multiple prisoners locked up for 23 hours in single cells in crumbling Victorian prisons

The Chief Prisons Inspector warned violence levels were too high in men’s and youth prisons while women’s prisons had 'staggeringly high levels of self-harm'

Daily Mirror

London theatre show’s cake poster falls foul of junk food ad rules

Theatre boss calls TfL decision ‘ridiculous’ after poster found to breach rules aimed at tackling obesity

The Guardian - UK

Mornington Peninsula bus crash: two people in hospital after vehicle ploughs into houses in Victoria

Bus driver and male passenger have non life-threatening injuries after crash on Dromana Parade at Safety Beach, police say

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Treasury Wine to shut rural winery as costs sour palate

Australia's biggest winemaker will shut down a winery in regional Victoria due to cost pressures and shifting demand, leaving 60 people out of the job.

AAP

Daniel Andrews calls Victoria’s election funding laws ‘perfectly fair’ amid Climate 200 criticism

Simon Holmes à Court says the laws make it ‘nearly impossible’ for independents to successfully campaign

The Guardian - AU

Bus wedges into roof after crashing through houses

A bus carrying more than 10 people has struck two houses on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula and ended up wedged in a roof.

AAP

Radical shift to 'rigid' Vic euthanasia laws ruled out

Barriers to accessing Victoria's voluntary assisted dying scheme have caused considerable distress for terminally-ill patients and their families, a study says.

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‘It’s the first thing that they look at’: claims of racial profiling levelled at Victoria police after Covid fines report

Human rights lawyer says report provides ‘robust’ evidence of profiling, which police deny

The Guardian - AU

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Victoria, but you may not be able to access it

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in five Australian states with the sixth, New South Wales, following in November 2023. The territories are now permitted to legalise voluntary assisted dying, with the Australian Capital Territory intending to do so by the end of 2023.

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Fresh support for Porter Davis customers who missed out

The Victorian government has extended its support scheme for Porter Davis customers who were left out of pocket when the company went into liquidation.

AAP

‘Like an A380 going down every year’: Victorian drugs campaigner laments a political culture costing lives

Exclusive: Veteran advocate says drug reform is much needed – but governments fear being ‘crucified’ by media and political opponents

The Guardian - AU

Calls for special investigator as Lawyer X sues cops

Barrister Nicola Gobbo is suing Victoria Police, claiming officers were negligent and put her safety at risk.

AAP

July forecast to start off wet and cold across large parts of Australia

Unseasonable cloud band over north of the country predicted to hit parts of New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

Measles alert after case visits gym, cafe

Health authorities are warning Victorians to watch for measles symptoms after an infectious returned traveller visited several premises.

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Federal budget on track to smash surplus forecasts as cash balance hits $19bn – as it happened

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Specialist school among 60 facing 'unfair' Vic tax

A school for children with language and learning difficulties is among 60 Victorian non-government schools set to lose their payroll tax exemption.

The Conversation

Investigation into 'reprehensible' failure of police ends quietly with no charges – why we must learn from the Lawyer X scandal

For over 15 years, the Victoria police used criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo as an informant against her own clients in what has become known as the Lawyer X scandal.

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Morning Mail: new youth detention shock, Victorian earthquake, Lyon injury

Children self-harming after being locked in cells for up to 23 hours in South Australia, while fans prepare for another Taylor Swift ticket frenzy

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Early morning earthquake rattles regional Victoria

The small Victorian town of Rawson has been hit with a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of the morning.

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Taxpayers billed $80k for Daniel Andrews' China trip

Almost $83,000 of Victorian taxpayers' money was spent on airfares, accommodation and other travel expenses during Premier Daniel Andrews' recent trip to China.

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Watered down Victorian schools tax to cost budget $100m

Fewer Victorian non-government schools will be stripped of their longstanding payroll tax exemption than first thought, ripping $100 million from the budget.

The Guardian - AU

Senior Rebels bikies arrested for allegedly bashing man who waved at motorbike to slow down

Victoria police allege club chapter president, serjeant at arms and patched member attacked the victim outside his North Bendigo home

AAP

Hunters accused of burning culturally significant trees

Duck hunters have desecrated culturally significant sites, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told.

The Conversation

Police shouldn't be able to investigate themselves. Victoria needs an independent police accountability body

This week, a new report revealed First Nations people, as well as people of African or Middle Eastern appearance, were disproportionately targeted by police in issuing COVID-19 fines.

AAP

Focus turns to driver, 14, after crash kills teenager

Charges are yet to be laid over a crash in Victoria's north that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured the teenage driver and another child passenger.

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