Victorian inquiry to recommend state ban on duck hunting amid union backlash Call from government-chaired committee comes despite significant opposition from some unions and varying views within Labors The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2023
‘Our lives are under attack’: one in two trans Australians have experienced hate, report reveals Data from the Trans Justice Project and the Victorian Pride Lobby also shows anti-trans hatred has increased over the last three years The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
Protesters interrupt ANU event – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
Veronica Nelson’s family urges Victorian government to hear ‘cries for help’ and go further with bail reforms Exclusive: MPs urged to implement Poccum’s law, named in honour of First Nations woman who died in a cell while on remand The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023
EY stands by its work on Victoria’s Commonwealth Games business case Ernst & Young partner tells inquiry it used ‘same framework’ applied to other major events such as Melbourne Grand Prix The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023
Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists for surgery. That’s one of the key messages we’ve been hearing from government and the private health insurance industry in recent years. The Conversation · Aug 27, 2023
Victorian Electoral Commission wants power to issue on-the-spot fines at polling booths VEC will recommend introduction of the penalties for candidates and party workers after complaints increased threefold at last election The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023
Child detention changes described as state’s ‘darkest hours’ – as it happened Government’s steadfast defence of new laws continues to draw harsh criticism from the opposition The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023
Voice referendum date to be revealed in Adelaide as South Australia emerges as swing state Guardian Australia analysis shows yes and no campaign advertising is focused more on SA, Tasmania and WA, and less on east coast states The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023
Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but the march of new power lines faces a bush revolt Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023
Victoria to halve gender pay gap in public service – and name 70% of new streets after women In gender equality action plan, state government promises to increase women in leadership and encourage men to take parental leave The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023
Road safety experts propose levy on large SUVs in city to curb rising Victorian road deaths Large SUVs reported to increase the risk of serious injury to other road users by a third more than medium SUVs The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023
Brickbat: Lockdowns Down Under The government of Victoria, Australia, has agreed to pay about $5 million (about $3.2 million U.S.) to settle a lawsuit brought by residents of Melbourne public housing who were forced into a hard 14-day COVID-19 lockdown with no warning in July 2020. Some 3,000 people may be eligible for compensation.… Reason · Aug 23, 2023
New tailings dam at Ballarat goldmine will not increase risk to residents, operators say A fourth tailings dam was approved in June, in a decision being challenged in the Victorian civil and administrative tribunal The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023 Murray-Darling Basin plan: states given three more years to finish water projects as extra buybacks on table Tanya Plibersek warns Victoria as state holds out on signing deal while move to lift embargo on federal water purchases likely to enrage farmers
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed.
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023 Why do we make violent art – and what does it say about the artist? The sensationalised media coverage of the recent suspected mushroom poisonings in regional Victoria expanded last week, to include children’s scribblings on a wall.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023 Daniel Andrews refuses to name those behind flawed Commonwealth Games business case Victorian premier says he is not suggesting ‘people didn’t do their best’ amid criticism that Games bid should never have gone ahead
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2023 AGL agrees to keep Victoria’s Loy Yang A power station available until mid-2035 Deal with Victorian government includes $50m to support ‘orderly retirement’ of coal-fired plant to provide certainty to workers, the community and industry
The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023 LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria The Queensland state election will be held in October 2024. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted from May to August with a sample of 947, gave the Liberal National Party 38% of the primary vote (up five since January to April), Labor 32% (down three), the Greens 11%…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2023 Victorian recycling company found to have systematically underpaid refugees and asylum seekers Company formerly known as Polytrade fined more than $375,000 in the federal court
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023 Premier defends Games compensation; Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney – as it happened Indigenous voice central to Conservative Political Action Network Conference and final day of ALP conference
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023 Victoria paid EY more than $30m for Covid pandemic health projects Public health expert says value of contracts cannot be assessed as they are described using ‘waffle words generated by the obfuscation machine’
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023 Australian police rejected Fifa requests for Gianni Infantino to be escorted during World Cup travel Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria police turned down request for escort for Fifa president, which is normally reserved for foreign heads of state
The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023 Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most Black Summer, Black Saturday, Ash Wednesday: these and so many other bushfire disasters are regular reminders of the fact Australia is among the most flammable continents on Earth.