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Vic Lib John Pesutto’s party allies shrug off walk-out protest by Moira Deeming supporters

John Pesutto can unify Victoria's Liberals and is the right man to take the Coalition to the next state election, allies insist

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Victorian Liberal allies go into bat for John Pesutto

Allies of John Pesutto have gone into bat for the Victorian Liberal leader after he was booed and heckled by supporters of ousted MP Moira Deeming.

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Victoria’s runaway budget crunch puts projects worth $17 billion in doubt

$17 billion worth of Victorian government projects are on the chopping block in the upcoming state budget as the state reins in record debt.

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Vic projects worth billions could face budget chop

Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office has identified 372 programs at risk of being cut in the state budget unless extended by Treasurer Tim Pallas.

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US-based firm Conduent put under spotlight ahead of December myki takeover

The company runs public transport payment systems in cities around the world, but promised features like open payments remain unavailable in many places.

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School’s out: what happens when classrooms close in rural Australia?

Elmhurst primary school is the 10th to close in regional Victoria in the past five years

The Guardian - AU

‘Everyone has a story about being caught out’: Victoria moves to fulfil promise of free tampons and pads

‘If men got periods, we would have had supply right alongside toilet paper in public places from day dot,’ women’s minister says

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Maternity care at Maryborough hospital in central Victoria transformed with new midwifery model

Maryborough District Health Service is celebrating one year of a new model of maternity care that has attracted midwives, increased birth numbers and is viewed as a standard other regional health services can follow.

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Public drunkenness is soon to be decriminalised in Victoria, but stakeholders say they are still waiting for clarity

Key unions and Aboriginal legal advocates fear tragic outcomes after the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, amid confusion over aspects of the new health-led response, due to be rolled out in just five months.

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Push for $2.7b to build 5000 youth housing properties

The Council to Homeless Persons is lobbying the Victorian government to invest in 5000 social housing properties for young people over the next four years.

AAP

Off-duty cops 'on a day-out' arrest teen after boy, 17, assaulted at Victoria station

Around a dozen officers witnessed the attack on Friday morning

Manchester Evening News

Cancelling Victorian LGBTQ+ events in response to threats only rewards extremists, expert warns

Emergency meeting to address the targeting of LGBTQ+ events hears from extremism expert who says cancellations are exploited as victories by far right

The Guardian - AU

‘Turning a blind eye’: Child labour charges at major food chains spark call for national audit

Some of Australia’s largest restaurant chains are facing pressure to audit their national store networks amid unlawful child labour.

The New Daily

Victoria to improve and expand Aboriginal housing help

Victoria's government has announced a $5.4 million boost for Aboriginal housing services to expand its rental assistance program into four new areas.

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Zachary Pedlar spared jail over role in Eildon pub brawl that killed Greg Mitchem

A man who was involved in a 2017 pub brawl that killed a 51-year-old man in north-east Victoria has been spared jail time.

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NDIS participants 'kidnapped' and financially abused in boarding homes for people with disability, report finds

People with high-value NDIS plans are being bribed with fast food, kidnapped and having their funding drained by providers, a bombshell report says.

AAP

Victorian premier's plan to repay 'COVID credit card'

Premier Daniel Andrews plans to tackle rising government debt in the upcoming Victorian budget, saying it is time to pay back the state's COVID-19 credit card.

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Businesses to pay higher premiums, mental health claims restricted in Victorian WorkCover overhaul

Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums and criteria around mental health claims tightened as the state government grapples with a "broken" WorkCover system.

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Paediatric waitlist 'crisis' leaves regional Victorian families desperate to access care

Hundreds of Australian families are on long waitlists to see a paediatrician and specialists say an overhaul is urgently needed.

ABC News

Victoria's Indigenous voters choose champions for historic treaty talks

A special election is underway in Victoria to choose the next First Peoples' Assembly members, who will sit down opposite government to negotiate a statewide treaty.

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A Vic Cop Who Worked In Sexual Offence Investigations For Years Pleaded Guilty To Sexual Assault

His behaviour was described as "reprehensible" and "perverse" by the judge.

The Guardian - AU

Duck hunting season cut short at Victorian reserve to make way for critically endangered parrots

Release of captive-bred orange-bellied parrots near Lake Connwarre has Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP claiming ‘dirty political interference’

The Guardian - AU

Victoria considers mandates on school bus seatbelts after crash leaves children severely injured

Daniel Andrews says it is important to see if rules around wearing of restraints need to change

The New Daily

Seatbelt mandate flagged after horror bus crash

Victoria could look at mandating seat belts on all buses in response to a crash in Melbourne's west that left several children with traumatic injuries.

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Victorian flower farmer invents award-winning app encouraging people to buy local

In a bid to encourage Australians to buy locally grown flowers, a young entrepreneur in western Victoria designs a digital marketplace to connect producers with the local market.

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