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BBL cult hero and Tasmania captain Jordan Silk has guided his side past Victoria's total before tea on day three of their Sheffield Shield clash.

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Vic deficit to balloon as net debt falls

Victoria is set to record a $1.8 billion higher deficit in 2022/23 than previously forecast but net debt will shrink, according to a mid-financial-year update.

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Victoria to sponsor Australian Diamonds netball team after Hancock Prospecting exit

Daniel Andrews says $15m government deal will encourage grassroots participation as well as promote tourism in the state

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Vic govt throws Netball Aust $15m lifeline

Netball Australia has inked a $15 million deal with the Victorian government, with the Diamonds to wear the Visit Victoria logo until mid-2027.

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Netball Australia lands $15m deal with Visit Victoria after Hancock Prospecting pulls sponsorship

Netball Australia signs a $15 million sponsorship deal with Visit Victoria, days after mining giant Hancock Prospecting dropped its support.

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Four-day work week back on Vic poll agenda

The Victorian Greens are pushing for a $60 million four-day working week trial for publicly-owned businesses ahead of next month's state election.

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Young #BlackLivesMatter

Almost every child in the Northern Territory’s youth jails is Indigenous, and as WA Liberals implode, Victoria’s Coalition is sticking to its pledge to spend $25.7 billion on 222 announced promises as it heads towards the November 26 state election. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the…

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NAPLAN results show no overall decline in learning, but 2 per cent drop in participation levels an 'issue of concern'

Despite some small anomalies, the latest NAPLAN results show students' results have broadly stayed the same or improved over the past 15 years.

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Airport link work starts, free lunch push

Work has started on Melbourne's airport rail link while the Victorian opposition announced school lunches would be free if they win the upcoming state election.

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Debutant tons up for Vics in Shield

Tasmania's attack has continued to toil away but Ashley Chandrasinghe remained unmoved, advancing to a fine debut century for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

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Australia's Indigenous cricketing history explored in new documentary and exhibition We Are One

Two Queensland women are shining a light on Australia's first international sporting team — an all-Indigenous cricket side — with audiences around the country.

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As the Wimmera River fills Lake Hindmarsh with much-needed water, it brings hope for Jeparit

The third consecutive La Niña has been good news for Victoria's largest freshwater lake and its nearby town is hopeful it continues to fill — attract tourists in the process.

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1M Vic licenses replaced after Optus hack

Almost one million Victorians will receive a new licence for free by the end of the year following the Optus data breach.

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Behind the scenes of the ABC's coverage of Victoria's floods

While covering floods devastating their local communities, some of the ABC's regional reporters and broadcasters found themselves cut off and with their homes under threat.

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Vic flood gastro fears, $130m for clean-up

Some $130 million will go towards clearing public land damaged in Victorian floods just as a gastroenteritis outbreak poses a new health threat.

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The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier

He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?

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East coast on alert for wild weather

Residents in four states have been put on alert for wild weather, which could cause more problems in flood-affected communities.

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Victoria entering new COVID-19 wave as sub-variants emerge, chief health officer says

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Victoria is seeing the start of a COVID-19 wave due to new Omicron sub-variants. An epidemiologist says while it means people should be more aware of the virus now, there's no need to panic.

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'Best sporting venue in regional Australia' Kardinia Park to host closing ceremony for 2026 Commonwealth Games

The regional hub will see nearly $300 million in infrastructure funding to prepare it to host international athletes and the closing ceremony in four years time.

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Major parties big infrastructure promises

Labor and the coalition are sticking to their Victorian election themes of health and infrastructure spending as they try to curry favour with voters.

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Handscomb continues his shield run feast

Victoria captain Peter Handscomb made 95 against Tasmania to take his season run tally to 518 in the Sheffield Shield.

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Coalition attacks repatriation of women and children from Syria – as it happened

A further 40 who remain in Syria are expected to be returned in two separate repatriations in coming weeks. This blog is now closed

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NT government begins exploring criminalising wage theft, following Queensland and Victoria's lead

Following Victoria and Queensland's lead, the Northern Territory government is looking at strengthening laws around wage theft, commissioning a report into possible legal reforms, as Australia's permanent migration cap lifts.

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Chinese language teachers underpayment allegations expose 'grey area' in Victorian education system

A group of Chinese language teachers allege they are owed unpaid wages and entitlements for work over decades due to a "grey area" of Victoria's education system.

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Strict anti-protest laws may have encouraged mining conference to move from Melbourne to Sydney

Legal observers also say police in the eastern states have been visiting the homes of climate activists in the leadup to the conference

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