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Aston by-election race sees female line-up vying for Liberal pre-selection as Labor backs 'suburban mum' Mary Doyle

At least three highly-qualified women are vying for Liberal pre-selection to contest the marginal Victorian seat of Aston as the by-election race heats up in the wake of the resignation of former cabinet minister Alan Tudge.

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Save your pennies but have a fantastic night out with our picks of London’s best free (and cheap) comedy events

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WA’s Pilbara hits 45C as large swathes of Australia swelter in heatwave

Extreme conditions in the north of the state with Victoria, NSW and Queensland also experiencing high temperatures

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First fatal Murray Valley encephalitis case in decades

A woman from north west Victoria who died earlier this month was the first person to contract Murray Valley encephalitis in the state almost five decades.

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Glenn Maxwell back in action after freak accident

Glenn Maxwell has been given the green light to play club cricket this weekend as he pushes for a return to Sheffield Shield action.

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Victorian woman dies from Murray Valley encephalitis in state's first death since 1974

Victorian health authorities have warned communities in the state's north-west to take precautions against mosquito bites as tests confirm a woman in her 60s who died earlier this month had the virus.

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Heatwave sweeps Australia while bushfire risk grows

Many Australians will swelter through the weekend thanks to a heatwave sweeping the nation, while fire authorities will be ready to act.

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Investigation launched into Veronica Nelson lawyer

A barrister tasked with assisting Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson is facing a complaint and investigation from the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner.

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Vic flood victims given marching orders via letters

Flood victims at an emergency accommodation site in Melbourne were told they'd have to move on through a letter, but the government insists they'll be rehoused.

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Raising Expectations program boosting TAFE, university numbers of former out-of-home-care youth

The number of young people formerly in out-of-home-care enrolling in tertiary education jumps 1,450 per cent in Victoria, thanks in part to a program challenging stereotypes.

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Victorian Legal Services Board initiates investigation into Veronica Nelson's lawyer following coronial inquest

The head of the Victorian Legal Services Board initiates a complaint and investigation into the conduct of a lawyer whose legal service provided to Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson was found to be "inadequate" by a coroner.

ABC News

Man bit rail worker's arm after officers spotted him 'acting suspiciously' near Manchester Arena

Riyad Rahal lashed out at staff at Victoria station

Manchester Evening News

Heatwave conditions scorch southern, eastern Australia, bringing dry heat, hot nights and soaring temperatures

Parts of Australia are bracing for severe intensity heatwave conditions as La Nina delivers a summer blast of sweltering temperatures, dry air and hot nights.

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Former Liberal MPs back rival candidates Roshena Campbell and Ranjana Srivastava in Aston preselection

Josh Frydenberg and Greg Hunt make endorsements for party’s candidate in Victorian seat being vacated by Alan Tudge

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Man dies at Port Melbourne beach in suspected drowning

A man is pulled unresponsive from the water at a Port Melbourne beach amid a horror spate of drownings in Victoria.

AAP

Vic ramps up pressure for national criminal age change

Daniel Andrews says states and territories have one more chance at a consensus on raising the age of criminal responsibility before Victoria goes it alone.

ABC News

Former business manager stole $432k from Melbourne High due to 'compulsion to gamble', court hears

Melbourne High School's former business manager took advantage of the school's poor financial oversight to steal more than $432,000, the County Court of Victoria hears.

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Daniel Andrews threatens to go it alone to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria

Youth justice source says the state has canvassed raising age of criminal responsibility to 12 or 14

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Livestock thieves steal 700 sheep from Logan farm in rural Victoria

Investigators say about $139,000 worth of sheep have probably been taken interstate in four-decker trucks after a well-planned rustling operation in rural Victoria.

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Hundreds of sheep worth $140,000 stolen from farm

About 700 sheep worth nearly $140,000 have allegedly been stolen from a farm in Victoria's northwest, with police investigating the bizarre robbery.

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Second murder charge laid over elderly man's death

A second person has been charged with murder over the death of a man in his 70s at his home in western Victoria, with a court appearance set for Thursday.

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Victorian road rules are changing to cut down on driver distraction. Here's what that means

The changes are aimed at reducing potentially deadly incidents, with statistics showing distraction is involved in at least 11 per cent of road fatalities. But there has also been some confusion about how they will be enforced.

AAP

Two dead after being pulled from water at holiday spot

Two people have become the latest to lose their lives in Australian waterways this summer after they were brought to shore at a holiday spot in Victoria's east.

The Guardian - AU

Australia to swelter through another heatwave as hot weather warnings issued around the country

BoM forecasts parts of the country will reach the high 30s and low 40s on Thursday

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Two more women detail alleged child abuse at hands of football great Barry Cable, and why they didn't report it

Two Victorian women testify they were sexually abused by Barry Cable when they were children, taking to five the number of women claiming abuse as the former football great faces a civil trial.

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