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Body found of second man who died when ute was swept off causeway in NSW floods

Floods crisis continues across NSW and Victoria although waters are subsiding in parts of the country including Forbes and Wagga Wagga

The Guardian - AU

Shortage of Justices of the Peace in Victoria, call for more citizens to sign up

Have you needed a witness for a statutory declaration or an affidavit? Maybe you needed someone to certify an original document. Chances are you may have visited a Justice of the Peace.

ABC News

After a hell of a ride, Victoria's economy is on the up — but where are the workers?

Whoever wins this month's election will inherit an economy showing signs of pandemic recovery as the state's net debt climbs to dizzying heights. But the biggest challenge could be filling a major skilled worker shortage across a raft of critical sectors.

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Poor water quality recorded at Victorian beaches after month of severe flooding

Environmental experts are telling Victorians to head to the swimming pool over the weekend instead of the beach, with water quality across the state still poor after recent flooding.

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Pregnant woman ferried through NSW floods

Emergency responders helped a pregnant woman whose waters had broken get to hospital after the NSW town of Forbes was cut in two by floodwaters.

AAP

Two migrant groups left stranded at Victoria station after ‘misunderstanding’, says minister

Two migrant groups who crossed the English Channel were left stranded in London after a “misunderstanding” with UK officials, a minister has said.

Evening Standard

Victorian farmers face massive clean-up and costs after weeks of devastating floods

The state government estimates about 12,000 farming properties have been affected and there is still a flood threat from the Murray River.

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Victorian state logging company failed to protect threatened gliders, court finds

Judge says VicForests’ actions posed ‘a threat of serious and irreversible harm’ to greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders

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Logging agency failing to protect possums

State agency VicForests' approach to logging presents a serious threat to two endangered species of possums in Victoria, the Supreme Court has ruled.

AAP

Victorian opposition makes $160m bus overhaul election promise as Labor flags more dog parks

Matthew Guy seeks to woo outer-metropolitan voters while Daniel Andrews campaigns in inner suburbs on day three of the Victoria election

The Guardian - AU

Should Queenslanders be worried about rising cases of new COVID-19 variants, BQ.1 and XBB, in Victoria and New South Wales?

Chief Health officer John Gerrard says "it is quite possible" Queensland would experience a wave "in the coming weeks" as other states record rising COVID-19 case numbers.

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Victoria floods: Loddon Campaspe and Goulburn Valley legal centres assist flood-affected tenants with advice

Community legal centres in the Loddon Campaspe and Goulburn Valley areas are offering free advice to people impacted by floods as political parties are questioned on how they will improve legal literacy ahead of the state election.

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Andrews heckled as crash dogs campaign

On the Victorian election hustings, Labor leader Daniel Andrews has been heckled while visiting an off-leash dog park to announce an animal welfare package.

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Vic school evacuated over levee fears

A primary school in northern Victoria was evacuated as a precaution after floodwaters pushed a nearby levee to its limits.

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Police warn child sex scams rising in Vic

Dozens of Victorian children have been targeted in sextortion scams, where criminals solicit child abuse material from victims online and blackmail them.

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A heavily armed police officer was pictured talking to a mother on the beach. But was it really in Victoria?

Weeks out from the Victorian election, a photo of an armed officer talking to a mother and children has been used to attack the state's premier. But the photo is probably from Brazil.

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3D-printed custom knee replacement implant surgery at Maryvale Hospital

An orthopaedic surgeon has performed the first 3D-printed, custom knee replacement surgery in regional Victoria.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s richer areas more likely to have people working from home in pandemic, analysis finds

Census data shows Sydney’s northern suburbs had highest WFH proportion, with lowest in regional areas such as Maryborough in Victoria and Taree in NSW

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Evening Standard

Migrant crisis leaves us struggling to cope, admits minister

Migrants ‘disorientated and disturbed after being dropped outside Victoria’

Daily Mirror

Home Office 'dumps cold and hungry asylum seekers in central London' ahead of major storm

About 40 people were taken by bus from the Manston migrant centre in Kent, but 11 of them had nowhere to go after being dropped off at Victoria railway station without jackets and wearing flip-flops on Tuesday night

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Victorian opposition promises $500 dental vouchers as Labor pledges new medical scanners

Matthew Guy and Daniel Andrews focus on health announcements on second day on the campaign trail

AAP

Victorian batting prodigy unfazed by hype

Victoria's rising star Ashley Chandrasinghe is not setting any timeline on debuting for Australia after a composed Sheffield Shield century on debut.

ABC News

Northern Victorian farmer Tim Ashcroft uses tinnie to deliver bales of hay to sheep stranded by floodwaters

When water on the Goulburn River floodplain stranded 400 of his sheep on a sandhill almost two weeks ago, Undera farmer Tim Ashcroft had to get creative.

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Nelson beaches blanketed by bubbles of sea foam after wild weather and strong winds lash coastal areas

Residents of a Victorian hamlet — and their pooches — have been enjoying an outdoor bubble bath after heavy rain, powerful winds and fierce surf hit the coast.

AAP

Victoria rain eases, river threat remains

It is still not safe to return to the northern Victorian town of Echuca, but flood levels are expected to drop from major to moderate overnight.

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