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Inquiries have found casinos facilitated money laundering and consorted with criminals — so why haven’t there been charges for executives or directors?

Australia's largest casino groups have been found "unsuitable" to hold licences due to allegations of money laundering and consorting with criminal gangs. But no individuals have faced consequences.

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Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

The Conversation

Philippe, Short lift WA to win

Western Australia have begun their one-day Cup title defence strongly with a five-wicket win over Victoria built around a huge opening stand.

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Western Victoria's passenger train campaign continues 30 years after Kennett's closure

Residents in western Victoria feel forgotten as they deal with poor public transport and inconvenient timetables almost three decades after the Kennett government discontinued passenger trains in the region.

ABC News

Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system

The Guardian - AU

Trains or parks: Victorian election battle looms over Suburban Rail Loop

South-east Melbourne residents say growing population needs better public transport, but not at the expense of green space

The Guardian - AU

Monkeypox outbreak 'turned around' in Victoria with no new cases for weeks

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the state's monkeypox outbreak has "turned around", with no new cases reported in the past couple of weeks.

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Blues' Hughes flies high in opener

Daniel Hughes has made a statement of intent with a century to open the domestic season helping New South Wales open brightly against Victoria.

AAP

Failures plague Victorian child protection

Victoria's child protection system is failing to keep proper records on some vulnerable children and workers are over-stretched and under resourced.

The Canberra Times

Grand design: why the AFL structure is unique – and has enabled competitive balance

Since 2017, Victoria has commemorated AFL Grand Final Friday as a public holiday, with a parade of the two competing teams through a festive Melbourne (apart from interruptions in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19).

The Conversation

Murray-Darling Basin plan: Victoria will struggle to meet water delivery obligations by deadline

Water minister says state will only consider additional 450GL efficiency projects if they do not negatively affect farmers or towns

The Guardian - AU

Dartmouth Dam spills for the first time in 26 years, residents welcome visitor influx

Tourists are flocking to north-eastern Victoria to watch the Murray-Darling Basin's largest water storage begin to spill.

ABC News

Cricket: Scottish stint helps Bates set up for summer

"I've already played a lot of cricket this season so I think I'm more prepared than usual which is a nice feeling."

Newcastle Herald

Vic Labor has election-winning lead: poll

New polling shows the Andrews government maintains a comfortable lead heading into Victoria's state election in November, while Coalition support has dropped.

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How Victorian Labor's failure on upper house electoral reform undermines democracy

At the 2018 Victorian state election, Labor easily won a majority in the lower house of the Victorian parliament, but the upper house result was an anti-democratic shambles, as the Greens won just one of the 40 upper house seats, while three parties with very small vote shares won seats.

The Conversation

'We haven't built it, and they've come': the e-change pressures on Australia's lifestyle towns

Michael and Karen moved from Melbourne to Castlemaine, about 130km northwest of Victoria’s capital, in mid-2020 – using, like tens of thousands of Australians, the shift to remote work to make a larger lifestyle change.

AAP

Space centre to refund bus crash families

Families affected by the Loreto College bus crash in Victoria have had their trips refunded by the US Space and Rocket Centre.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s child protection database missing hundreds of children’s addresses, review finds

‘How are you supposed to help kids if you literally don’t know where they live?’ asks opposition

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Daniel Andrews is on track for a third term in Victoria, but risks losing ground in safe seats

Labor is likely to secure a rare third parliamentary term, but departing MPs warn it will lose support for parachuting in non-local candidates

ABC News

Ousted Liberal Party MP Cathrine Burnett-Wake condemns extremists in politics

Victorian Liberal Party politician Cathrine Burnett-Wake, who was ousted at pre-selection by a candidate linked to a Pentecostal church, has lashed out at extremism in politics.

ABC News

Illegal investigation by animal rights activists uncovers pigs in sow stalls across Victoria

Animal activists have accused several Victorian piggeries of using sow stalls for extended periods, despite the pork industry pledging to voluntarily phase out the practice by 2017.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s auditor general pokes holes in Suburban Rail Loop business case

Information provided to government ‘did not demonstrate the economic rationale’ for controversial project, report finds

ABC News

Victorian government releases business case for above-ground Melbourne Airport train station and new station for Keilor East

Transport Minister Jacinta Allan says an elevated airport station will cause less disruption in the construction stage, be quicker to build, and save up to $1 billion.

ABC News

Retiring MP Russell Northe calls for Victorian election winner to tackle problem gambling

Independent MP Russell Northe quit the Nationals after he incurred large debts due to gambling addiction. He wants the next Victorian government to take action to address the issue.

AAP

Major step to booster for young children

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Pfizer booster for children aged five to 11, with a decision pending on its rollout.

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