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Wurundjeri elder Aunty Margaret Gardiner's quiet legacy for Victoria's Aboriginal community

Wurundjeri elder Aunty Margaret Gardiner is remembered as a fierce advocate and expert in Victoria's Aboriginal history, culture and communities, after her passing this month aged 63.

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Beware Victorian politicians pledging to cure the health system

A rash of major health announcements is sure to spread further before the state election – but the devil is in the detail

The Guardian - AU

Andrews on track for third term: Newspoll

The latest Newspoll by The Australian suggests Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews would be returned to government for a third term.

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Gangland widow Roberta Williams avoids jail over blackmailing reality television producer

A Victorian court hears sensitive details about Roberta Williams life as the gangland widow is sentenced for blackmailing a TV producer she believed was scamming her.

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Nursing jobs on offer in Boort as town starts healthcare recruitment blitz

A Victorian town that struggled for a year to attract a doctor is looking for nurses who will become a part of the community.

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Families of clergy abuse victims' new legal precedent paves way for litigation

A Melbourne lawyer says "secondary abuse victims" should seek legal advice as a lawsuit continues in the Victorian Supreme Court.

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RSPCA Vic and Zoos Vic Koala Ward opening

A new koala hospital has opened at Werribee Open Range Zoo, funded by donations to the RSPCA and Zoos Victoria following the Black Summer bushfire crisis

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Criminal charges dropped against three Victoria Police officers accused of breaking man's neck

The alleged victim claimed to have been left a quadriplegic as a result of the 2017 incident, but on Friday the IBAC dropped all criminal charges against the trio.

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Ground Up initiative turns Ballarat business waste into sought-after resource

Eliza Whitburn-Weber helps businesses turn waste into valuable resources. As landfill overflows, experts say initiatives like this are the future.

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Victoria announces $57 million redress scheme over toxic Fiskville firefighting site

The government says payments of up to $45,000 will be made available to people who worked, trained or lived near the former firefighting site west of Melbourne, years after a parliamentary inquiry confirmed that firefighters were exposed to toxic chemicals during training.

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Serious e-scooter injuries double in Vic

Close to 50 people this year have been admitted to a Victorian hospital's trauma centre as a result of injuries from e-scooter incidents.

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Conspiracists have published a 'frank admission' by Brett Sutton about boosters. Here's what he really said

Anti-lockdown advocates have been claiming online this week that Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton admitted that vaccines never worked. But that's not what he said.

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Victorian fire brigade moves to strike out large parts of commander’s sexual harassment claim

Commander Donna Wheatley alleges she was groped and had a senior officer expose his genitals

The Guardian - AU

Victoria Police offer $1 million reward in Frankston cold case murder of Michele Brown

Michele Brown disappeared on March 1, 1992, after calling her mother from a phone booth in Melbourne's south-east. Her body was found in a nearby shed two weeks later.

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The 'city' is becoming increasingly digital, forcing us to rethink its role in life and work

The role of the city is changing. To find out how, we surveyed more than 2,000 Victorians living in Melbourne, its suburbs and regional centres in April 2022.

The Guardian - AU

Call for free university degrees and interest-free mortgages for Indigenous Victorians

Former treaty advancement commissioner Jill Gallagher says independent fund should seek to alleviate economic disadvantage

AAP

Vic lockdowns exacerbated elder loneliness

Elderly Australians living through Victoria's COVID-19 lockdowns have written of a loss of identity and despair in a first-of-its-kind loneliness study.

The Hindu

When a Malayali doctor won a legal battle against the police Down Under

Victoria Police in Australia apologises to Dr. Prasannan from Thrissur

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In pictures: Late winter snow blast surprises eastern Australia

A late-winter cold front has brought icy temperatures to south-east NSW. With plenty of snowfall has come plenty of photographs of the winter wonderland.

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Community football clashes with AFL over time of Geelong vs Collingwood finals opener

Finals in some Victorian leagues have not gone ahead for three years, but members are worried their local openers will be cannibalised by the AFL.

AAP

Alpine road voted Vic's most dangerous

The Great Alpine Road has been nominated as Victoria's most dangerous in a survey from the state's opposition, which the government claims is misleading.

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Vic govt asked to halt rail loop contracts

Any more contracts to build a multibillion-dollar rail loop in Melbourne should not be signed before the Victorian state election, the opposition says.

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Freshwater eel research by Arthur Rylah Institute reveals marathon journey to the Coral Sea to breed

After tagging the slippery fish in 2019, a research project comes to some fascinating conclusions about the life cycle of native freshwater eels.

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Aboriginal organisations should be given more control over Indigenous kids in child protection system, advocacy group says

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are nearly 10 times more likely to be removed from their families by child protection services compared to non-Aboriginal children, data reveals.

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Victoria's logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds

Victoria's government-owned logging company VicForests illegally cleared protected Leadbeater's possum habitat and broke the law in 25 out of 30 of its logging areas, according to a government-commissioned audit of its activities.

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