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Fiery tobacco turf wars spill across state border

A ram raid and arson attacks on tobacconists have lawmakers worried that Victoria's tobacco wars are spreading beyond the state's borders.

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'Morons': Multi-faith condemnation over Myer protest

Multi-faith leaders have stood in solidarity against protesters planning to target a Christmas event, as the organiser insisted children were never a target.

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Final exams blunder prompts government review

The education minister says Victoria's students "deserve better" after reports emerged that those sitting VCE exams could find hidden questions in sample tests.

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‘Fastest-growing fire risk’: why do lithium batteries keep exploding across Australia?

Fire and Rescue NSW responded to 272 battery-related fires last year, while Victoria and Queensland authorities say they happen almost every day

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Fight brews over state treaty as key talks loom

Negotiations on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people will begin within days as the state opposition demands the public has a say.

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'Deserted': police begin first strikes in over 20 years

Police have walked off the job for the first time in two decades to protest the Victorian government's "disrespect" in a long-running impasse over a pay deal.

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Murphy, Harper help Vics end WA's one-day cup defence

Sam Harper hit an unbeaten half-century and Todd Murphy claimed four wickets as Victoria beat WA in a rain-affected one-dayer at the MCG.

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'Should be nervous': Liberal leader revels in poll win

Despite being dogged by a defamation trial, Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has inched ahead of Premier Jacinta Allan as preferred state leader.

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Suspected postal vote tampering in two Melbourne council elections referred to police

Victorian Electoral Commission says high number of multiple returned votes detected in Knox and Whittlesea city councils

The Guardian - AU

High court rules Catholic church not liable for child abuse by priest it didn’t directly employ

Church wins case reversing 2023 decision of Victorian court that it was vicariously responsible for abuse suffered by five-year-old at hands of assistant priest

The Guardian - AU

Man who tricked wife into leaving Australia to abandon her in Sudan jailed for ‘exit trafficking’

First Victoria man to be convicted for ‘exit trafficking’

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Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

An architectural labyrinth has been installed at the National Gallery of Victoria - and its footprint is the size of the average newly-built Australian house.

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Victoria seeks to snuff out tobacco wars with nation’s ‘toughest’ cigarette sales rules and ‘fit and proper persons’ test

Retailers face strict regulation as details of new licensing scheme announced after more than 100 businesses firebombed in tobacco wars

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Abusive man jailed for 'discarding' wife in Sudan

The first Victorian prosecuted with commonwealth exit-trafficking has been locked up for more than four years for treating his wife "as a chattel".

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Tough penalties under laws to tame tobacco turf war

Victoria will become the last Australian state to make businesses have a licence to sell tobacco, but the police boss says laws won't end a turf war overnight.

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Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Penrith hotel – as it happened

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Details emerge on wind farm death amid law scrutiny

A dislodged blade on a turbine platform is being blamed for the death of a wind farm worker as Victoria's industrial manslaughter laws are criticised.

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43 Y.O. Woman Killed And 3 Y.O. Rushed To Hospital After Water Tanker Crashes Into Preschool

A water truck has crashed into a preschool at Riddells Creek in regional Victoria, killing a woman and injuring a child.

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Man crushed to death by falling fan blade at Australian wind farm

Australian Workers’ Union raises concerns over working condition

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Afternoon Update: Worker dies in windfarm accident; fears over possible Trump cabinet picks; and Mattel’s porn mishap

The man was crushed beneath a turbine blade while working at the Golden Plains windfarm in regional Victoria

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A monolithic house in rural Victoria celebrates 50 shades of grey

Adam Kane Architects’ monolithic house in rural Victoria, Grey House, is ‘a testament to the power of simplicity and harmony’

The Guardian - AU

‘Tragically sad’: teacher’s aide dies and three-year-old boy injured in Riddells Creek kindergarten truck crash

Police investigating after truck crashes into playground in regional Victoria killing 43-year-old woman

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Rokewood windfarm death: man crushed by turbine blade at Victorian worksite

Company says subcontractor was killed as blade was being prepared for installation, with WorkSafe to investigate

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Police threaten to walk off job as pay talks turn sour

Police will begin rolling strike action as they ramp up their fight for a better pay deal after negotiations with the government and Victoria Police broke down.

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Warning as workers thrown off revamped compo scheme

The Victorian government has been accused of kicking workers off the state's revamped compensation scheme to raid it for profits.

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