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Vic's latest Omicron wave is peaking: CHO

Victoria's COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalisations should start to drop in coming weeks as the state's latest Omicron wave peaks.

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Victoria Police officer declines to give evidence at coronial inquest into death of Gabriel Messo

The Victoria Police officer who shot and killed Gabriel Messo in a Melbourne park in 2020 is excused from giving evidence at an inquest on the grounds he might incriminate himself.

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‘In the past’: Matthew Guy dismisses concerns over Victorian Liberal candidate’s attacks on transgender rights

Moira Deeming’s 2020 comments on Safe Schools and gender identity not made by ‘a candidate’, Guy says

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‘Final straw’: former Victorian Liberal MP quits party after Moira Deeming preselection

Andrew Elsbury says he feels ‘no longer in tune’ with party membership

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MP pledges to return trust in democracy

The former neurology head at Victoria's Royal Children's Hospital turned independent MP says action on climate change will be her main priority in parliament.

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Watchdog calls time on Labor 'red shirts'

A Victorian integrity agency has cleared Premier Daniel Andrews of involvement in Labor's "red shirts'" scandal but says police should apologise over arrests.

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‘Time to end this debate’: ombudsman finds no evidence Daniel Andrews facilitated Victorian Labor’s ‘red shirts’ scheme

Deborah Glass says she’s ‘not prepared to spend further public resources on these matters’

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Japanese encephalitis virus threat for southern Australia when mosquitoes return

Mosquitoes cause serious concerns in southern Australia, where a deadly virus was detected for the first time this year.

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Wetland Revival Trust hopes to raise funds to buy Wirra-Lo conservation property in Victoria

Thirty threatened species live on a conservation property in northern Victoria but its current owners are selling up. The Wetland Revival Trust hopes to buy the property to continue the environmental efforts.

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Campaign's goal to eliminate Hepatitis C

A new public health campaign is aiming to boost hepatitis C testing and treatment rates in Victoria so the virus can be eliminated by 2030.

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‘Out of step’: Victoria’s first openly gay MP slams Liberal party leadership over Moira Deeming preselection

Former Liberal MP Andrew Olexander says he is ‘angered’ and ‘disappointed’ with party

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Police appeal for help to identify skeletal remains found in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges in 2006

Victoria Police say they have tried all other avenues to identify the male skeletal remains, which were discovered in 2006 at Ferny Creek. By releasing a facial reconstruction, police hope someone will recognise the deceased man or be able to supply information.

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Somerton man 'identified' as Carl Webb

A University of Adelaide professor says he's identified the so-called Somerton man as Victorian engineer Carl Webb, ending an enduring mystery.

AAP

Glasshouse expansion for protected cropping across the Goulburn Valley gets government tick

A new six-hectare glasshouse in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will produce 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes every year, creating 60 new jobs for the site in the process.

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Women Are Showing Great Potential In Driving The Development Of Web 3

Victoria, Seychelles — Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has released the Web 3 Career Market report exploring professional engagement in the decentralized internet sector. The report compassed 3,608 internet users aware of Web 3 across Twitter and LinkedIn.

The Guardian - AU

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of COVID PCR testing

State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups

Daily Mirror

Investigation into 1999 murder of teenager making 'good progress', police say

Victoria Hall's naked body was found in a ditch in Creeting St Peter on September 24, 1999, five days after she was last seen alive. Suffolk police reopened their investigation in 2019

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‘My number one issue’: Victoria Liberal candidate has history of attacking transgender rights

Videos show Moira Deeming casting doubt on Covid vaccines and claiming schools encourage LGBTQ+ students to be ‘narcissistic’

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COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new record

States and territories across Australia are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people in hospital with COVID, but intensive care admissions are falling.

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Drug rehabilitation centres promised for regional Victoria by Liberal Party

At least $36 million has been promised to boost alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds, with those in power stopping short of matching the commitment.

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Missing Adelaide woman Colleen South's phone found in Port Noarlunga without its SIM card

A phone belonging to missing Adelaide woman Colleen South is found in a Port Noarlunga playground more than 570 kilometres from where she was last seen across the border in Victoria.

The Guardian - AU

‘A problem for all states’: Victoria bans embedded power networks in new unit blocks

At least half a million Australians served by private electricity networks that prevent them seeking better deal

AAP

Vic to ban new 'embedded' power networks

Private electricity networks will be banned in new Victorian apartment buildings from next year, with existing versions reformed as part of a statewide policy.

Daily Mirror

Teen, 15, dies after symptoms on overseas school trip blamed on 'homesickness'

Timothy Fehring from Victoria, Australia, was constantly being sick into bins while on a tour of Vienna - but his symptoms were put down to "homesickness" and he was encouraged to carry on with activities

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Truck driver who killed four police officers on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway appeals sentence

Mohinder Singh is appealing against the 22-year sentence he was handed over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers in 2020, arguing the penalty is too harsh.

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