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Where to watch humpback whales and southern right whales in Australia during winter

Welcome to whale season. Get to know these iconic visitors from the Southern Ocean, meet the people who study them, and find out how you can become a citizen scientist.

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Bluebird days: bumper snow and clear skies welcome relief for Australia’s ski resorts

Pandemic-hit resorts in Victoria and NSW celebrate perfect conditions and more forecast snow

The Guardian - AU

Tiny arrivals at Guthega skink chalet a big moment in alpine critter's fight back from the brink of extinction

A "special moment" millions of years in the making could be a critical point in a rescue breeding program for the Guthega skink, which is barely hanging on in its alpine homelands.

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Victoria's mental health industry in dire straits as conditions worsen and workforce shortages continue

Victoria's mental health care industry is facing a crisis as workers question whether it's worth staying in an industry where they're overworked and don't feel adequately compensated.

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Demand for rooftop solar batteries surges as eastern Australian energy prices soar

Solar Victoria fielded 50% higher than usual number of inquiries into power storage amid cold snap across eastern states

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Greens leader ousts party’s state convener over past comments about trans people

Parliamentary leader Samantha Ratnam says she acted under party rules to overturn the recent election of Linda Gale

The Guardian - AU

Equine therapy horse Jess still working at 42 in in Western Victoria

An age-defying horse is helping special needs children in Western Victoria.

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Vaccine mandates, masks in airports to be scrapped, while visitor restrictions at aged care to be eased

Vaccine mandates, mask requirements and isolation restrictions are among the COVID-19 rules to be eased next week.

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Victoria corruption watchdog loses half its legal team in six months

Departures come as Ibac probes classified information leaks and has three outstanding reports with potential political fallout in state election year

The Guardian - AU

Victoria pressed to scrap two-jab Covid vaccine mandate amid worker shortage

Epidemiologists and industry groups say requirement no longer needed but chamber of commerce says decision is for health officials

The Guardian - AU

Warning to divers after unsafe carbon monoxide levels found in cylinders at Victorian retailer

The warning from Victoria's workplace safety regulator applies to tanks and cylinders filled up at Cross Diving Services at Marlo in East Gippsland.

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Sussan Ley suggests NSW build its own hospital as Albury-Wodonga master plan FOI request denied

The Deputy Opposition Leader says NSW should consider building its own hospital on the border after a fruitless attempt to get an update on Victoria's plans for the long-awaited redevelopment.

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A $15 billion promise of universal access to preschool: is this the game-changer for Aussie kids?

Celebrations greeted Thursday’s co-ordinated announcement by the NSW and Victorian governments that they will invest $6 billion and $9 billion, respectively, to provide 30 hours a week of play-based learning for all children in the 12 months prior to primary school. It’s a promising indication of growing public and political…

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Vic has 'more than enough' power reserves

Victoria's energy minister says authorities have been assured the state has more than sufficient power in its reserves.

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Father, 55, fatally struck by car while helping son with puncture on Princes Highway at Flynn, Victoria

Police say the 23-year-old driver of the car involved in the accident stopped immediately and is assisting them with their inquiries.

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ACT urged to follow free preschool expansion

Experts urge other states and territories to follow NSW and Victoria in early childhood education reforms.

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'No argument' to keep some vax mandates

Australian epidemiologists have told an inquiry it is unclear why Victoria's double-dose COVID-19 vaccine mandates remain in some settings.

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating urged me to work with Dominic Perrottet, Daniel Andrews reveals

Exclusive: Victorian Labor premier reveals he was encouraged to work with Liberal counterpart in NSW by their ‘mutual friend’

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‘No alternative’: Greens MPs call for the party’s Victorian convener to resign

Newly elected convener Linda Gale co-authored a 2019 document described as ‘inconsistent with Greens values’

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Energy markets tipped to return to normal as NSW granted emergency powers to secure coal supplies

End of cold snap and return of more coal-fired power plants to ease pressure that caused national electricity market suspension

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Warrnambool, Ballarat hospitals flagged for their use of restraints, seclusion in mental health units

A mental health body says the Warrnambool and Ballarat base hospitals are failing older adults in their mental health units.

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How NSW and Victoria's extra year of education for young children will work

Plans to create an extra year of class for kids in NSW and Victoria are backed by research, experts say, but details around structure and staffing will be key to its success.

The Guardian - AU

What the new year of preschool education means for parents and children

Explainer: Children in Victoria and NSW will have access to a year of play-based learning before they start school

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Victorian COVID-19 vaccine mandate rationale 'unclear' given dropped mask rules, expert tells committee

An expert tells a Victorian parliamentary inquiry it's "unclear" why broad vaccine mandates have remained in place when effective rules on masks have not, as another warns COVID-19 is on track to become one of the leading causes of death in Australia this year.

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Vic truth-telling inquiry member resigns

An Aboriginal elder and commissioner on Victoria's truth-telling inquiry has stepped down, the third key member to resign in six months.

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