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Victoria's mask rules won't change despite the Chief's Health Officer's recommendation

Victoria's mask rules will not change despite a recommendation from the Chief Health Officer to reintroduce mask mandates for early education and retail settings.

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Vic govt knocks back mask mandate advice

Official advice to reintroduce COVID-19 mask mandates has been rejected in Victoria, as the state government puts the onus on employers.

AAP

Victorian COVID hospital admissions soar as Omicron sub-variants spread

Victoria's hospital admissions have risen by almost 80 per cent over the past three weeks, as experts say authorities have pursued the wrong COVID strategies.

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Britain so hot even the train tracks are now bursting into flames in 33C heatwave

Train services had to be suspended this morning after a fire on a bridge in Battersea, South London, between Victoria and Brixton with services to be affected due to reduced speed

Daily Mirror

Victoria’s move to restrict ‘silencing’ sexual harassment victims welcomed by unions and lawyers

State government proposes reforms to use of nondisclosure agreements by employers in Australian first

The Guardian - AU

Victoria Station fire: Delays expected after small fire breaks out by track

Disruption to trains is expected until about 10am

Evening Standard

Tobacco syndicate dealt $400 million blow

An illicit tobacco syndicate in Victoria has been dealt a $400 million blow after authorities thwarted their operations.

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Soccer brawl in Mildura results in three people sent to hospital, police charge 30yo man

Three people were hospitalised including one flown to a Melbourne hospital after a "disgraceful" brawl at a soccer match in north-west Victoria on Sunday.

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Ex-Labor candidate admits lying to IBAC

A former state Labor candidate has admitted lying to Victoria's corruption watchdog over the purpose of more than 700 taxpayer-funded envelopes.

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Jason Roberts found not guilty of 1998 murders of Victorian police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller

A Melbourne man accused of the brutal slaying of two Victorian police officers has left prison for the first time in decades after being acquitted of their murders.

ABC News

Bobby calf slaughter drops due to strong beef prices, dairy industry says

A farm in the heart of northern Victoria's dairy country is going against tradition when it comes to bobby calves by keeping them alive longer and in some cases sparing them from slaughter altogether.

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Alan Kohler: Look to the west to find out how to get the end of coal right

The state governments of NSW, Queensland and Victoria should look to Collie in WA for a model of how to transition away from coal.

The New Daily

‘Disgusting’: calls to overhaul enforcement of e-cigarette regulations in Victoria

VicHealth says retail licensing scheme is needed as children as young as 10 become addicted

The Guardian - AU

Inquest into missing pregnant woman begins

A Victorian coroner is examining the final movements of Krystal Fraser, who went missing in the state's central north 13 years ago while heavily pregnant.

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Vic ambulance service hit by code red

Ambulance Victoria has been forced to enact a red escalation of its emergency response plan due to extreme demand within metropolitan Melbourne.

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Wombeetch Puyuun, a unique friendship and the push to recognise a monument erected in his honour

In the late 1800s, an extraordinary warrior named Wombeetch Puyuun refused to be moved from his ancestral lands. A white colonist became his firm friend and an early advocate for Indigenous culture. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of people who have died.

ABC News

Prevent Detect Escape fire safety course aims to help those living with disabilities prepare for emergencies

A fire safety course that aims to help those living with disabilities to prepare for life-threatening emergencies gets the seal of approval from a Victorian resident all too familiar with the nightmare scenario.

Daily Mirror

Baby dies waiting in emergency department after 'testing positive for Covid'

The baby was attending Geelong University Hospital in the state of Victoria when they died, with hospitals under pressure in the region due to a rise in Covid cases

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Yoorrook: the fight for Victoria’s truth-telling commission to achieve its groundbreaking goals

The historic process has already seen requests for extension, calls for delays and departures

AAP

Call for NAIDOC Week public holiday in Vic

An online petition has been launched calling for a public holiday in Victoria during NAIDOC Week to celebrate Indigenous history and culture.

The Guardian - AU

One-year-old baby dies in Victorian hospital amid sector-wide staffing shortages

University hospital in Geelong confirms baby’s death on Monday night as Covid outbreaks worsen emergency room pressures

ABC News

Harness racing industry mourns 12 horses killed in stable fire at Forbes

Twelve horses have died in a stable fire in central Victoria at a property on Kilmore-Lancefield Road in the early hours of this morning.

ABC News

Calls to improve Australia's biosecurity as cost of varroa mite incursion to agriculture mounts

As threats like varroa mite and foot-and-mouth disease capture public attention, agriculture leaders say the cost of managing Australia's biosecurity needs to be spread more evenly.

The Guardian - AU

Social housing tenant forced to cook in living room amid Victoria’s ‘broken’ complaints system, report says

Investigation recommends the state creates dedicated social housing ombudsman and makes law changes

AAP

Lockdowns, mandates still on cards for Vic

Victoria's new health minister hasn't ruled out mask mandates or work-from-home rules after the state's pandemic powers were extended for another three months.

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