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Three Victorian party leaders in isolation

Greens leader Samantha Ratnam has become the latest Victorian politician infected with COVID-19, joining the premier and a minister in contracting the virus.

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Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people

Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to Traditional Owners.

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Bid to overhaul Victoria’s political donation laws to target ‘backdoor’ funding and ‘loopholes’

MP Clifford Hayes says reform is needed to rebuild public trust in political parties

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Victoria's population shrank by almost 45,000 at pandemic's height

Almost 45,000 people left Victoria at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Matthew Guy criticises Victoria’s Covid close contact rules after going into isolation

Opposition leader spending week in isolation with his family after his son tests positive

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Australian surfing great Mick Fanning receives Bells Beach wildcard

After ringing the bell four times during his decorated career, Australian surfing great Mick Fanning is briefly coming out of retirement to chase a fifth title at the prestigious World Surf League event in Victoria next month.

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Woman tells inquiry services 'like a wall'

A Victorian woman has told the disability royal commission of challenges faced by deaf people when reporting sexual assault.

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Victoria daily news update: hospitality training to fill shortages, Matthew Guy isolates and Covid cases rise

Both Daniel Andrews and the opposition leader are now in isolation as Covid cases rise across the state

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Vic opposition leader in COVID isolation

As he begins a week in home isolation, Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy close contacts of COVID-19 cases should not have to stay home if testing negative

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Labor finalises candidates in crucial seats ahead of election

Jana Stewart to take Kimberly Kitching’s Senate spot amid factional in-fighting in Victoria over federal intervention

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Freight terminal spending ‘short-changes’ Victoria, state government says

Transport infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan says two-thirds of $3.3bn in spending already promised

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Victoria daily news update: premier catches Covid, smoke in the city and money for freight terminals

Monday: Daniel Andrews in isolation for seven days, with James Merlino acting Victorian premier

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Paedophile priest back in Victorian court

Victorian paedophile priest Gerald Risdale has faced court on 24 child sexual abuse charges, after allegedly abusing two young boys in the early 1980s.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews tests positive to COVID-19

The Premier says he received his results on a rapid antigen test and has "mild symptoms", including a sore throat and temperature.

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A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Heathcote is opening up new worlds for Victorians

A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Melbourne's north is giving those with a disability easy access to experiencing the wonders of the cosmos.

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Victorian towns plead for running water supply, sewerage systems

In communities in this part of north-west Victoria, residents who've had surgery are advised to recuperate elsewhere due to the infection risk from their own water supply, and some parents of newborns have to buy bottled water for formula.

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Kim Carr bows out after three decades as Labor senator for Victoria

Veteran cites death of Kimberley Kitching and ‘determined urgings’ from his children as reasons for his decision to step down

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Labor’s Katy Gallagher says ‘mean girls’ label ‘diminishes women’; 11 virus deaths – as it happened

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Would you drive on this?

Election cycles come and go, but every year regional and rural Australians are forced to put up with roads so bad they threaten lives and livelihoods.

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‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission

Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations

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‘They brought their politics with them’: will Queensland’s newest residents affect the election?

The state’s population grew by more than 57,800 in 12 months, mostly from southern migration

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Becoming Bulldogs traces all-abilities Jets footy team's footsteps into a mainstream club

The filmmaker behind a documentary about an all-abilities football team integrating into a mainstream club in regional Victoria hopes the film will inspire other sporting clubs to follow suit.

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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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‘A massive spiritual shift’: how the mindful movement of qigong can treat addiction

The gentle motion, breathing and meditation stop the mind ‘wandering to negative thoughts’, says a recovering Victorian addict

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Rising Covid cases force some schools in NSW and Victoria to return to remote learning

State governments leave schools to decide on response as Covid outbreaks lead to widespread teacher shortages

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