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Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

$We checked the records of 6,000 kids entering care. Only a fraction received recommended health checks$

We checked the records of 6,000 kids entering care. Only a fraction received recommended health checks

More than 10,000 Victorian children and young people live with a foster or kinship (relative) carer. They enter such care because of court orders aiming to protect them from abuse or neglect.

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Micheluzzi makes pace in golf's TPS Sydney

Victorian golfer David Micheluzzi has made light work of Bonnie Doon Golf Club's short par-4s and the par-5s to lead after the first round of the TPS Sydney.

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Vic youth wait 60 days for psych support

Headspace says wait times for psychological intervention have blown out to 60 days in Victoria, as it calls for government funding to be urgently released.

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Ongoing COVID outbreak in Mildura prompts call for residents to get vaccine booster shots

Infections are declining in most of Victoria, but authorities say a Delta outbreak in Mildura that coincided with the Omicron wave means the city is still struggling to bring the virus under control.

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Driver who fatally reversed on man jailed

A Victorian man who fatally reversed over another man after he thought he was being attacked while sleeping in his car in March 2020 has been jailed.

AAP

Vic posts 23 COVID-19 deaths, 7093 cases

Victoria has recorded another 23 deaths in people with COVID-19 and 7093 new infections.

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Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Arcimoto Partners With Directed Technologies For Australia Launch

Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) has partnered with Directed Technologies to introduce the Fun Utility Vehicle and Deliverator to the Australian market. Through the pilot program, Arcimoto vehicles will be tested by Directed Technologies' fleet clients specializing in last-mile delivery. With the global head office and main distribution center in Melbourne Airport, Victoria, Directed Technologies…

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Aboriginal Victorians from Stolen Generations to receive $100,000 as part of reparations package

The compensation relates to claims before 1977 in recognition of the lasting suffering caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families by the government and other agencies.

ABC News

All trams CANCELLED between Chorlton, Stretford and city centre on Manchester derby weekend

The work at the Deansgate-Castlefield stop will see replacement buses running on three lines and services on all other lines amended.

Manchester Evening News

Long-serving Labor senator Kim Carr set to lose seat in preselection challenge

Push to knock off the Victorian gains traction amid speculation first-term senator Kimberley Kitching could also face a contest

The Guardian - AU

'Largest-ever' cocaine bust in Tasmania

Tasmania Police say they have pulled off the largest cocaine seizure in the state's history after intercepting a truck that had returned from Victoria.

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Two charged amid 'one of the largest' cocaine busts in Tasmania, police say

Two men will face a Hobart court after about "10,000 street deals" of illicit drugs were found in the cabin of a truck that returned from Victoria.

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COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours

Mask mandates in most indoor settings have been dropped in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with Queensland to follow later this week.

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Victoria records another 28 COVID deaths

The Victorian health department has clarified its latest COVID-19 fatality figures, saying most of the reported 28 deaths happened in February.

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Victoria's latest COVID-19 data on deaths, cases, hospitalisations and vaccinations

There are 201 coronavirus patients in Victorian hospitals, up from 197 a day earlier. Of those people, 24 are in intensive care units and six are receiving ventilation.

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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Regional Victorian hospitals face year-long backlog of elective surgeries

Regional hospital chiefs tell Victoria's new pandemic accountability committee that staff shortages and "complex" procedures will present challenges as they work through a massive surgery backlog caused by the pandemic.

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Melbourne suspends Russian city ties

Melbourne's council has voted to cut ties with Russia's second largest city after the nation invaded Ukraine.

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Victorian government ditches plan to tax developers to fund social housing projects

The levy on new developments would have raised about $800 million each year, but the property industry and councils strongly opposed the move.

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'Scare campaign' kills Vic property tax

Victoria's proposed $800 million social housing levy and planning reforms package have been binned for good after the government butted heads with the industry.

ABC News

Stressed night shift nurses turn to belly dancing to lift morale in the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study has found about a quarter of nurses have experienced higher rates of psychological distress since the onset of the pandemic, but these frontline Victorian healthcare workers are tapping into creative ways to lift morale.

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Vic reports 6879 COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

Victoria has reported 6879 new virus cases and 18 deaths, as the state government moves to scrap its $450 COVID-19 isolation payment.

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Victoria records 18 COVID-19 deaths and 6,879 new cases

The number of people in hospital has dropped to 255, down from 283 recorded yesterday.

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