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Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly is holding a by-election for a vacant position representing the state's northeast, after Natarsha Bamblett stepped down.

The Victorian health system is still facing intense pressure amid the Omicron wave, despite declining numbers of emergency presentations and furloughed staff.

Victoria records a slight rise in the number of people in hospitals and officially reported new cases as a further 29 COVID-19 deaths are recorded.

Unmet requests for accommodation in the state rose from 37.2% to 48.2% over five years and a growing number are also being turned away in Queensland

Victorian schools will plough ahead with face-to-face classes in the face of high student infections under its new testing strategy.

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A Melbourne man who killed his housemate Paramjeet Singh suggested that his friends tell police the victim had stabbed himself in the neck.

There are 998 COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals, including 119 people in intensive care units, 47 of whom are on ventilators.

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Parents and teachers alike react with excitement to the government's push for kids to return to school, but the union warns the rollout will need to be closely watched.

The Victorian government is helping COVID-stricken major supermarket chains plug critical workforce gaps, as staff remain off the job.