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Labor gains Senate seats in Victoria and Queensland, and surges to a national 55.6–44.4 two-party margin

Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in Victoria, the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in Victoria, with the other two unchanged. I had a wrap of earlier button presses on Tuesday.

The Conversation

'Archaic' law casts cloud over Kiwi's top cop job

Concerns over the eligibility of a New Zealander to serve as an Australian state's top cop have forced law changes to be rushed through parliament.

AAP

Secrets of ‘polar dinosaur’ forest home revealed for first time in 120 million years

At least 100 million years ago, dinosaurs thrived on the piece of land that is modern-day Australia

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MP whose seat was abolished ends up moving houses

Labor's Michelle Ananda-Rajah has won a Senate spot, after her lower house seat in Victoria was abolished in a redistribution by the electoral commission.

AAP

7 Charged Over Wild Machete Brawl At Northland Shopping Centre In Melbourne

All seven people, including four teenagers, allegedly involved in a wild machete brawl at a busy shopping centre have now been charged.

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Machete ban enforcers slow to hit beat after mall brawl

A task force dedicated to monitoring shops' compliance with a machete sales ban won't hit the ground until after it takes effect.

AAP

Traditional owner group seeks to negotiate local treaty with Victorian government in state first

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation takes historic step as it pursues more independence and authority to manage land on its country

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‘It’s a moral issue’: Jacinta Allan faces backlash from own MPs as pokies reforms stall

Exclusive: Victorian premier confronted at Labor caucus meeting after budget forecasts $5.9bn in taxes from poker machines over next four years

The Guardian - AU

Protester accosts judge as Erin Patterson trial hears how officials tried to find source of deadly mushrooms

Health department witness tells Victorian supreme court of efforts to glean information from Patterson in days after fatal mushroom lunch

The Guardian - AU

Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws – it now wants to tackle machetes

England banned possession of machetes and some other knives in September last year

The Independent UK

Australia’s first machete ban is coming to Victoria. Will it work, or is it just another political quick fix?

Following a shopping centre brawl in Melbourne at the weekend, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will ban the sale of all machetes from Wednesday.

The Conversation

Machete sale ban to 'choke the supply' of deadly weapon

Selling machetes will be banned within days in one state under a plan to hasten its crackdown on rising knife crime.

AAP

Victoria Fast-Tracks Machete Sales Ban Following Shopping Centre Brawl In Melbourne

Victoria will ban on the sale of machetes this week, fast-tracking rules set to commence in September.

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Victoria fast-tracks machete ban as more arrests made over Northland shopping centre fight

Police say further arrests ‘imminent’ after Sunday’s clash between alleged ‘rival youth gangs’

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Littleproud contradicts deputy; Leeser says Liberals had ‘false sense of confidence’ – as it happened

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Truth walks path through Indigenous culture and history

Community members have joined Indigenous leaders as they set off on a 370-kilometre walk to raise awareness for Australia's first formal truth-telling process.

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‘There was panic’: Northland shopping centre locked down after fight allegedly involving ‘rival groups’ and a machete

Man in his 20s taken to Royal Melbourne hospital in serious but stable condition with ‘upper body injuries’

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A life saved and what Erin Patterson allegedly confided to friends: week four of the mushroom lunch trial

Sole surviving lunch guest watches on as Victorian supreme court hears how hospital staff ‘thought he was going to die’ from death cap mushroom poisoning

The Conversation

Australian roads are getting deadlier - pedestrians and males are among those at greater risk

At least ten people died in fatal crashes earlier this month in a single 48-hour period on Victorian roads. It was the latest tragic demonstration of the mounting road trauma in Australia.

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Dozens of Victorian public school upgrades delayed until after state election

Environment groups say nature and biodiversity has also been short-changed by the Victorian budget

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk

The Victorian and NSW Nationals senators due to face the voters at the 2028 election will struggle to hold their seats if the former partners do not re-form the Coalition before then.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian budget: treasurer keeps eye on election in balancing act between spending and reining in debt

Labor MPs believe winning a fourth term in 2026 won’t be easy. This budget appears designed to give the government a long runway towards that goal

AAP

Anger and praise for stripped-back state budget

Property and business groups have expressed anger over a pared-back Victorian budget but more free public transport was welcomed by others.

The Conversation

Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead

There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Tuesday. Debt and deficits dominated the coverage.

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