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‘Leave immediately’: Residents in Australia’s Victoria state urged to flee out-of-control bushfire

Police are investigating if the bushfire was deliberately lit

The Independent UK

Claims of bikies, strippers and drugs in the CFMEU threaten to end Jacinta Allan’s premiership. Can she survive?

A report alleging the Victorian branch of the union had turned into a ‘crime syndicate’ has sparked a war between the state government and a corruption fighter

The Guardian - AU

The heat suffocates, the fires rage – even by Australian standards, this summer is brutal

In this week’s newsletter: The south-east of the country is suffering through the worst heatwave since 2019’s ‘black summer’, while the government continues to back fossil fuel projects

The Guardian - UK

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Here’s how to investigate corruption in Victoria’s construction industry - and it’s not a royal commission

The Victorian government is facing growing calls for a royal commission to investigate allegations of corruption in the construction sector.

The Conversation

Cutting the creative state: funding changes threaten the cultural future of Melbourne, arts workers warn

Creative Victoria funding has dropped by more than $20m since 2022 and organisations including Writers Victoria now face closure

The Guardian - AU

Summer of Scott: Boland fires Vics into Shield final

Veteran pace sensation Scott Boland has taken 6-22 to lead Victoria to a huge win over WA and wrap up top spot on the Sheffield Shield ladder.

AAP

'Doesn't faze me': Pies star happy to be among best

Collingwood star Nick Daicos wants to spend more time playing out of the goal square, but says he's no Dustin Martin.

AAP

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MotoGP's New Owners Blocked From Moving the Australian GP to an F1 Track

MotoGP Sports Entertainment, formally Dorna Sports, tried to switch the Phillip Island MotoGP event to Albert Park, but the Victorian government is blocking the move.

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Wicketkeeper Harper torches WA with another fast ton

Sam Harper scored rapid tons in each innings and Test quick Scott Boland took two late wickets to put Victoria in control of their Shield match against WA.

AAP

SA set to swoop as Victoria loses MotoGP

South Australia is set to host the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix after Victoria's government failed to lock in a deal to keep the race at Phillip Island.

AAP

Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn

Rotting from the Top report author Geoffrey Watson says ‘personal attacks’ from Labor government ministers have ‘crossed a line’

The Guardian - AU

From the Pocket: only winners in Lachie Neale media storm are those counting the clicks

The Lions star’s marriage breakdown is a story for our age, where attention spans are shortening, and the personal becomes public

The Guardian - AU

Role of far-right manosphere in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria

Exclusive: Parliamentary inquiry to investigate after series of ‘disturbing’ attacks targeting gay and bisexual men lured via dating apps

The Guardian - AU

Sutherland scores ton as Fanning just misses out

Sam Fanning fell one short of a maiden first class century for WA after Victoria captain Will Sutherland posted a ton in their Sheffield Shield cricket match.

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In the tiny outback town of Underbool, the community pool is a ‘vital’ part of life – and they almost lost it

Locals in the Victorian Mallee town, where summer temperatures regularly top 45C, fought for 10 years to save the only swimming spot for 50km

The Guardian - AU

The CFMEU has cost Victorian taxpayers $15bn, a corruption fighter claims. How did he reach that figure and what happens next?

Premier Jacinta Allan labelled report’s allegations ‘sickening’ and now faces calls for a royal commission

AAP

Harper's blitz sets up Victoria's day in Perth

Sam Harper has continued the best summer of his career, whacking a 76-ball century for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia.

AAP

'Tinderbox': conditions combine to ignite fire risk

Dry heat, storms and gusty winds are ramping up the fire danger across large swathes of the country as authorities warn there is plenty of fuel left to burn.

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The Conversation

The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support

One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead.

AAP

He's a steam train: Why Charlie Cameron rates Waterman

West Coast forward Jake Waterman looks set for a big season after playing an important cameo in WA's State of Origin loss to Victoria.

AAP

Injured star Matt Rowell won't give Origin the finger

Star Gold Coast midfielder Matt Rowell hopes State of Origin will thrive into the future despite injuring a finger in Victoria's 24-point win over WA.

AAP

This will become big: Chris Scott backs Origin to stay

The return of State of Origin was a runaway success despite a glut of injuries and initial doubts about how invested the AFL's biggest stars would be.

AAP

Hogan heroics fall short as Victoria beat WA in Origin

Jacob Weitering was taken to hospital and several other players suffered injuries in a brutal but entertaining State of Origin showdown in Perth.

AAP

Weitering taken to hospital after scary Origin injury

Jacob Weitering has become the first player to suffer an injury during the AFL's State of Origin rebirth, with the Victorian stretchered off in a neck brace.

AAP

No room for Mickey Mouse as AFL State of Origin revived

The best of the best will go head to head as Western Australia and Victoria renew their rivalry in a blockbuster AFL State of Origin showdown.

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