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Man charged with lighting up, destroying tobacco stores

A 20-year-old is accused of lighting up two tobacco shops and ram raiding a third with a stolen car in Victoria's ongoing gangland war.

AAP · Aug 22, 2024

Victoria spent $3.3m upgrading troubled Myki after extensive delays to new system rollout

Exclusive: Short-term fixes required before 2025 launch of $1.7bn public transport ticketing system

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2024

Councils blocked on road to recovery - inquiry

Victorian councils say they are struggling to maintain critical infrastructure as they buckle under cost-shifting, rate caps and complex grant processes.

AAP · Aug 21, 2024

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Beyond raising the age of criminal responsibility, African youth need more culturally aware support

African youth, most notably those of South Sudanese heritage, are over-represented in the criminal justice system in Victoria. In 2024, African youth account for about 50% of young people in custody in Victoria, up from 4% in 2012.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will stand trial in regional Victoria almost two years after three relatives died from suspected mushroom poisoning.

AAP · Aug 21, 2024

Preparation, cooperation, adaptation: what Australia’s music festivals are thinking about in an era of climate change

Cancellations of music festivals due to climate-related events have increased dramatically in the last five years. The Black Summer 2019-20 bushfires drove away Falls Festival (Lorne, Victoria), Lost Paradise (Glenworth, New South Wales) and Yours & Owls (Wollongong, NSW). Floods throughout 2022 held up Strawberry Fields (Tocumwal, NSW), This That…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Angered by more than two years of failed pay talks, hundreds of Victorian TAFE teachers have gone on strike and are threatening to target Labor MPs.

AAP · Aug 20, 2024

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Suburban Rail Loop cash gap may threaten credit rating

Global agency S&P has warned Victoria's credit rating could dive further if the state is forced to foot the rest of the bill for the Suburban Rail Loop.

AAP · Aug 20, 2024

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

A northern Victorian man has been fined for animal cruelty after piles of slowly killed kangaroos were found on his property.

AAP · Aug 20, 2024

Eggs and water balloons thrown as protesters face off at Women Will Speak rally in Melbourne

Victoria police said 20 protesters were outnumbered by 150 from another group, which hurled ‘water balloons at the speakers’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2024

From Taylor Swift to the German Victoria line: The reimaginations of London's Tube map - ranked

The London Underground map has been endlessly ripped off... but who has done it the best?

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2024

Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Fierce debate has raged over youth justice reforms in Victoria as the state prepares to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12.

AAP · Aug 16, 2024

Agreements signed for sun to rise on planned solar farm

A French energy giant is a step closer to delivering electricity in Victoria for the first time since it shuttered a major coal-fired power plant.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

Families 'cutting back on food' as cost of living bites

Families battling the cost-of-living crisis are going hungry waiting for an inquiry into Victoria's food security to report its findings, advocates say.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

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AAP · Aug 15, 2024

Restrictions ease as bird flu outbreak is quashed

Bird flu restrictions for parts of Victoria where the deadly avian virus spread will be scrapped, almost two months after the most recent case was detected.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Jack White, Offspring come out and play at Always Live

US rockers The Offspring along with Jack White feature in Victoria's Always Live music program - but does the it help the struggling live music industry?

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Tax hikes not ruled out to fund $1.5b hospitals top-up

Treasurer Tim Pallas has conceded budget "adjustments" will be needed to accommodate a $1.5 billion one-off funding boost for Victorian hospitals.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Push to 'rush' through Lawyer X bill faces opposition

Victoria's opposition won't support a bill that would stop compensation claims over the use of police informants the government is trying to "rush" through.

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024

Victoria’s about-face on raising the age is its surrender to a fear campaign

The decision will calm the nightly news cycle about youth crime but it has forever damaged the relationship with First Nations communities

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024

Jack White to headline Victorian gig series – by playing at venue that birthed his biggest hit

The White Stripes frontman will return to the Corner hotel, joining St Vincent, the Offspring and Róisín Murphy for Always Live 2024, a 17-day statewide event

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

Indigenous people over represented in youth crime data

As Victoria backflips on lowering the age of criminal responsibility, NSW data shows Indigenous children feature heavily in its state figures.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

Victorian government accused of undermining rule of law in bid to avoid Lawyer X scandal payouts

Lawyers express concern over Labor’s proposed reforms to prevent ‘specified human sources’ suing government or police

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

Southern lights continue to light up skies above parts of Australia and New Zealand

The magenta, amethyst and ruby aurora australis was spotted from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and New Zealand’s South Island

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Indigenous leaders are raging at the Victorian government for breaking its promise to raise the age of criminality to 14 ahead of treaty talks.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024

‘Betrayal’: Indigenous and legal groups condemn Victoria’s backflip on raising the age

Jacinta Allan says age of criminal responsibility won’t be raised to 14 amid concern about youth crime

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