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Schoolies means more drink spiking warnings. Why is the burden still on women to stay safe?

Schoolies season is here – and with it, warnings about staying safe while partying. For girls and women, this often means being told to watch their drinks while out at a bar or club to avoid them being spiked.

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Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?

The Victorian government is planning Australia’s largest urban renewal project. The plan is to knock down and rebuild 44 large public housing towers in Melbourne. The government says these towers, built in the 1960s and ’70s, are no longer fit for purpose and will cost more to maintain and upgrade…

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‘Bureaucracy going mad’: the 250 ‘magnificent’ 10 metre-high trees being felled for a Melbourne bike path

Residents of Queens Avenue in Caulfield East are ramping up the fight against the 1km path and vow to ‘fight until the bulldozers come’

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On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it's 40% of heat loss. Here's how we can fix that

Climate change and energy costs mean we need to rethink how we design and build our homes. The updated National Construction Code has lifted the required energy performance of new housing from 6 stars to 7 stars (10 stars being the best). Windows are an obvious focus for improving the…

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HWL Ebsworth hack: Queensland says its files were taken after criminals release Victorian documents

State’s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was accessed

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Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes

Households across Australia are struggling with soaring energy and housing costs and a lack of housing options. Mixed with a climate crisis, economic volatility and social inequality, it’s a potent set of policy problems. Australia needs a circuit-breaker – a bold national project to tackle the climate crisis and support…

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Budget's energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task

The quality and performance of our housing have big impacts on the environment, cost of living and our health and wellbeing. The 2023-24 federal budget’s announcement of $1.6 billion for energy-saving upgrades to housing recognises the broad importance of retrofitting Australian homes.

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We need a 'lemon law' to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient

A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements for new homes is part of revised Australian construction standards taking effect on May 1. All new homes must achieve a minimum 7-star whole-of-home energy rating from October, following a six-month transition period.

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Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan blames Melbourne Airport as airport rail delay confirmed

The Victorian government says Melbourne's airport rail line won't be completed by its scheduled finish date in 2029 because of "challenging" negotiations with airport operator.

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Endangered greater gliders will be collateral of planned burns, environmental groups say

Conservation groups say planned burns will kill hundreds of southern greater gliders in northern Victoria. The fire authority says an uncontrolled bushfire would be worse.

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Think private renting is hard? First Nations people can be excluded from the start

Private rental housing provides homes, often long-term homes, for one in four Australian households. People can experience various forms of discrimination when seeking, living in or leaving a rental property, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples it’s another one of many barriers they face. Our new research presents…

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'Too hard to get to work': climate change is making workers' lives more difficult

“Work” – broadly defined – is what allows society to function. Like other old certainties, it is under threat from climate change.

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Inquiry into far-right extremism in Victoria makes 12 recommendations to counter spread

The inquiry found a diminished trust in government and mainstream media led to increased recruitment to far-right causes.

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The Vic Govt Just Announced It’ll Cop Your HECS Debt If You Study Nursing Or Midwifery At Uni

The Victorian Government have announced they'll pay the HECS debt of anyone who wants to study nursing and midwifery in state.

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How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia

Private rental forms an increasingly large part of our housing system. Just over a quarter (26%) of Australian households – 2.4 million of them – live in privately rented dwellings. And increasing numbers are renting long-term.

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'We've all done the right things': in Under Cover, older women tell their stories of becoming homeless

The Australian documentary Under Cover, premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival, presents the voices and faces of older women’s housing insecurity. Many of us would have seen the figures: the number of homeless people aged 55 years or above increased 28% between 2011 and 2016. And single women of…

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COVID changed drop-off and pick ups – but parents can still have a strong relationship with their child's educators

One of the most obvious changes COVID has made to early childhood education in Australia has been around drop-offs and pick-ups.

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Victoria Will Be Giving Away 3 Million Free Face Masks So Step It Up Please Dommy Perrottet

The Victorian Government will distribute three million free face masks to help combat COVID cases, so there's legit no excuse not to wear one.

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A Medicare For Pets Has Been Suggested To The Vic Gov To Help Relieve Stress On Vets Owners

A Medicare-style scheme for pets called 'Veticare' has been proposed to the Victorian Government amid animal welfare crisis in the state.

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Latrobe University drink spiking research seeks sexual violence prevention

Sexual assault support services say only 10 per cent of women report drink spiking. Now researchers are looking into why it's happening and what can be done about it.

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Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia's threatened land mammals closer to extinction

About 100 of Australia’s unique land mammals face extinction. Of the many threats contributing to the crisis, certain fire regimes are among the most pervasive.

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Heathcote, Rochester fire brigades call for urgent station upgrades including female changerooms

Male and female firefighters are "having to get changed pretty much in front of each other" due to a lack of facilities in regional brigades.

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Mildura ambulance shortage at crisis point, union says

Distressing stories about people who have had to find their own way to hospital are filtering through from a rural town where ambulance resourcing has been likened to "shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic".

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EPA under fire over handling of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel

Victoria's Ombudsman found the EPA may have compromised its independence by helping create bespoke regulations for disposal of PFAS contaminated soil.

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Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year

Australia’s COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past.

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