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Afternoon Update: US rejects calls for ceasefire; Céline Dion on loudspeaker causes anger in NZ; and Yotam Ottolenghi’s 10 spring recipes

Biden administration insists all hostages held by Hamas must be freed before negotiations

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Victorian premier Jacinta Allan accuses News Corp of using ‘sexualised imagery’ in cartoon

Allan says she doesn’t recall seeing a male politician being drawn in such a way

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'Premier's new clothes' cartoon riles Jacinta Allan

Award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight is fending off criticism after he depicted Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan partially naked in a nod to a famous folktale.

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Swimming officials ‘concerned’ by Victorian plan to rip up Commonwealth Games pools

Inquiry into event’s cancellation hears of plan to build two new 50-metre pools near Geelong only to remove them after event

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‘Police Will Be Taking Action’: Victoria Makes Doing Nazi Salute Illegal With Massive Penalties

New legislation from the Victorian government has outlawed the Nazi salute across the state, with massive penalties.

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Firies take fight to parliament over 'ignored' upgrades

Hundreds of uniform-clad firefighters have gathered in Melbourne's CBD to call for fire truck and safety equipment upgrades.

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Vic didn't do homework before tech venture bust: audit

Victoria's auditor-general has found $20 million in taxpayer money was wasted on a failed government-backed startup due to a lack of due diligence.

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Victoria to ban public display of Nazi salute by end of the week

Bill prohibiting gesture passes upper house on Tuesday, bringing state into line with NSW and Tasmania

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Victorian MPs to dodge scrutiny for past bad behaviour

Victorian MPs accused of inappropriate behaviour and misconduct will be probed by a parliamentary integrity commission, but it won't have retrospective powers.

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Labor senator condemns Israel’s military action in Gaza – as it happened

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Australians joining Israel's war on Hamas: official

Israeli-Australians are being mobilised to fight in the military following the attacks launched by Hamas as Melbourne's Jewish community mourns.

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Second Victorian 'accelerator' housing project unveiled

Victoria will dip into its share of a $2 billion federal social housing package to build an $80 million development in Melbourne's outer north.

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Premier stands by silence on 'unacceptable' Games costs

Victoria's premier has defended not publicly flagging potential cost pressures on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the lead-up to the event being canned.

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Top bureaucrat says he flagged axing $2b blowout Games

Victoria's government was told months before it cancelled the Commonwealth Games the event would cost almost $2 billion more than expected.

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Afternoon Update: Australia urges restraint in Israel-Palestine; Services Australia staff strike; and China’s shift away from the west

The Australian government has urged for civilian lives to be protected during Israel-Palestine conflict

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$7bn cost estimate used to axe Commonwealth Games based on worst-case scenario, inquiry reveals

Commonwealth Games Australia had described the figure as a ‘gross exaggeration’, with the source of the estimate not previously known

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Labor gets a taste of life after Daniel Andrews in Jacinta Allan’s chaotic first week as premier

From a bungled tax announcement to muddled performances from ministers, the best laid plans for a smooth handover quickly went awry

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Youth crime wave fears blamed for bail law delay

The Victorian government has eased its push for high-profile law reforms, delaying the presumption of bail for children to avoid community backlash.

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Allan ghosted Games organisers' bid for budget boost

The Victorian government was warned of skyrocketing cost pressures on delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Games five months before it officially pulled the plug.

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Jacinta Allan warned about rising cost of Commonwealth Games months before it was cancelled

Parliamentary inquiry hears organising committee wrote to the then games minister in April about additional funding and reducing costs

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Lawyers hired weeks before 2026 Comm Games cancellation

The Victorian government hired lawyers to seek advice on withdrawing from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games four weeks before its cancellation decision.

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Victorian treasurer admits sparking tax firestorm

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas concedes he created a "firestorm of interest" when he announced tax reforms directly to the development industry.

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Victorian government hired lawyers weeks before Commonwealth Games cancellation

Law firm was engaged well before cabinet decision to cancel 2026 event, but Jacinta Allan says it came amid rising cost estimates

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Central Land Council makes yes plea at Uluru – as it happened

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Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

A little-known tax will be broadened to push Victorian landowners to build on or sell empty blocks as the government seeks to boost housing supply.

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