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Exclusive: MPs urged to implement Poccum’s law, named in honour of First Nations woman who died in a cell while on remand

Guardian Australia analysis shows yes and no campaign advertising is focused more on SA, Tasmania and WA, and less on east coast states

Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems

In gender equality action plan, state government promises to increase women in leadership and encourage men to take parental leave

Large SUVs reported to increase the risk of serious injury to other road users by a third more than medium SUVs

The government of Victoria, Australia, has agreed to pay about $5 million (about $3.2 million U.S.) to settle a lawsuit brought by residents of Melbourne public housing who were forced into a hard 14-day COVID-19 lockdown with no warning in July 2020. Some 3,000 people may be eligible for compensation.…

A fourth tailings dam was approved in June, in a decision being challenged in the Victorian civil and administrative tribunal

Tanya Plibersek warns Victoria as state holds out on signing deal while move to lift embargo on federal water purchases likely to enrage farmers