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Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage? It's more complicated than that

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year.

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First Peoples’ Assembly condemns fake letter as ‘racist fear-mongering’ while Victorian police make inquiries

Letter falsely claiming to be authored by Dylan Clarke wrongly suggests body is reacquiring land

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‘Find a spot on the floor’: overcrowding complaints grow as Victorians take advantage of rail fare cap

V/Line passengers are used to delays, slow journeys and rail-replacement buses. Now they face a new challenge: finding a seat

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Gambling addiction a factor in 184 suicides in Victoria over eight years, study finds

Landmark review of coroner’s court data finds vast majority of cases involved men aged between 17 and 44

The Guardian - AU

Cardiff man accused of cold case murder to face court in Victoria

Debra Campbell was last seen in 1984. The case went cold until investigations moved to the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Flyer distributor charged with 2,400 breaches of Victoria’s child labour laws

Ive Distribution allegedly hired more 400 children aged under 15 between July and September 2022

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s gas ban for new homes expected to reap significant emissions cuts

Exclusive: Analysis shows new all-electric homes would generate 16% lower emissions than new gas-electric homes

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Planes, trains and the Skybus: experts debate whether Melbourne urgently needs an airport rail line

The recent halting of the project and reports it could be stalled for years have cast doubt on whether it will ever take off

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Melbourne crash: Daniel Andrews says no additional safety measures possible for CBD mall

Police insist city is ‘tremendously safe’ following Friday night crash at same Bourke Street mall where six people were killed in 2017

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Australia’s south-east hit by damaging wind, storms and hail

Active front crosses SA, Victoria and NSW, bringing strong winds and cooler temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Police arrest boy, 14, over alleged near fatal abduction of Melbourne school student

Victorian police flag more arrests over alleged attack on 14-year-old in Glen Huntly on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Psychiatrists warn of ‘severe consequences’ after Victoria cuts funding for hospital placements

Exclusive: Junior doctor roles in mental health at Melbourne hospital to be reduced from 17 to four next year, trainees say

The Guardian - AU

Man sprayed ‘burning’ substance in face of Victoria station shop worker

It caused a ‘burning sensation’ in the employee’s eyes and throat

Evening Standard

Danielle Wood to become first woman to head Productivity Commission

Labor appoints well-known Grattan Institute chief after senior Victorian treasury official Chris Barrett pulls out of recruitment process

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First Nations people should have power over child protection decisions in Victoria, truth-telling inquiry says

Yoorrook report says Indigenous children ‘can be in a pipeline to the justice system before being born’

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Covid cycling boom has ended with just one-third of Australians riding in 2023

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Atagi recommends additional Covid vaccine booster for people over 75 – as it happened

Health minister’s office confirms government has accepted expert body’s advice

Evening Standard

Hottest Tube lines revealed as temperatures keep going up on Underground

The Victoria line never dropped below an average of 24C last year

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Scientists demand end to dingo baiting after research reveals most are genetically pure

Discovery that most canids in Australia are not hybrids with wild dogs leads researchers to push to change policy and terminology

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Afternoon Update: airports back ACCC’s legal action against Qantas; four killed in Victoria crash; and Mitch McConnell freezes again

Consumer watchdog accuses airline of false, misleading or deceptive conduct; plus soldiers hospitalised in second NT military accident

The Guardian - AU

Unions to target Labor MPs after inquiry finds duck hunting should be banned in Victoria

Electrical Trades Union boss Troy Gray says campaign to continue the activity will now expand

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Mental health insiders issue warning over Victoria’s ‘vague’ new chemical restraint laws

Psychiatrists say workforce gaps and tight implementation timeframe mean health system may not be ready for reforms to take effect Friday

Evening Standard

Pret-a-Manger fined £800,000 after worker trapped in a walk-in freezer at Victoria coach station

Pret a Manger fined after worker was trapped in a walk-in freezer for two hours at Victoria Coach Station

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Hot El Niño summer brings ‘elevated’ risk of power blackouts to eastern Australia, operator warns

Australian Energy Market Operator says ‘imminent and urgent investment’ in energy is needed

The Guardian - AU

Victorian inquiry to recommend state ban on duck hunting amid union backlash

Call from government-chaired committee comes despite significant opposition from some unions and varying views within Labors

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