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Public service faces cuts as Vic budget handed down

Treasurer Tim Pallas will hand down his ninth Victorian budget, as the state tries to pay down mounting debt without hurting families.

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The great Victorian budget mystery: who will repay its massive ‘Covid debt’?

For once the Andrews government has largely avoided major announcements ahead of Tuesday’s state budget

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Andrew Keith Taylor, who threatened to shoot police in Riverland town, walks free from court

A Victorian man who threatened police with what they believed was a rifle in South Australia's Riverland has been freed after serving his jail sentence.

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Aged care regulator slams Royal Freemasons Moe in report over 70-year-old resident's death on footpath

The aged care regulator has delivered a scathing report into eastern Victorian nursing home Royal Freemasons Moe after an investigation into the death of a resident in May 2022.

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Victorian dodgy landlord register lists just 16 names after more than two years

Advocates say blacklist meant to address power imbalance is not working and renters remain unaware of rights or fearful of retaliation

The Guardian - AU

Unpleasant budget looms as Victoria eyes soaring debt

There are not many pleasant ways for Victoria to bring its perilous financial position under control ahead of the state budget, a leading economist says.

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High stakes for Victorian treaty umpire as negotiations between First Nations and government loom

Treaty Authority will oversee disputes while being ‘completely respectful of the principles of self-determination’

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Victorian government jobs will be slashed in state budget to rein in Covid debt, analysts predict

Labor MPs say Tuesday’s budget will be tough amid rising debt but election pledges will be honoured

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Wire-stem chickweed discovered in Victoria for the first time, flooded wetlands blooming

Fiona Murdoch describes the plant as being less than 10-centimetres tall with a red stem surrounded by a small rosette of leaves and white flowers.

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Vic Lib John Pesutto’s party allies shrug off walk-out protest by Moira Deeming supporters

John Pesutto can unify Victoria's Liberals and is the right man to take the Coalition to the next state election, allies insist

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Victorian Liberal allies go into bat for John Pesutto

Allies of John Pesutto have gone into bat for the Victorian Liberal leader after he was booed and heckled by supporters of ousted MP Moira Deeming.

AAP

Victoria’s runaway budget crunch puts projects worth $17 billion in doubt

$17 billion worth of Victorian government projects are on the chopping block in the upcoming state budget as the state reins in record debt.

The New Daily

Vic projects worth billions could face budget chop

Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office has identified 372 programs at risk of being cut in the state budget unless extended by Treasurer Tim Pallas.

AAP

US-based firm Conduent put under spotlight ahead of December myki takeover

The company runs public transport payment systems in cities around the world, but promised features like open payments remain unavailable in many places.

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The Guardian - AU

School’s out: what happens when classrooms close in rural Australia?

Elmhurst primary school is the 10th to close in regional Victoria in the past five years

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‘Everyone has a story about being caught out’: Victoria moves to fulfil promise of free tampons and pads

‘If men got periods, we would have had supply right alongside toilet paper in public places from day dot,’ women’s minister says

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Maternity care at Maryborough hospital in central Victoria transformed with new midwifery model

Maryborough District Health Service is celebrating one year of a new model of maternity care that has attracted midwives, increased birth numbers and is viewed as a standard other regional health services can follow.

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Public drunkenness is soon to be decriminalised in Victoria, but stakeholders say they are still waiting for clarity

Key unions and Aboriginal legal advocates fear tragic outcomes after the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, amid confusion over aspects of the new health-led response, due to be rolled out in just five months.

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Push for $2.7b to build 5000 youth housing properties

The Council to Homeless Persons is lobbying the Victorian government to invest in 5000 social housing properties for young people over the next four years.

Manchester Evening News

Off-duty cops 'on a day-out' arrest teen after boy, 17, assaulted at Victoria station

Around a dozen officers witnessed the attack on Friday morning

The Guardian - AU

Cancelling Victorian LGBTQ+ events in response to threats only rewards extremists, expert warns

Emergency meeting to address the targeting of LGBTQ+ events hears from extremism expert who says cancellations are exploited as victories by far right

The New Daily

‘Turning a blind eye’: Child labour charges at major food chains spark call for national audit

Some of Australia’s largest restaurant chains are facing pressure to audit their national store networks amid unlawful child labour.

AAP

Victoria to improve and expand Aboriginal housing help

Victoria's government has announced a $5.4 million boost for Aboriginal housing services to expand its rental assistance program into four new areas.

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Zachary Pedlar spared jail over role in Eildon pub brawl that killed Greg Mitchem

A man who was involved in a 2017 pub brawl that killed a 51-year-old man in north-east Victoria has been spared jail time.

ABC News

NDIS participants 'kidnapped' and financially abused in boarding homes for people with disability, report finds

People with high-value NDIS plans are being bribed with fast food, kidnapped and having their funding drained by providers, a bombshell report says.

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