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Northern Victorian council sacked following murder

Moira Shire Council will be dismissed following a "deeply concerning" probe into the murder of a manager by a worker, governance concerns and other issues.

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Tony Mokbel's sentence cut after drug conviction quashed in wake of Lawyer X scandal

The prison sentence of one of Victoria's most notorious gangland figures, drug trafficker Tony Mokbel, is reduced following the quashing of one of his convictions due to the Lawyer X scandal.

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Closing power stations ‘not enough to meet target’

Environment Victoria is warning of a bleak future for the state, with households and businesses risking accounting for a third of its emissions.

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Premier insists Victoria will reach net zero by 2045

Victoria's premier maintains the state will reach net zero by 2045 despite warnings of a bleak future without a reduction in gas consumption.

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Seismic survey debate returns to south-west Victoria after national talks with fishers break down

National plans to create a framework for compensating fishers affected by seismic surveying have failed. What does it mean for fishers fighting big oil and gas companies?

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Pressure mounts on Victoria to follow gambling reforms of NSW and Tasmania

At the height of her gambling addiction, Bree Hughes was visiting up to seven venues each day. She's joined a growing chorus of voices urging Victoria to put the brakes on poker machine losses in the state's most disadvantaged communities.

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Calls to overhaul 'broken' WorkCover scheme

The Victorian government says WorkCover is fundamentally broken, calling for a complete overhaul of the compensation scheme.

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Victoria urged to cut gas use if it is to achieve 75% emissions reduction target

Conservationist organisation Environment Victoria finds closing state’s coal-fired power plants will still leave substantial ‘emissions gap’

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Murray Valley encephalitis claims second life in Victoria

A second woman has died from Murray Valley encephalitis and a man is in hospital with the virus as more suspected cases are investigated. A woman in her

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Second death from Murray Valley encephalitis confirmed

A second woman has died and a man is in hospital in Victoria after contracting Murray Valley encephalitis, the deadly mosquito-borne virus.

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Coroner recommends improvements to cross-border policing following death of psychiatric patient

An inquest into a 25-year-old psychiatric patient's death has resulted in recommendations for police on both sides of the Victoria-NSW border to improve coordination on missing persons cases.

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Police still trying to find body in delayed murder case

A committal mention over an alleged murder in Victoria's southeast has been delayed, as police continue their investigation and search for the body.

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When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? When it's already been burned and logged

Australia has the world’s worst mammal extinction record, with nearly 40 native mammal species lost since European colonisation. By contrast, the United States has lost three.

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Falls Creek has winter adventure stitched up

The country’s best ski fields are gearing up for a busy holiday period and Falls Creek in Victoria is no exception.Falls Creek Alpine Resort has a variety of activities for people of all ages and abilities, and foodies will be impressed with the array of dining options.

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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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Thomas stays as Commonwealth Games team chief

Petria Thomas has been reappointed as Australia's chef de mission for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be staged in Victoria.

The Conversation

A neighbourhood 'war zone' and a garden-gate overdose sparked Judy Ryan's fight for Victoria's first safe injecting room

Most of us don’t have people overdosing on drugs in our front garden. Judy Ryan did. In July 2016, Ryan found a young man slumped at her gate: one of her “regulars”, who often injected drugs in or around her Richmond property.

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Calls to increase allowances for Indigenous carers to keep children connected with culture

Ensuring First Nations siblings remain in contact must also be a priority, former Victorian Aboriginal children’s commissioner says

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Scrublands: Award-winning ‘ripping page-turner’ becomes the latest crime thriller shot in Victoria

Filming is underway for Scrublands, an adaptation of the crime-thriller by award-winning novelist Chris Hammer.

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St Johns Ambulance to take strike action in Victoria

Union members at St John Ambulance Victoria will take industrial action after enterprise bargaining negotiations stalled.

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Victoria’s bail laws to be loosened after being labelled ‘complete, unmitigated disaster’

Coroner Simon McGregor says introduction of 2018 bail law changes doubled rate of Indigenous female imprisonment within a year

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Paramedics unable to save the life of Victorian motocross competitor

Despite frantic efforts by paramedics, a man has died while competing in a motocross championship event in Victoria.

AAP

Man dies at Victorian motorcross championship event

A man is dead after crashing his motorcycle during a motocross event in Wonthaggi, in Victoria's Gippsland region.

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Limited escape routes on new Melbourne bike path a safety risk to women, cyclists say

Female cyclists say they should have been consulted about the design of a bike track which is part of the Victorian government's West Gate Tunnel project.

Daily Mirror

Beckhams put Nicola Peltz feud to bed as they unite for Brooklyn's birthday

Brooklyn Beckham turns 24 today and his mum and dad, siblings and wife Nicola Peltz have been paying tribute to him in the sweetest way

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