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Metrolink racing to restore full service before thousands leave Parklife as overhead line damage causes chaos

The damage at Victoria station has caused major disruption

Manchester Evening News

‘Decades of neglect’: calls for social housing quota on new Victorian developments as homelessness rises

Proposal from the Council to Homeless Persons comes as analysis shows huge increases in homelessness levels in some regions, with one rising 465%

The Guardian - AU

Easy to use at-home defibrillator being trialled by Ambulance Victoria

Mini defibrillator targets sudden cardiac arrest – which has significantly increased in Australia over the past 10 years.

The New Daily

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The Week in Detail: Bilingual signs, starving universities, and vulnerable men

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Farewell Brett Sutton, the silver fox chief health officer Victorians couldn’t keep their eyes off

Like a superhero in an open-necked shirt and a vaguely sexy beard, he emerged during the Covid crisis to keep us safe. And now he’s gone!

The Guardian - AU

‘They don’t get country footy’: the regional Victorian clubs saying no to the AFL

Concerns over salary caps and a player points system are spreading – and one community football league has decided to de-affiliate

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Westminster is alight with intrigue over the sale of the Telegraph and Spectator

If you don’t vote Tory, it is unlikely you will care about the somewhat anxious mood within the SW1 offices of the famous Spectator magazine, once edited by Boris Johnson. Or understand the sense of hopeful uncertainty buzzing around the offices of the “Torygraph” newspaper in Victoria. But to many…

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‘It nearly crushed me’: Brett Sutton resigns as Victoria’s chief health officer

Sutton says the pressure of the public role through the worst of the pandemic took a toll on his family

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Donald Trump faces possibility of jail; Julian Assange loses appeal; and TV shows for Succession withdrawal

Latest charges could prove to be the most significant legal peril yet for former president

The Guardian - AU

Four Finks bikies arrested after series of violent incidents on Vic-NSW border

Four people believed to have links to the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang have been arrested after incidents on the NSW-Victoria border.

The New Daily

Taxpayers slugged $671m in consultancy costs: Data

Scandal-hit consultancy PwC and other firms have reaped more than $670 million from Victorian taxpayers over the last half decade, new data shows.

The New Daily

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton resigns

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has resigned after four years and will take up a new role as director of health and biosecurity at CSIRO.

The New Daily

Flood warning as heavy rain pummels Victoria

Victorians are being urged to be extra vigilant ahead of the long weekend as heavy rainfall triggers flood alerts in parts of the state.

The New Daily

Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do

Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese government looks to revive $5m grant made under Coalition government against legal advice

Rowing facilities project in Albert Park, Victoria is part of Morrison-era grants that are currently being reviewed after the Albanese government’s election

Newsroom.co.nz

The university funding shortfall with no easy fix

Universities across the country are facing funding shortfalls. But philanthropy is unlikely to help them make up the difference.

The Guardian - AU

Major newspapers could face a $40m hit if governments follow Victoria in abandoning print advertising

Data highlights total government spending on print as experts say Daniel Andrews’ move will be watched

The Guardian - AU

Australian-first affordable rental scheme a ‘massive relief’ for Victorians faced with housing crisis

Exclusive: About 2,400 homes will be available for low- to middle-income renters under ‘big housing build’

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The New Daily

Government to scale back ads in Melbourne newspapers

The Victorian government will scale back advertising in the print editions of Melbourne's two biggest newspapers as it shifts to online and television media.

ABC News

Portland GP clinic seeks childcare worker in bid to end crippling shortages

A GP clinic in south-west Victoria has taken the extraordinary step of recruiting an in-house childcare worker so its doctors and nurses can spend more time with patients.

ABC News

Cheaper to call Vatican City: Why is it so expensive to make phone calls from prison?

While some US states are making prison phone calls free, a 12-minute phone call from a Victorian prison can cost more than a prisoner's wages for the day.

ABC News

Letter to Premier Daniel Andrews details firm's concerns over myki tender process

A firm has revealed in a letter to Premier Daniel Andrews that its bid to take over the myki ticketing system was $100 million cheaper than the winning bid.

The Guardian - AU

Republican Margaret Gardner to be king’s representative in Victoria as governor

Daniel Andrews says appointee’s views aren’t ‘incompatible’ with role – so he didn’t share them with Charles III

ABC News

Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner to be Victoria's next governor

Victoria's 30th governor, Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner AC, says while she is a republican she does not believe her views will pose any obstacle to her when she takes up her role in August.

The Conversation

Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?

Wastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or drain the washing machine.

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