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Victorian schools dealing with hundreds of vacant teacher positions

Victoria's teacher shortage reaches a crisis point, with more than 900 positions in government schools still advertised. Schools are considering cancelling elective subjects, combining classes, and hiring more casual relief teachers.

ABC News

Vic woman charged over fatal cyclist crash

A 22-year-old woman has been charged with dangerous driving after a cyclist was killed in a car crash in north-east Victoria.

AAP

Drones, phones and secret tapes: how police zeroed in on Greg Lynn over alleged murders of Victorian campers

CCTV footage and police surveillance devices played a key role in the arrest of the former pilot after the March 2020 disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay

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‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws

When coroner Simon McGregor hands down his findings on Monday the government is going to have no choice but to act

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Pucovski to make cricket return

Will Pucovski will return to cricket in a Melbourne grade match, ending his break from the sport that started in late October.

AAP

Holocaust survivors call for salute ban

Holocaust survivors are seeking a meeting with Victorian officials as they push for a ban on the Nazi salute after a spate of recent incidents.

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Roe v Wade abortion case has prompted 'more action and reforms' in Australia, expert says

The head of policy for an abortion provider says the case gave Australia an opportunity to review its approach to achieving universal access by 2030, but doctors say there's still a way to go — particularly in regional areas.

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Voluntary assisted dying will be available to more Australians this year. Here's what to expect in 2023

By the end of 2023, eligible people in all Australian states will be able to apply for voluntary assisted dying as the final three states’ laws will become operational this year.

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Memories of 2003 bushfires still vivid for Gippsland residents 20 years later

It was the biggest fire Victoria had seen for almost 70 years. It burned for 60 days and destroyed 41 homes. Now, 20 years on, residents are still processing what they saw.

ABC News

Unusual sightings of ‘devil bird’ across Melbourne raise migration mysteries for researchers

Increase in reports of the koel and its loud mating call south of its usual territory may be attributable to climate change, scientists say

The Guardian - AU

Traffic Pollution Affects Brain Function: Study

According to a new study conducted by experts at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, ordinary levels of traffic pollution can damage human brain function in a matter of hours. Read full story on Dynamite news:

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Wildlife service calls for duck hunt ban

Wildlife Victoria has joined calls for the state to ban duck hunting as the Andrews government weighs up the move before a new season announcement.

AAP

Former pilot Greg Lynn to stand trial for alleged murders of Victorian campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay

Lynn has pleaded not guilty to murdering the pair, who went missing in 2020 while camping in the Wonnangatta Valley, north-east of Melbourne

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Vic debt would be lower under Libs: report

Victoria's debt would have been lower than forecast regardless of which party won the state election but the Liberals would have cut it more, a report says.

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Victoria to overhaul strict bail laws

Changes to Victoria's strict bail laws could come into effect this year as pressure mounts following a coronial inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman.

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Disability group home residents left vulnerable due to lack of independent monitoring, advocate says

Community visitors should be checking on residents in privately run facilities, Victoria’s public advocate says

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Homicide squad probe death of elderly man

The death of a 71-year-old man at Dimboola in Victoria's west has prompted an Investigation by homicide squad detectives.

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Pressure builds on Victoria to overhaul bail laws in response to Indigenous woman’s death on remand

Ahead of coroner handing down findings into death of Veronica Nelson, her partner says she ‘shouldn’t have been in jail’

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Elephant seal that caused havoc in Victorian seaside town reappears at another beach

Authorities say the 500kg animal is ‘definitely not Henry’, a seal that used to frequent the Mornington Peninsula in the early 2000s

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Future of duck hunting to be reviewed in South Australia, but season will go ahead this year

After the Victorian government announced it would consider banning duck hunting, South Australia will also look at the future of the practice.

AAP

Bail law reform on the cards in Victoria

The Victorian government is considering reforming the state's bail laws as the coroner prepares to release his findings into the death of Veronica Nelson.

ABC News

Victoria urged not to delay bail reforms as state awaits Veronica Nelson inquest findings

Victoria's legal community anticipates the inquest will recommend an overhaul of the state's bail laws, which were toughened in the wake of the 2017 Bourke Street car attack.

ABC News

Truck driver faces court over Bacchus Marsh school bus crash that left Ballarat students in hospital

A 60-year-old Croydon man has faced court this afternoon over a crash on a Victorian freeway that resulted in 33 people, including dozens of students, being taken to hospital.

ABC News

Workers fear for jobs as Opal Australian mill produces last ream of white paper for foreseeable future

Opal Australian Paper's Maryvale mill, in Victoria, has halted white paper production indefinitely, as the office supplies industry predicts paper prices will soar across the country.

ABC News

Queensland's economy now the best-performing in the country, CommSec's State of the States report reveals

Strong interstate migration and jobs growth lifts Queensland to its first top ranking on the State of the States economic report, with South Australia ranking strong in construction and Victoria leading the nation on retail spending.

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