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Trend of banning mobile phones in Australian high schools 'not backed by research,' expert warns

NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns on Thursday praised South Australia for joining Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia in banning the use of devices during school hours.

ABC News

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $125,000 for ‘quietly powerful’ novella

Five of the eight winners at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards are debuts, with Au winning two categories for her second book, Cold Enough for Snow

The Guardian - AU

Victoria's myki card readers back online after outage

Victoria's department of transport has restored myki readers across the state after a mass outage hit the network.

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Summer pause: cold weather forecast for south-east Australia to bring snow across Alps

Sharp temperature drops expected in SA, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania on Friday while north-east faces heatwave conditions

The Guardian - AU

Regional hospital's devastating news for pregnant women

A hospital in Victoria's second-biggest city will close its maternity ward after consultations over staff shortages failed to save the service.

AAP

Ambulance call answer times stretch out in Victoria

More than one in three calls for an ambulance in Victoria last financial year were not answered within 10 seconds, new Australia-wide data shows.

AAP

Renters and families to be hit hardest by new gas price rises, advocates warn

Consumer Policy Research Centre survey reveals 11% of Victorians asked for payment assistance from energy provider

The Guardian - AU

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Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling among Hollywood actors to boost local film industry

Zac Efron touched down in Melbourne this week, where he'll spend the next two months filming action-comedy Ricky Stanicky.

The New Daily

Cost of living sees 35,000 Vic households struggle with rental stress, homelessness and overcrowding

With the cost of living soaring, Brooke is "scrambling" to pay rent, which costs over half her weekly household income. According to a new report, Brooke is one of thousands of Victorians facing the same financial pressure.

ABC News

Victoria's single-use plastic ban starts today, but experts worry it does not go far enough

Changes include prohibiting the supply and sale of plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers and cotton bud sticks, bringing Victoria into line with most other states.

ABC News

Tram delays after 'medical emergency' at Manchester Victoria station

There were delays on the Altrincham, Bury, East Didsbury and Rochdale lines

Manchester Evening News

Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom

Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail

The Guardian - AU

String of office pre-lets for Landsec in London’s Victoria

Property developer Landsec has agreed a number of office lettings at its latest development in central London

Evening Standard

Driver dies and young boy suffers critical injuries after fatal Gippsland crash in eastern Victoria

A fatal crash in Gippsland involving three cars and seven people kills a driver and leaves a young boy with critical injuries.

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Wombat found in middle of Mulwala Lake on Victoria-NSW border a first for wildlife rescuer

Kylee Donkers has been involved in some "very strange rescues" over the years, but this animal recovery on a lake on the Victoria-NSW border was a new experience.

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews promises Victorian bail law reform after inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death

Premier vows responsibility to ‘make the necessary changes’ after state coroner recommended urgent review of bail act

ABC News

Rural community in northern Victoria fights to save its only school after teacher pulled from classes

Lilly Binion should be starting year 4, but she's been left without an education as the department tries to close her school without warning.

The Conversation

Victoria has implemented all 227 recommendations from its royal commission into family violence. So was it a success?

In 2016, the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released its findings following an exhaustive 13-month inquiry. In it were 227 recommendations to completely transform the state’s family violence services.

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AAP

Premier flags sweeping justice reforms for Victoria

There will be a greater distinction between violent and non-violent offenders in bail reforms to be introduced in Victoria in the first half of 2023.

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Ribbons tied by abuse survivors removed from Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral

Solidarity ribbons tied to the fence of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney put a spotlight on clergy abuse, but as quickly as they are tied the ribbons are being taken down.

AAP

Ex-Vic priest extradited on assault charge

A paedophile priest who abused Victorian schoolboys will be sent to Tasmania to face further indecent assault charges.

The Conversation

'Discriminatory impact on First Nations people': coroner calls for urgent bail reform in Veronica Nelson inquest

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

The Guardian - AU

‘Complete, unmitigated disaster’: inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death urges overhaul of ‘discriminatory’ Victorian bail laws

Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody

ABC News

Victorian coroner tells Veronica Nelson inquest he backs changes to 'disaster' bail laws

Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has described the conditions in the lead-up to the 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman's death as "harrowing", while labelling the state's bail laws a "complete and unmitigated disaster".

AAP

Findings due on Nelson death in custody

A Victorian coroner will deliver his finding into the death in custody of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson following a five-week inquest.

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