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As the Victorian election nears, education, transport and jobs are key issues in this booming suburb

Alamanda College has roughly 3,300 students — a growing size reflective of the rapid population growth in the suburb of Point Cook. With infrastructure struggling to keep up with demand, the formerly safe Labor seat is shaping up as a key election battleground.

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Big test for Matthew Guy as another female independent throws down the gauntlet in Victoria's north-east

Historically conservative but now highly marginal, the north-east Victorian electorate of Benambra — enveloped by firmly independent federal seat Indi — is one to watch on Saturday.

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Victorian man with disability felt silenced and 'like a number' under guardianship laws, royal commission hears

A Victorian man tells the disability royal commission his life stopped when the State Trustees took control of his affairs. He says he was silenced by the process and made to feel like a number.

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Stockwell stabbing: Two men taken to hospital after knifing onboard Victoria Line train

The Victoria Line was part suspended between Victoria and Brixton

Evening Standard

Victoria’s finances ‘weakest since 1990s’ as election sees yet more spending promises

The state suffered country’s sharpest economic slowdown due to long lockdowns, requiring bigger fiscal repair job, one expert says

The Guardian - AU

From bail reform to Covid: the five issues missing from the Victoria state election campaign

Amid the pledges for new hospitals, power bill relief and $2 public transport fares, other important matters have been noticeably absent

The Guardian - AU

Victoria election: Nationals candidate found dead was charged with sex offences more than a year ago

Shaun David Gilchrist faced court in September 2021, months before being selected to contest the seat of Narracan

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: 'Teal' Monique Ryan on the Victorian election and six months in parliament

The Australian National University Dictionary Centre has just announced its word of the year is “teal”.

The Conversation

Final Vic election push as costs revealed

Final costings for the major parties' election commitments have been revealed, while Liberal Leader Matthew Guy pledged to lower the driving age in Victoria.

AAP

Young Victorians caught in cycle of homelessness despair of missed education

Campaigners call on state government to act on crisis, as most young people who approach homelessness services are turned away

The Guardian - AU

Two charged over missing Vic man's murder

A second Victorian man has been charged with murder over the 16-year disappearance of Christopher Jarvis, just hours after the first accused faced court.

AAP

Victorian Electoral Commission limits campaigners at booth over 'poor behaviour' ahead of state election

The electoral commission limits the number of campaigners allowed at a pre-polling booth in Melbourne's north-west over concerns about poor behaviour and intimidation.

ABC News

Vic Labor silent on full rail loop cost

The Victorian coalition has accused Labor of breaking a promise to provide a revised cost estimate for its entire Suburban Rail Loop project.

AAP

Why has the Victoria state election campaign turned so ugly?

In a political landscape polarised by the pandemic, the campaign has been dogged by scandal, allegations of vote-rigging and even violence

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Murder charge over missing Victorian man

A man has been charged with murder over the 2006 disappearance of Victorian man Christopher Jarvis, while another man remains in custody.

AAP

Fire season warning for Victorian farmers

While much of Victoria continues to battle floodwaters, authorities are warning farmers to start thinking about fire risk.

ABC News

Victoria's youngest voters share what will swing their vote ahead of the state election

Gen Z voters now form 10 per cent of the voter base in Victoria, with issues like health funding, integrity and infrastructure the biggest of their election concerns.

AAP

Doctor groups slam prescription changes

Doctors have hit out at Victorian Labor's plan if re-elected to allow pharmacists to hand out antibiotics and issue scripts for the contraceptive pill.

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‘Everyone’s against it’: the powerlines dispute in one of Victoria’s most marginal electorates

Proposed transmission lines to help meet renewable targets are slated to run through Ripon, held by just 15 votes in 2018

AAP

Vic leaders square off in election debate

Victoria's major party leaders have sparred over energy, integrity and health in the first and only debate between the pair ahead of the November 26 election.

The Guardian - AU

‘Not here to have a fight’: Victorian political leaders ditch aggression for debate amid cut-throat campaign

Offered opportunities to attack in Sky News debate, Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy each sought to be more civil than the other

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Labor bid to amend constitution to keep state ownership of SEC may end up in high court, says expert

Daniel Andrews’ election pledge would mean future parliament would require ‘super majority’ to privatise State Electricity Commission

The Guardian - AU

Police clear Victorian MP who told protesters that Daniel Andrews should become ‘red mist’

Upper house MP Catherine Cumming did not commit offence during speech about state’s premier

ABC News

Horsham head-on crash leaves woman dead, man injured in western Victorian town

One person has died and another taken to hospital following a serious head-on accident in Horsham, western Victoria, this afternoon.

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First Major Rape Case Involving Vic Police Officer And Handled By New Taskforce Was Discontinued

A rape case involving a Victoria Police officer has been discontinued because "there were not reasonable prospects of conviction".

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