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Three in court over teen's car fire death

Three people have faced a Victorian court charged with murder after the body of a 19-year-old man was discovered inside a burning car on Christmas Eve.

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Andrews ramps up primary care pressure

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is ramping up pressure on the Albanese government to address Australia's faltering primary care system in 2023.

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Australia’s rights of nature push flows from the Yarra River

Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.

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Race to evacuate as floods hit Kimberley

Record flooding in parts of the WA Kimberley has marooned 15 guests at a Fitzroy Crossing hotel as authorities race to find a boat big enough to evacuate them.

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ACL tear puts end to Maddinson's season

Victorian and Melbourne Renegades batter Nic Maddinson will miss the rest of the Sheffield Shield and BBL seasons after scans confirmed a torn ACL.

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Occupants escape through sunroof after car plunges into swimming pool, police say

A Ford Falcon sedan, which was later reported stolen, has taken down two fences and plunged into a backyard swimming pool in the Victorian holiday town of Inverloch.

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Regional Victorian residents urged to drive safely following increase in road deaths in 2022

Victorian drivers are being urged to slow down, put their phones away and obey the road rules following an uptick in road deaths last year.

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Concern PET scanners won't reach Victorians despite multi-million-dollar investment

Nuclear medicine experts warn desperately needed PET scanners could sit "dormant" in Victoria because there are not enough staff to run them, despite a $44 million investment from the state government in the high-tech machines.

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Back Roads host Heather Ewart charts evolution of pubs from male-dominated drinking holes to community hubs

From male-dominated drinking holes to community hubs, the local pub has become a national institution worth celebrating.

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Body found after missing swimmer search

The man went missing at Lake Eildon in Victoria's alpine region while swimming with friends.

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Qld road toll surges to worst in 13 years

Queensland has recorded its highest road death toll in 13 years as the number of people killed on Tasmanian roads surges and Victoria's count also rises.

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Queensland records 'horrific' road toll for 2022, surpassing Victoria and NSW

Queensland's road toll last year was the highest since 2009 and included 70 motorcyclists, 29 pedestrians and 12 people who died in floodwaters.

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Police investigating possible link between a body found in inner Melbourne and the death of another woman nearby

Victoria Police have said they believe the alleged murder of a woman in Melbourne's CBD may be linked to the suspicious death of a second woman nearby. A man has been charged with murder over the first death.

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Report showed WorkSafe at 'tipping point'

A recently released report shows Victoria's WorkSafe compensation scheme was at a "tipping point" in 2020 and on an unsustainable trajectory.

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Hundreds of rescues prompt beach warning

Life Saving Victoria has issued a warning heading into New Year's Eve as more than 230 people have been rescued since the start of the summer patrol season.

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Bicycle With Snowplow Clears Sidewalks Using Electric, Pedal Power

Invented by a man in Victoria, British Columbia, it works amazingly well.

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As Australian drowning deaths increase, one community has an idea to keep people safer

Drowning deaths in Australian waters are at a 10-year high. A small community on Victoria's Surf Coast believes an ocean skills centre to create a generation of qualified lifesavers could be the answer to bringing that figure down.

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Flood evacuees return, others await peak

Residents in an outback town will spend New Year's Eve worried about flooding as Top End communities return home a week after a rare inundation.

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Victoria issues health warning as potentially lethal Strep A cases rise

A state health department has issued a warning about a disease responsible for several deaths in the UK over the last couple of months.

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Government says Australian Open off limits

A Victorian government minister says the Australian Open is going nowhere, after tournament boss Craig Tiley said Melbourne risked losing the grand slam event.

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State-funded COVID testing sites close in Victoria as free RATs offered instead of PCRs

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.

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Warning over NYE fireworks 'disasters'

Victoria's emergency services are sounding the alarm about illegal fireworks heading into the New Year, warning they can land people in hospital or prison.

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Australian killed fighting Russia in Ukraine, says government

Sage O’Donnell, from Victoria, is at least the fourth Australian to die in the war in Ukraine.

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Extreme heat hits South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales

Large parts of the country are sweltering through high temperatures for the first time this summer, with South Australia experiencing what is expected to be its hottest day since January 2021.

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Girl dies in Lake Nagambie, as teenager who drowned on Boxing Day remembered by family

A five-year-old girl dies in a lake in Victoria's north, bringing the total number of water-related deaths across the state to four in three days.

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