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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.

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Fire season warning for Victorian farmers

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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‘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

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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

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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

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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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Victorian Labor slumps in Resolve poll but still in winning position; Labor failure on upper house reform comes back to bite

The Victorian state election is on Saturday with polls closing at 6pm AEDT. There are 88 single-member lower house seats with members elected by preferential voting, and 40 upper house seats in eight five-member electorates.

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Collectable Furphy water cart sells for record $61,300 in north-east Victoria

A Furphy water tank dating back to the 1930s has sold to a collector in Victoria for an eye-watering price, believed to be more than double the previous record.

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Transport election promises are much smaller this time round in Victoria, but the quality control is no better

An election campaign can sometimes feel like Groundhog Day, but this Victorian election is genuinely different. While the major parties are still making plenty of transport promises, they’ve dialled them way down from the dizzy heights of 2018.

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Vic power commission to go in constitution

A re-elected Labor government would enshrine a re-booted State Electricity Commission into the Victorian constitution, Premier Daniel Andrews has promised.

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Rape case against Victorian police officer collapses in blow to force’s new family violence unit

Prosecutors said there was not a reasonable chance of conviction in case, brought by taskforce hailed as Australian-first

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‘We are safe’: Matthew Guy seeks a reset in final days of Victorian election campaign

Opposition leader launches ‘real solutions plan’ to the Liberal party faithful after days of controversy

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Strong winds to continue in NSW as Victoria experiences ‘wintry blast’

Bureau of Meteorology says blustery conditions caused by ‘very strong pressure gradient’

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Strong winds rip through NSW, Victoria

Damaging winds have ripped through Australia's southeast, causing thousands to lose power and hundreds of trees to fall.

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Victorian Liberals embarrassed by extremists within: how does this keep happening?

By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

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Nats candidate on sex charge found dead

A Nationals candidate due in court on sexual assault allegations and running for the seat of Narracan has died, days out from the Victorian election.

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Victorian Nationals candidate who died days before election was facing sexual assault charges

Election for Narracan declared ‘failed’ after Shaun Gilchrist died on weekend with National party now facing questions over his preselection

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Ferocious storms lash Victoria, destroying crops and damaging houses and businesses

A severe weather warning remains in place for much of the state and the Bureau of Meteorology is reporting that elevated and coastal areas are most likely to experience peak wind gusts.

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Matthew Guy says Melbourne was the world's most locked-down city. Is that correct?

The Victorian Opposition says Melbourne has "the dubious distinction" of being locked up longer than any other city during the pandemic, but such comparisons are far from straightforward.

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