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Flood risk persists with downpours ahead

Victorians are still facing the risk of flash flooding with the state's west expected to be pummelled by heavy rain on Sunday.

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Pubs and clubs – your friendly neighbourhood money-laundering service, thanks to 86,640 pokies

Billions of dollars in proceeds of crime are being funnelled through clubs and pubs in New South Wales, according to the NSW Crime Commission. Predictably, the industry is claiming it’s not an issue and solutions are too difficult.

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Emergency day stays double in Victoria

The number of Victorian patients staying in ED for more than a day has doubled, while the elective surgery list and certain ambulance wait times stabilised.

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Traction system failure in Vic train crash

Victoria's regional train service failed to identify traction system weaknesses which led to a collision in the state's west in 2020.

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Victoria's Thomson Dam spills for first time in 26 years

A dam that holds about half of Melbourne's water supply is spilling for the first time in 26 years.

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What’s in the mud? Flood victims' fears eased by early test results

Flooding stirs up river sediments, which can spread contaminants in our waterways and floodplains. Flood water can carry sediments bearing contaminants from a range of sources, both historical and new, such as sewage, petrol stations, industrial yards and farming areas. This is worrying many people whose homes and gardens have…

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Labor retains large lead in Victorian Resolve poll four weeks from election; also leads in NSW

The Victorian state election will be held in four weeks, on November 26. A Resolve poll for The Age, conducted October 20-24 from a sample of “more than 800”, gave Labor a 59-41 lead over the Coalition.

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Victoria police apparently breached internal guidelines regarding complaints made by Danielle Laidley

Force fails to follow own policy by not completing investigations into former AFL great’s complaints on time or notifying when finalised

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Pulford latest MP to step away at Vic poll

Labor minister Jaala Pulford will not contest the upcoming Victorian election, but will remain in her portfolios until the poll.

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Victorian Labor minister Jaala Pulford not contesting November state election

Jaala Pulford's exit will further reduce the number of experienced ministers in the Andrews government, after four ministers announced their departure in June.

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Man killed in rural Victoria shooting

A man has been found dead and another seriously injured after reports of a shooting at a rural property in Beechworth in Victoria's northeast.

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Vic opposition pitch $90b exports by 2035

The Victorian opposition will aim to hit $90 billion in exports by 2035 if elected, as new polling shows Labor remains on track for a crushing victory.

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NSW’s Matt Kean comes to town spruiking the Victorian Liberals’ ‘progressive’ credentials

The New South Wales treasurer and energy minister insists the Liberal party in Victoria can appeal to teal voters

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'Ditch Dan' probe won't crash Vic election

The outcome of an electoral commission investigation of the Victorian Liberal Party's "Ditch Dan" donation drive won't be known before the state election.

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SA braces for even higher Murray flows

Authorities have increased the forecast for water flows down the Murray from the continued rain and flooding in Victoria and NSW.

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Infections from floodwater rise in Victoria as mould, gastro and mozzies wreak havoc

Residents in flood-ravaged Victorian towns are now dealing with a new set of challenges, including mould, gastro and the threat of mosquito-borne diseases.

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Vic, NSW unite for border hospital upgrade

Facing elections, the Victorian and NSW governments have announced a $558 million redevelopment of a hospital bordering the two states.

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Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter to be celebrated with statue in Fitzroy

A sculpture honouring the late First Nations musicians will be unveiled next year on the streets they knew so well, with support from Victorian government

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Town isolated, long wait in flood clean-up

Kerang residents have been told the town will be isolated for days, while flood-impacted residents in Echuca face a long and smelly wait for their recovery.

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‘Unprecedented’: teens as young as 13 calling Quitline for help with their vaping addiction

Exclusive: director of Quit Victoria says new data reveals ‘people are struggling badly’ with addiction to e-cigarettes

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Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps

Experts say flood mapping needs to be standardised and frequently updated amid crisis in NSW and Victoria

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Ambulance Vic boss to step aside early

Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker has brought forward his finish date, as the service continues to search for a replacement.

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Religious groups call for education on swastikas before ban on Nazi symbol comes into effect

Religious leaders are frustrated the Victorian government has stalled on a promised education campaign about the ancient meanings of the swastika, weeks before it becomes a criminal offence to publicly display the Nazi symbol in the state.

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SA's River Murray towns expected to be spared from flooding seen in Vic thanks to geographical 'luxuries'

River Murray flows coming across the SA border from Victoria are steadily increasing, but water levels are not expected to cause "major damages".

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Advocacy is personal for these multicultural award recipients. And they say more work needs to be done

Recipients of 2022 Victorian Multicultural Awards say advocating for the interests of culturally and linguistically diverse communities is personal — and more work needs to be done.

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