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Vic govt asked to halt rail loop contracts

Any more contracts to build a multibillion-dollar rail loop in Melbourne should not be signed before the Victorian state election, the opposition says.

AAP

Freshwater eel research by Arthur Rylah Institute reveals marathon journey to the Coral Sea to breed

After tagging the slippery fish in 2019, a research project comes to some fascinating conclusions about the life cycle of native freshwater eels.

ABC News

Aboriginal organisations should be given more control over Indigenous kids in child protection system, advocacy group says

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are nearly 10 times more likely to be removed from their families by child protection services compared to non-Aboriginal children, data reveals.

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Victoria's logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds

Victoria's government-owned logging company VicForests illegally cleared protected Leadbeater's possum habitat and broke the law in 25 out of 30 of its logging areas, according to a government-commissioned audit of its activities.

ABC News

Biggest seismic testing for oil and gas at odds with Australia’s net zero push, activists say

Environmentalists condemn ‘outrageous’ testing plans in Otway Basin off coast of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

The Guardian - AU

Local transmission of monkeypox continues to rise – so why are vaccine supplies limited in Australia?

How will the 450,000 doses of Jynneos be rolled out? And why did some countries stockpile vaccines while Australia did not?

The Guardian - AU

Acropolis wow: replica Parthenon to be built at National Gallery of Victoria

‘Temple of Boom’ will be covered in murals, and host performances and music through Melbourne’s summer

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Balmoral men found guilty of rape in caravan for second time

A jury hearing new evidence in a retrial from a witness claiming a woman expressed doubt about whether she had been raped at a party in western Victoria finds the two men guilty of the attack.

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‘Certainly Getting More Calls’: How To Know If Your Drink’s Spiked Bc It Seems To Be On The Rise

Drink spiking seems to be on the rise in Australia, especially in Victoria, so how do you know if you've been spiked and what should you do?

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Vic men again convicted of caravan rape

Two Victorian men ordered to face a retrial for raping a woman in a caravan after a friend's birthday party have been convicted again.

AAP

If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls

If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really wants to boost wage growth, there’s a simple way to do it.

The Conversation

Investigators may search high country again in case against Greg Lynn for murders of Carol Clay and Russell Hill

Greg Lynn has been charged with the murders of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, who vanished from their campsite in Victoria's high country in March 2020.

ABC News

Polar blast sweeping across Australia’s east forecast to bring rain, hail and snow

Cold front weather system moving across NSW causes Sydney temperatures to plummet more than 10C in a few hours

The Guardian - AU

SA environment boss to head to Victoria

The boss of South Australia's Environment Protection Authority has quit to take up a position with Recycling Victoria.

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Uniting church in Australia tells staff to avoid using Uber due to company’s ‘unethical foundations’

Church’s decision in Tasmania and Victoria made in part because of Guardian’s Uber Files investigation

AAP

Vic coalition vows regional cancer centre

The Victorian coalition has vowed to pump $100 million into developing a new cancer centre and health school in a regional city if it wins the state election.

ABC News

More Melbourne trains and trams to run every 10 minutes under Victorian Greens proposal

The Victorian Greens vow to use their crossbench influence in a future state parliament to push for more frequent train and tram services across the majority of Melbourne lines, in a bid to move closer to a "turn up and go" public transport system.

ABC News

Icy blast sets up southern Australian states for a week of cold weather

If you live in the bottom half of Australia, get ready to rug up because an icy cold blast is coming your way.

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Port midfielder Amon to test free agency

Port Adelaide midfielder Karl Amon has told the AFL club he will explore free agency options as part of possible return to Victoria.

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Archie Roach honoured as crowds pay respects during final journey to Gunditjmara country for private burial

Much-loved Indigenous singer Archie Roach makes the long journey home from the inner suburbs of Melbourne to the windswept south-west Victorian coast, where he will be laid to rest.

The Conversation

Jay Carmichael's gay love story set in conservative 1950s Australia intrigues, but fails to convince

Marlo, a gay love story set in 1950s conservative Australia, draws on library and archival research. We know this because at the end of his book, author Jay Carmichael – a gay man himself – cites the work of Denis Altman and myself (in my role as a gay historian),…

The Guardian - AU

NSW detects first locally acquired cases of monkeypox amid concerns about vaccine shortage

Health authorities are urging the public to remain ‘vigilant’ for symptoms as the state recorded three cases of community transmission on Sunday

ABC News

Victorian opposition unveils quarantine hospital plan, government labels it 'not clinically safe'

Victoria's ailing health system is the focus of another day of pre-election announcements, with the government dismissing an opposition plan to move patients to Melbourne's nearly-empty quarantine facility.

AAP

Concern over Vic health system pressure

A new $14 million healthcare project is expected to ease the pressure on Victoria's health system as it continues to buckle under demand.

Newcastle Herald

Hockey: Rams leader eyes off shot at 2022 nationals

"Any chance to play at that level, whether that be for NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, I don't care."

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