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A memo to Victorian parents to urge their children to mask up in school classrooms is "not a mandate" and students won't face punishment for shirking them.

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Energy market operator, AEMO, intervenes as Victoria's gas reserves fall

The Australian Energy Market Operator has triggered the gas supply guarantee to stave off a potential gas shortage in Victoria, the state's energy minister has said.

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Looming Vic gas limits threaten energy woe

Australia's energy regulator has warned Victoria is facing a gas shortage which could plunge the electricity market into a fresh crisis.

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Victorian government asks school students to wear masks in class as state's COVID-19 cases spike

A joint letter to parents from bodies representing Victorian public, independent and Catholic schools is asking school students aged eight and over to wear masks in class.

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Polar blast: Tasmania blanketed in snow as cold snap hits south-east Australia

Sub-zero temperatures expected to remain for rest of the week, with severe frosts hitting parts of Victoria

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Family of missing SA woman Colleen South steps up search in rural Victoria

Relatives of missing Adelaide woman Colleen South are looking for new evidence in rural Victoria, after police found her journal and bags lined up near her abandoned car.

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Former premier resigns as NDIA board chair

Former Victorian premier Dennis Napthine has resigned as chair of the NDIA board, just three months into his term.

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Victoria doubles virtual emergency department capacity to cope with COVID and flu surge

Premier Daniel Andrews announces a virtual program running at Victoria's busiest ED will be doubled to treat at least 600 patients a day in response to the challenging flu season and the Omicron BA.5 variant.

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Melbourne hospital to double virtual ED

Victoria will double a hospital's virtual ED program, trial new rostering for some paramedics and extend its surge workforce as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise.

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Hydrogen fuel stations to be built between Sydney and Melbourne under $20m plan

NSW and Victorian governments say at least four refuelling stations will be built along Hume Highway

The Guardian - AU

‘The David Attenborough of humans’: Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, meeting real Aussies

British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes is back on the road in new series Australia Unmasked, meeting folks from Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.

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Primark shoppers adore £14 pyjamas similar to £65 Victoria's Secret pair

A Primark shopper commented on how similar in style the pyjamas are to Victoria's Secret

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COVID support payments must be balanced with debt, Victorian business lobby says

Victoria's peak business lobby group say the federal government must make sure pandemic payments don't cripple the economy more than outbreaks would.

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More Vic hospital staff to curb COVID wave

Victoria has triggered the next phase of its winter plan to combat COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses while announcing an extra 400 staff for hospitals.

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Dead whale which washed up at Mallacoota is not Migaloo

Analysis of photos taken of a whale carcass at Mallacoota, in Victoria's east, show that the animal is female, while the famous albino whale Migaloo is male.

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The whale carcass is not that of Migaloo, but who is the creature that has fascinated us for decades?

Despite the perils of being an albino whale, the 40-tonne, 15-metre humpback made it to adulthood and is believed to be aged in his 30s.

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Vic coalition to legislate emissions goal

Seeking to shore up its climate change credentials before the upcoming state election, the Victorian coalition is vowing to legislate halving emissions by 2030.

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Dead white whale in Vic not famed Migaloo

A whale that washed up dead on a beach in Victoria's east is a sub-adult female and not famous albino humpback Migaloo.

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Update: White Whale Found On Vic Beach Wasn’t Our Boy Migaloo But I’m Crying Anyway

I hate this edition of “Guess Who?”

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White whale washes up on Mallacoota beach

A white whale carcass has washed up on a beach in far-east Victoria, prompting questions about whether it might be the well-known white whale, Migaloo.

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Type C orcas spotted in Gippsland waters in 'unbelievably rare' first reported sighting

When John Dickie spotted a pod of about 15 orcas while captaining his whale-watching boat off Kilcunda on the coast of Gippsland, he knew it was special, but he did not realise he was capturing the first known sighting of the Type C orca in Victorian waters.

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Victorian endangered, twice-widowed malleefowl finds new mate

This endangered malleefowl lost two of her mates to feral cats and foxes, but has battled back against all odds.

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Wylah The Koorie Warrior authors Richard Pritchard, Jordan Gould inspired by their mums

She's a girl, she's Indigenous, she's a dragon-fighting warrior and she was inspired by single mums. Wylah's creators say being specific with cultural details has led to a new type of hero.

The Guardian - AU

‘It was very traumatic for her’: how conscientious objection hinders women’s access to abortion

How is a doctor’s right to refuse abortion on religious or moral grounds weighed against a woman’s right to healthcare?

The Guardian - AU

‘Not just another wave’: Australia’s Covid hospitalisations reach record levels in several states

Experts warn of worse to come, with most states likely several weeks away from peak hospitalisation rates

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