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Vic ombudsman condemns EPA over toxic soil

The Victorian Ombudsman has condemned the Environment Protection Authority over its handling of toxic soil from Victoria's West Gate Tunnel Project.

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Victoria to roll out free flu vaccines

Victoria will roll out a four-week free flu vaccine program to increase uptake ahead of Australia's first influenza season in three years.

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Victoria announces free flu vaccines for the month of June

From tomorrow, all Victorians over six months of age will be able to get free flu vaccines at GP clinics and pharmacies.

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EPA under fire over handling of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel

Victoria's Ombudsman found the EPA may have compromised its independence by helping create bespoke regulations for disposal of PFAS contaminated soil.

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Consulting the community a ‘waste of time’, Victoria’s EPA told state ombudsman

Report into contaminated soil at site of West Gate Tunnel finds environmental watchdog did its job, but failed to convince the community

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From attacks on workers to teens in adult prison, Victoria's youth justice challenges are mounting

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

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How diners can get a free Victoria sponge cake at Frankie and Benny's for the Queen's Jubilee

The deal will run from Thursday, June 2 - with a special cocktail launched in the Queen's honour

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Ex-deputy mayor Paul Cohrs, accused of murdering mother, rejects drug treatment at fitness hearing

Paul Cohrs, 62, represents himself at a fitness hearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria where two forensic psychiatrists say he has "a number of persecutory delusions".

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Victorians set to get free flu vaccination

Victoria is expected to follow many other states in offering all residents free flu vaccinations to combat high numbers of infections over winter.

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Pepper-sprayed man dies in police custody

A man has died in Victoria's northwest after police officers pepper sprayed him following an alleged confrontation with officers in the backyard of house.

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‘What actually happened?’: victim of Anzac Day terrorist raids speaks about seven-year wait for justice

Final legal case arising from Melbourne raids has been settled but done nothing to quell a sense of injustice for families

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Budget Jubilee party spread cost £29.46 from Aldi, Home Bargains and Iceland and took less than an hour to sort

The right royal spread includes sandwiches, scones, a Victoria sponge and more

Manchester Evening News

Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters

Anti-logging protesters reject state governments’ claims new laws are necessary to protect workers’ safety

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‘You don’t have a choice’: Victoria’s mental health regulator criticised over complaints handling

Olivia* complained to hospital and regulator about her treatment and feels disempowered by the process

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Vic opposition's regional funding pledge

The Victorian Liberals and Nationals will commit more funding to regional infrastructure if they win government in November.

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Socialist Alliance candidate Pat O'Shane reflects on shifting the debate in far north Queensland

Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane's primary vote of just over 4 per cent may appear modest, but it is the Socialist Alliance's best-ever result in a seat outside Victoria and its best anywhere at this year's election.

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Lost in suburbia: Victorian Liberals search for a base

Analysis: with a state election on the way, the clock is ticking for the Coalition to define themselves

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Victoria's credit rating downgraded again

Moody's has downgraded Victoria's credit rating from AA1 to AA2 after stripping it of its AAA status in February last year.

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Vic offsets work cover costs with $300m

Victorian businesses won't be slugged with higher WorkCover premiums to offset increasing scheme costs, with the government tipping in another $300 million.

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Tributes flow for Ambulance Victoria paramedic Pauline Smith who died in Western Victoria crash

A small Victorian town is united in grief after beloved local paramedic Pauline Smith was killed in a two-car collision on the Western Highway.

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Ambulance Victoria calls code red as call-out system crashes

Patients in metropolitan Melbourne were told not to call for a paramedic unless it was an emergency, as the response system was again put under strain overnight.

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‘Time for change’: Darren Chester confirms he will challenge Barnaby Joyce for Nationals leadership

Former veterans affairs minister says ‘it’s important we listen to the message we received over the weekend from the Australian people’

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Ban on new gas connections will help transition Victoria away from fossil fuels, inquiry finds

Parliamentary committee also recommends cut-off date for sale of diesel and petrol cars

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Vic youth justice system shake-up needed

A review into Victoria's youth justice system has called for a greater focus on the diversion program to ensure young people stay out of custody.

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Mallacoota faces ongoing struggle to attract and retain GPs and allied health professionals

The far-east Victorian coastal township of Mallacoota faces an ongoing battle to recruit and retain GPs and urgent care medical staff.

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