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AGL announces it will close Loy Yang A power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley up to 10 years sooner than planned

Energy giant AGL says the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley will now close as early as 2035 after it was initially slated to close a decade later. Experts say shareholders are driving the company towards renewable energy.

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AGL will close Victoria’s coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early

Energy company accelerates its exit from coal, although timeline for closure of Bayswater in the NSW Hunter Valley remains unchanged

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Legalise Marijuana Party withdraws Victorian election application as others take up the cause

Party’s application for registration ahead of November poll was objected to by Legalise Cannabis Victoria

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‘I vomited almost every morning’: not enough being done to protect apprentices, report finds

Victoria needs to undertake more field checks on employers of apprentices to deter bullying and increase retention, says McKell Institute CEO

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Senator who opposed euthanasia to change vote after father's death under Victorian voluntary assisted dying laws

Jane Hume says her father's decision to die under Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws profoundly altered her view on territory rights.

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Diesel pumps run dry at Mildura while north Qld drivers face long queues ahead of fuel excise increase

As people rush to fill up ahead of tonight's fuel excise increase, a Victorian service station runs out of diesel and operators across the country report long queues.

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Victorian opposition pledges new training for 40,000 nurses as election healthcare bidding war heats up

The Victorian opposition has upped the stakes in the pre-election healthcare bidding war, pledging to train 40,000 nurses as part of a $325 million plan if it wins government in November.

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Health bidding war fires up for Vic poll

The Victorian opposition has pledged $325 million to recruit 40,000 health workers, as the government committed $170 million to upgrade public aged care sites.

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As Labor's safe status in Melbourne's west slips, independents are eyeing off 'neglected' communities

Melbourne's outer west has been safe Labor territory for generations, but there is growing unease among government strategists about how the Victorian election will play out in places like Melton, Point Cook and Werribee.

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Uncle Jack Charles Will Be Remembered With A State Funeral In Victoria Next Month

His family requested "inclusivity" as a priority for the funeral.

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Victoria pledges nation’s most ambitious renewable energy storage targets

Andrews government says by 2035 it wants enough storage capacity to power half the homes in the state

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Vic sets largest renewable energy targets

The Victorian Labor government has unveiled renewable energy storage targets as part of a $157 million package.

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NSW and Victoria take lead in search for ‘devastating’ polio virus

Australia has been polio-free for 22 years, but some state governments are concerned the country may be about to break its streak.

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State funeral for Uncle Jack Charles

The family of Indigenous actor and elder Jack Charles has accepted an offer from the Victorian government for a state funeral.

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Ambulance Victoria boss to stand down

Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker will resign from his post following his cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Inquiries have found casinos facilitated money laundering and consorted with criminals — so why haven’t there been charges for executives or directors?

Australia's largest casino groups have been found "unsuitable" to hold licences due to allegations of money laundering and consorting with criminal gangs. But no individuals have faced consequences.

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Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

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Philippe, Short lift WA to win

Western Australia have begun their one-day Cup title defence strongly with a five-wicket win over Victoria built around a huge opening stand.

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Western Victoria's passenger train campaign continues 30 years after Kennett's closure

Residents in western Victoria feel forgotten as they deal with poor public transport and inconvenient timetables almost three decades after the Kennett government discontinued passenger trains in the region.

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Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system

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Trains or parks: Victorian election battle looms over Suburban Rail Loop

South-east Melbourne residents say growing population needs better public transport, but not at the expense of green space

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Monkeypox outbreak 'turned around' in Victoria with no new cases for weeks

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the state's monkeypox outbreak has "turned around", with no new cases reported in the past couple of weeks.

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Blues' Hughes flies high in opener

Daniel Hughes has made a statement of intent with a century to open the domestic season helping New South Wales open brightly against Victoria.

The Canberra Times

Failures plague Victorian child protection

Victoria's child protection system is failing to keep proper records on some vulnerable children and workers are over-stretched and under resourced.

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Grand design: why the AFL structure is unique – and has enabled competitive balance

Since 2017, Victoria has commemorated AFL Grand Final Friday as a public holiday, with a parade of the two competing teams through a festive Melbourne (apart from interruptions in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19).

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