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Morning Mail: ‘Jobs for mates’ rife in political system, Victoria’s intersex surgery ban, Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ to Venezuela

‘Jobs for mates’ review says major parties have abused system; Victoria will become first state to outlaw unncessary operations on children

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Voting in Victoria is broken. Here’s how it could be fixed and who would benefit

Victoria is the only state to still use group voting tickets to elect its upper house. What will it mean for voters and the parliament if it abolishes them?

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Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children

Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT

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Wallabies to learn Rugby World Cup fate at draw that favours 2027 hosts

Despite Australia’s inability to secure a top seeding, a kind path to the quarter-final stage has been cleared for them

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I’m a Guardian journalist who has covered Victoria police’s new search powers. On Sunday, police searched me

I was covering Sunday’s Put Australia First Rally in Melbourne’s CBD when two officers approached, explaining the process as though reciting a script

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Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say

Youth crime is never far from the public consciousness, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of “adult time for violent crime” has brought the issue back into sharp focus.

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Warrant-Less Pat-Downs In The CBD Start This Weekend Under New VIC Police Powers

Victoria Police will be able to stop and search anyone in Melbourne’s CBD and nearby suburbs without a warrant for the next six months.

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Police liken it to random breath tests, but warrantless pat-down powers across Melbourne’s CBD are creating racial profiling fears

As the city braces for the impact of an unprecedented expansion of search powers, new research supports advocates’ concerns

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State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’

Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10

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Man to stand trial for killing woman he lived with

A man has pleaded not guilty to the negligent manslaughter of Emma Bates, whose body was found near the NSW-Victorian border in April 2024.

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'Ruthless' state plan to capitalise on AI revolution

A state has hatched an plan to reap the economic benefits of the looming boom in artificial intelligence.

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Lidia Thorpe joins critics of ‘outrageous’ expansion of police search powers in Melbourne as premier defends move

Jacinta Allan says warrantless pat-down powers that last until May 2026 are consistent with Victoria police plan to be more visible

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Victoria line suspended as person killed by train in central London

Tube trains currently experiencing severe delays, Transport for London said

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‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months

Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups

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Allround Bartlett, Sandhu secure Bulls famous victory

Queensland paceman Gurinder Sandhu and Xavier Bartlett ripped through Sheffield Shield competition leaders Victoria in a dramatic seven-wicket win.

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Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged

The State Library of Victoria – recognised this year as the third most popular library in the world – is proposing major cuts to staff and services. The number of reference librarians will be cut from 25 to ten. Children’s and family engagement officers will be axed, as will digital…

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Labor’s dominance continues in federal Newspoll, while Victorian Newspoll gives Coalition narrow lead

Labor’s two-party lead in the federal Newspoll increases to 58–42, as the Coalition and One Nation remain respectively at record lows and record highs. In Victoria, a Newspoll taken after Jess Wilson becomes Liberal leader gives the Coalition a 51–49 lead.

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Three months without a trace: the many unanswered questions surrounding Dezi Freeman

As rumours whip around Victoria’s high country, police can’t rule out Freeman is still in the Porepunkah area, harboured by locals, but believe it’s unlikely

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Renshaw hits third Shield century of summer for Bulls

Queensland opener Matt Renshaw kept the heat on for a Test recall with another Sheffield Shield century in the day-night clash with Victoria at the Gabba.

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That syncon feeling: the 150 tonnes of spinning steel that could help stabilise Australia’s energy transition

Australia’s largest synchronous condenser begins testing in Victoria, joining an expanding network operators say will reduce the grid’s reliance on fossil fuels

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Bulls debutant, veteran leggie skittle Vics in Shield

Young quick Sam Geyer and legspinner Mitch Swepson have starred for Queensland against Victoria, before Matt Renshaw survived a tough night at the Gabba.

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Victoria will force home sellers to reveal their reserve price. Will other states follow?

If you’ve ever tried to buy a home at auction, you know how frustrating it can be to show up thinking you can afford a particular property, only for it to sell for far more than the advertised price.

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Victorian MP Georgie Purcell alleges she was sexually harassed in state parliament building

Animal Justice MP tells parliament of incident in her first year as a staffer and says harassment continued after she was elected to upper house

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Real Estate Agents Will Be Subject To Nation-First Underquoting Reforms In Victoria

Anyone on the first home buyer train will be familiar with the utterly demoralising practise of underquoting. Now, Victoria's set to make the already-illegal practise actually enforceable.

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Victoria to force agents to publish property reserve prices in crackdown on underquoting

Under the nation-first laws, real estate agents in Victoria will be required to disclose owner’s reserve price within seven days of sale or face penalties

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