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Victorian senator says she will risk her seat to protest native logging

Lidia Thorpe says she is prepared to risk losing her parliamentary position to continue to protest native logging despite proposed amendments to the law.

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Patients abandoning care in Victoria's emergency rooms doubles as hospitals grapple with shortages

The number of people abandoning emergency medical care before being seen has doubled in Victoria in the past year, as doctors warn there could be serious consequences.

ABC News

Victorian EPA’s failures ‘a great case study’ in community management gone wrong

Environmental Protection Agency apologises over lack of community consultation over soil dumping

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'I went to Aldi and bought an entire Jubilee picnic for less than £10 - complete with strawberries and cream and Victoria sponge cake'

Shopper Alex O'Leary spent £9.86

Wales Online

Life-sized Queen cake created for Platinum Jubilee celebration

The 5ft 3in Victoria sponge was made for Buzz Bingo players in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Malaysian drug gang arrests in Victoria

Victoria Police officers have arrested 10 Malaysian nationals over the trafficking of commercial quantities of heroin.

AAP

Victorian doctors call for better abortion access, with US set to overturn Roe v Wade

As the US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade, there are calls for women's sexual and reproductive health to be prioritised closer to home.

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Polar blast brings damaging winds, wet weather and snow to parts of Australia’s east and south

Thousands of NSW and Queensland homes lose power, Adelaide hit by small tornado and Melbourne braces for coldest day of the year

The Guardian - AU

One parliament to pause on Queen's death

The end of the monarch's reign will lead to the immediate cessation of the Victorian parliament until MPs swear a new allegiance.

AAP

Victorian teachers being offered financial incentives to work in bush, ease COVID-related staff shortages

The state government wants schools to remain open, despite a teacher shortage stemming from high rates COVID-19 community transmission.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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

ABC News

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.

Manchester Evening News

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.

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

‘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

Manchester Evening News

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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

‘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

AAP

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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