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How NSW and Victoria's extra year of education for young children will work

Plans to create an extra year of class for kids in NSW and Victoria are backed by research, experts say, but details around structure and staffing will be key to its success.

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What the new year of preschool education means for parents and children

Explainer: Children in Victoria and NSW will have access to a year of play-based learning before they start school

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Victorian COVID-19 vaccine mandate rationale 'unclear' given dropped mask rules, expert tells committee

An expert tells a Victorian parliamentary inquiry it's "unclear" why broad vaccine mandates have remained in place when effective rules on masks have not, as another warns COVID-19 is on track to become one of the leading causes of death in Australia this year.

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Vic truth-telling inquiry member resigns

An Aboriginal elder and commissioner on Victoria's truth-telling inquiry has stepped down, the third key member to resign in six months.

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Vic ambos winding back surge workforce

Surf lifesaving volunteers have already stopped working with Ambulance Victoria, and the ADF's involvement in its surge workforce will wrap up this month.

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Free kinder, pre-prep programs and more childcare part of Victoria's $9 billion education reform package

The government has unveiled free kinder for three and four-year-olds, a doubling of the pre-prep offering and 50 new childcare centres in a $9 billion dollar package.

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A new Treaty Authority between First Peoples and the Victorian government is a vital step towards a treaty

Last week the Victorian government demonstrated its commitment to build an equal relationship with First Peoples. A new bill has been tabled in the Victorian parliament to advance the Victorian treaty processes.

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Vic crime drops as COVID restrictions ease

The number of criminal incidents in Victoria has dropped, reflecting fewer breaches of COVID-19 restrictions and a drop in property and deception offences.

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Extra Vic pre-school year in $9b overhaul

Victorian parents will be able to enrol their children in an extra year of pre-school for free, in a generational overhaul of early education.

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Morning mail: year of learning before school, electricity crisis flares, Fed hikes US interest rates

Thursday: Preschool ‘play-based’ overhaul, electricity market in strife and Ukraine refuses to surrender city. Plus: chickens fed cannabis

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Children to spend an extra year in school in Victoria and NSW

Children in New South Wales and Victoria will go to school earlier for a year of 'play-based' learning under plans by the Perrottet and Andrews governments.

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As the eastern states face an energy crisis, Victoria may be in a slightly better position. Here's why

Experts say the state's brown coal reserves could provide a "safety net", but ageing power plants and instability from the interconnected national energy market may still pose a threat.

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Mandatory animal reporting for Vic pounds

Animal shelters and pounds will be required to collect and report data to the Victorian government under changes to promote transparency and rehoming.

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Victoria and NSW announce overhaul of preschool education with extra year of school

New program will consist of 30 hours a week of play-based learning for all four-year-olds in both states

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NSW and Victorian governments plan new free year of preschool schooling within a decade

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and his Victorian counterpart Daniel Andrews want to introduce a pre-kindergarten year for four- and five-year-olds within a decade.

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Greens senator questions viability of new party convener over past comments about trans people

Newly elected Victorian convener Linda Gale coauthored a 2019 document described as ‘inconsistent with Greens values’

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Restraint concerns in Vic mental health

Patients in Victoria's mental health hospitals are being restrained at higher rates and for longer than the national average, a new report has found.

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Restraint of Victorian children in mental health facilities increases by 32%

Peak body labels growth in seclusion and restraint despite royal commission recommendations ‘very disappointing’

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Calls for motor vehicle ombudsman to help Victorian consumers to resolve car disputes

Finding a resolution with the car dealer has been time-consuming, expensive and ultimately unsuccessful for his family. Consumer advocates say cases like this prove the need for a motor vehicle ombudsman.

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Efforts to combat far-right extremism must not curtail civil liberties, Victorian inquiry hears

Liberty Victoria president says addressing emerging rightwing extremist groups must be balanced with freedom of speech

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Blackouts loom in Vic energy crunch

Victoria could face blackouts on Wednesday evening as the cold weather affects electricity supplies.

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Victorian inquiry into far-right extremism warned children are being radicalised

Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie, who infiltrated a neo-Nazi group, tells the inquiry children as young as 10 are being radicalised and he believes police are "overwhelmed" by the level of threatening language online.

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Power uncertainty hits multiple states as AEMO makes moves to cover shortfalls

Market notices published on the AEMO website warned of possible power interruptions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

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Australian extremism focus 'myopic'

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told law enforcement agencies' focus on Islamist extremism has come at the expense of targeting the far-right.

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Tasmanian tourism snapshot shows fewer visitors, but longer stays and bigger spends

Australians wary of booking international holidays could be helping to boost the data in Tasmania's latest tourism snapshot, one operator says — but the numbers are still suffering a COVID hangover.

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