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Australian MP warns introduction of abortion protest buffer zones won’t be easy

AN Australian MP who introduced abortion clinic buffer zone legislation in her state has welcomed plans to further protect patients in Scotland, but…

The National (Scotland)

Aboriginal artefacts to return home to South Australia's Kaurna people after 150 years in Beechworth museum

After being kept in a regional Victorian museum for about 150 years, a collection of Aboriginal artefacts is being returned to the Kaurna people in South Australia.

ABC News

Australian virus border restrictions end

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all border restrictions.

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State funeral to be held for Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett after she dies from cancer at 49

Tributes across all sides of politics flow for former Victorian government minister Jane Garrett, who died six years after first being diagnosed with breast cancer.

ABC News

Victoria unveils gas phase-out plan

The state government is offering incentives for people to shift away from using the fossil fuel.

AAP

To the sea or the trees? More Australians are choosing country life

For the first time, the population of capital cities has declined, with Covid the final straw for many to move to the regions

The Guardian - AU

Falls Festival rises again in Victoria after Colac Otway Shire grants two-year permit

Falls Festival will return to the state in December with a line-up that includes Arctic Monkeys and Lil Nas X after Colac Otway Shire granted organisers a two-year permit that will give the event a new home.

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Cheaper fees for some Victorian motorists under controversial VicRoads 'privatisation' deal

Victorians will get a discount for road safety and new drivers will get their licences for free under a controversial government deal to privatise part of VicRoads' functions.

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Vic task force to tackle organised crime

Victoria Police have set up a new high-powered task force of 80 police officers led by a detective inspector to fight criminal gang activity in the state.

AAP

Changes in Victoria from July 1 include money for power bill comparisons and increased tolls and fines

Increases to utility bills, council rates and road tolls from today are set to add to cost-of-living woes for Victorians.

ABC News

March of the penguin: the forces behind the secessionist Victorian Independence Movement

It has a modest but passionate online following. The ‘movement’ is premised on one big idea: ‘Vexit’

The Guardian - AU

Vic $250 power bonus opens amid cost rises

Victoria's default energy offer will rise by about five per cent as a $250 power bonus becomes available for 2.5 million households across the state.

AAP

Victoria to demand governments set completion dates for energy transmission projects

State energy minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, says investors need confidence electricity grid will be ready for renewables

The Guardian - AU

Katunga mother Amberly Hendy spared jail over crash that killed two people and injured her daughter

Amberly Hendy pleaded guilty in the Melbourne County Court in June to two charges of dangerous driving causing death and one charge of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The crash in northern Victoria killed her sister, her sister's boyfriend, and severely injured her daughter.

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Queensland, Victoria impose bee border bans as NSW battles varroa mite outbreak

Queensland and Victoria join South Australia in restricting the movement of all bees and related equipment from NSW as the state struggles to contain the destructive pest.

ABC News

Deadly ambulance ramping at Victorian hospitals was on the rise before COVID-19, study finds

New research shows long ambulance offload times in Victoria increased from 2015 to 2019, and patients who faced longer wait times faced a higher risk of dying within the next 30 days.

AAP

Victoria fridge discount program suspended

The Victorian government has removed incentives for energy-efficient fridges from an upgrade program as an investigation into alleged rorting continues.

The Conversation

Schools will now be required to support well-being, but the standards aren't clear on what that means

New Child Safe Standards come into effect in Victoria this Friday, July 1. The set of 11 standards builds on the original seven. One significant change was made with little fanfare: well-being was included alongside safety as a key responsibility of organisations working with children and young people.

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‘Covid has broken us’: warnings of a mass resignation among Victorian paramedics

Exclusive: 16% plan to look for new jobs according to survey of 348 Ambulance Victoria staff

ABC News

Regional Victorian business owners buy and rent houses for workers to combat major staffing barrier

Victorian business owners say they are being forced to buy and rent houses for staff to use in a bid to attract and retain workers — despite thousands of houses sitting vacant across the state.

ABC News

Mid-century architect's former home auctioned after 30-year battle over heritage listing

A mid-century home designed by renowned architect Robin Boyd has gone under the hammer in Melbourne, bringing to an end a decades-long battle between its owners and Heritage Victoria.

Evening Standard

London Tube: From the Victoria to Jubilee line - which is the noisiest in London?

The noisiest tube line received 282 noise complaints

AAP

Free flu jab rollout extended in Victoria

Victoria has extended its free influenza vaccine program until July 10, as the state faces its most aggressive flu season since the start of the COVID pandemic.

AAP

Serial killer cannot be trusted, jury told

A Victorian Supreme Court jury should ignore the evidence of convicted serial killer Bandali Debs in the Jason Roberts murder trial, a lawyer says.

AAP

Andrews pins hospital woes on visa backlog

Victoria's premier says urgent efforts to clear the migrant visa backlog will help alleviate staff shortages in the state's regional health services.

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