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Victoria's new gambling and casino commission has started disciplinary proceedings against Crown Melbourne, which could lead to fines of up to $100 million.

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Crown casino facing up to $100m in fines as Victoria's new watchdog launches proceedings

Melbourne's Crown casino faces fines of up to $100 million for a scheme which allowed the illegal transfer of funds from China, Victoria's new gambling watchdog says.

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Victoria daily news update: Daniel Andrews pushes back over isolation rules; body found after flood; new windfarm push

Premier criticises prime minister’s comments on close contact rules being state’s responsibility

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Bendigo single mum of five faces living in her car, caravan or motels as housing crisis deepens

A single mother and her five children in Bendigo are likely to become homeless in the next week after being unable to find housing. She says she cannot believe that "this is the way it is and everyone has just accepted" the current housing crisis.

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'Long tail' forecast for Vic Omicron wave

As Victoria recorded its highest daily COVID-19 case tally in two months, Health Minister Martin Foley warned the current wave will drag on into May.

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Man charged over 2020 Melbourne murder

Detectives will apply to have a Queensland man extradited to Victoria after he was charged with the 2020 murder of a woman in Melbourne.

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Commonwealth backs windfarms in Vic's east

The federal government will assess the coast off Victoria's Gippsland region for offshore wind developments.

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Integrated birth certificates for adoptees

Victorians adoptees will soon have the ability to create integrated birth certificates after the state government introduced new legislation.

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Human Rights Commissioner questions WA's ongoing use of state of emergency powers

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner says state of emergency laws are getting harder to justify at this stage in the pandemic.

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Victorian driver swept away in floodwaters

A man in his 60s is missing after his car became submerged in a swollen river in Victoria's east.

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‘We can’t afford to get this wrong’: relocating Leadbeater’s possums is risky – but it’s their only chance

Exclusive: With only 33 of Victoria’s lowland population left, the team charged with their recovery says ‘we need to be proactive’

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Push to force Victorian police to alert health officials to toxic batches of drugs

Five people died in 2016 and 2017 after ingesting tablets containing combination of substances

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Adopted people can have biological parents on birth certificates under Victorian bill

Forced adoptions inquiry recommended names of birth parents be included on birth certificates

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Hospitality business calls for COVID isolation exemption in face of new wave

Victoria's hospitality industry is bracing for another tough period as COVID cases creep up again in the state, but one venue says a change to restrictions could soften blow.

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WA claim long-awaited Shield title

Western Australia are Sheffield Shield champions for the first time since 1999 after the final in Perth against Victoria ended in a draw.

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Short respite for flooded eastern Victoria

A major highway has been closed after heavy rain and strong winds lashed eastern Victoria, with power slowly being restored to affected communities.

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Heavy rain expected to return to NSW coast as flood warnings remain in Victoria due to water flows downstream

Immediate threat of severe weather dissipates but SES warns rivers across Gippsland may still peak as rain water flows through catchments

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Pilot killed in Vic helicopter crash named

Meat industry boss Paul Troja, 73, was identified was one of the passengers.

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Princes Highway reopens between Orbost and Genoa after severe weather damage

The Princes Highway has been completely reopened in East Gippsland after closing earlier today because of severe weather damage.

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Lismore MP says federal government needs to ‘step up’ flood support – as it happened

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'Premature' to ease Vic COVID-19 iso rules

A fresh call for Victoria to dump seven-day isolation rules for close contacts of COVID-19 cases has been branded premature and not without health system risks.

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Victoria to restore area five times size of Melbourne with $31m boost to private land conservation

BushBank scheme aims to revegetate parcels of private land to create habitat for endangered wildlife and capture carbon

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Victorian government vows to catch up on surgery backlog with $1.5 billion investment package

The government claims from 2023, the health sector will be running at 125 per cent of pre-pandemic capacity, delivering 40,000 additional public surgeries each year.

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First XI of 1868: The story of the all-Aboriginal cricket side that was Australia's first sports team to tour overseas

It's a great sporting story but you may never have heard of it. The director of a play about the First XI of 1868, an all-Aboriginal cricket side, wants to change that.

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Major flood warnings for East Gippsland as severe weather thrashes Victoria's east coast

Victorian authorities have urged East Gippsland residents to monitor flooding as heavy rain and damaging winds continue to pose a threat this afternoon.

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