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Victoria Police legal head cleared of wrongdoing over handling of Lawyer X scandal

Top Victoria Police lawyer Fin McRae was referred to the watchdog as a result of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.

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Victoria has 7779 virus cases, 8 deaths

Victoria has reported 7779 COVID-19 infections and eight deaths, with nearly 40,000 active cases in the state.

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Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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Great Ocean Road locals fear Anglesea River wearing cost of using aquifer water to fill mine pit

A key part of a multi-million-dollar plan to transform a former mine site along Victoria's coast into a tourist attraction celebrating the natural world is under fire from critics for its alleged lack of consideration for the town's river system.

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Documents reveal violence, self-harm and chaos inside Melbourne's Parkville Youth Justice Precinct

Victoria's youngest prisoners inside the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct are being regularly assaulted, hospitalised, and have tried to escape custody, according to documents obtained by the ABC.

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Inside plans for Shane Warne's unfinished £2.8m mansion including bowling alley and jet ski garage

Shane Warne had plans to build a multi-million pound mansion in an affluent area of Victoria, Australia, before his shock death from a suspected heart attack last week

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Vic man accused of exit trafficking wife

A Victorian accused of deceiving his then-wife into travelling to Sudan and stranding her in an effort to cancel her Australian visa has appeared in court.

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Vic to mull drug decriminalisation trial

The Victorian government has announced it will get a group of experts to provide advice on a possible illicit drug decriminalisation trial.

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More charges for Vic paedophile priest

Victorian paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale is facing another 24 charges of child sexual abuse, relating to alleged incidents in the early 1980s.

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Here's what we know about the Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Victoria, South Australia, NSW and Queensland

The deaths of two people from the virus amid a growing number of cases across Australia are causing concern for health and agricultural authorities. Here's what we know.

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Victorian Catholic priest Gerald Ridsdale faces more child sex abuse charges

Detectives charge Gerald Ridsdale with 24 sexual offence charges relating to two boys in Victoria's Western District dating back to the early 1980s.

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Pucovski eyeing another return to cricket

Will Pucovski is a chance to return in Victoria's Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania next week, after recovering from the 11th concussion of his career.

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Vic posts nine COVID-19 deaths, 7081 cases

Another 7081 new COVID-19 cases and a further nine virus-related deaths have been reported in Victoria.

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Farmers gather at Parliament House to protest against AusNet transmission line project

Hundreds of farmers descend on Parliament House to demand the Victorian government reject AusNet's plan to build a giant transmission corridor that they say will destroy prime agricultural land.

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Victorian man dies from Japanese encephalitis virus, Department of Health says, investigation underway

The man, from northern Victoria, died on February 28th and the autopsy revealed the Japanese encephalitis virus was the cause of death, the state's department of health says.

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WA crush Victoria in one-day Cup match

Western Australia have cruised to a six-wicket win over Victoria in their one-day Cup cricket game.

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‘People don’t choose to become addicts’: the push to end Victoria’s war on drugs

Doctors think it’s a good idea, as does the UN. So why can’t Australia bring itself to consider widespread drug decriminalisation?

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Vic records six COVID deaths, 7043 cases

Another 7043 new COVID-19 cases and a further six virus-related deaths have been reported in Victoria.

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Learning firm breaches child labour laws

A government-funded early education company is facing 48 charges related to child employment breaches in Victoria.

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Flood havoc as Central Coast braces for 4.5m swells – as it happened

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Urgent laws pass to fix Vic police bungle

An urgent bill has passed both houses of Victorian parliament to paper over a mistake that led to more than 1000 police officers being unlawfully sworn in.

Daily Mirror

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne was "full of life" just hours before tragic death

Shane Warne was one of the finest ever cricketers, enjoying a 23-year career with Australia, Victoria, Hampshire and Melbourne Stars, but the former leg-spinner was sadly pronounced dead last Friday

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Trial begins for VicForests accused of unlawful logging activity threatening wildlife

A wildlife group claims VicForests has acted unlawfully by undertaking lumbering in Victoria, accusing the state-owned business of causing further damage to wildlife habitat after bushfires in 2019 and 2020.

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Two NSW residents diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis virus

NSW Health is concerned as two people living near the NSW-Victorian border are confirmed as having the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, with one in intensive care in hospital.

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