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Study shows regular blood donation could remove PFAS from firefighters' bodies

A year long trial of 285 Victorian firefighters and staff found plasma donation cut levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS by 30 per cent.

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Victorian minister trades barbs with Barnaby Joyce during joint press conference

Jacinta Allan refers to deputy prime minister’s ‘diary’ management in first meeting in 10 months

The Guardian - AU

'No plans' for F1 GP long weekend in Vic

The prospect of an annual long weekend to further lift crowds at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix has been shot down by the Victorian government.

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Where are the most marginal seats, and who might win them?

The map below shows the 2019 federal election results adjusted for redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. Victoria gained a seat (Hawke), while WA lost one (Stirling). Hawke is a notional Labor seat, while Stirling was a Liberal seat, so Labor gained one notional seat by redistribution.

The Conversation

The Victorian seats to watch this election in the state dubbed the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

Despite its reputation as a progressive state, Victoria could be decisive in the event of a tight federal election

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government calls for paid family violence leave for all workers

Take up of entitlement small, but the benefits are ‘far outweighing’ costs to businesses, academic says

The Guardian - AU

Funding boost for mental health, disease

Victorians with poor mental health and expectant parents are the targets of separate federal health funding announcements over the weekend.

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Nurses, families call for better aged care standards and wage rises ahead of election

Regional Victorian nurses speak out saying mandating minimum staffing levels and 24-hour coverage is needed to stop overworked staff from burning out and working while under-resourced.

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Family violence groups call for Victoria’s first culturally specific refuge

Unlike Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria has no culturally specific family violence refuges

The Guardian - AU

Nation-first program supports trans people

A Victorian program considered an Australian first is giving a voice to transgender and gender diverse people across the state.

AAP

Police officer and ute driver killed, officer critically injured in crash in Victoria's north-west

A senior constable and the driver of a ute die at the scene of a crash on a country road near Mildura, with another senior police officer hospitalised in a critical condition.

ABC News

Wildlife deaths caused by hair ties, surgical masks and other ordinary household items

Plastic bags, straws and microplastics have a deadly reputation when they wind up in the ocean, but there are other everyday items that are killing animals regularly without us noticing.

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Melbourne's population fell during COVID-19, but it's still set to overtake Sydney

Melbourne is still forecast to become Australia's biggest city despite over 60,000 people leaving during the height of the pandemic — the biggest population drop of any capital city.

ABC News

Kraft Heinz's Ezy-Sauce production halt leaves country cooks without key ingredient

News that food manufacturer Kraft Heinz has discontinued a popular condiment has sent ripples through regional Victoria's cooking community.

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Elective surgeries may soon be delayed due to staff shortages, Victorian hospital body says

Exclusive: Four health services already failing to meet nurse-to-patient ratios ahead of expected Covid surge

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews walking a thin blue line with Victoria’s police union

Premier careful with his words on Police Association’s calls for 1,500 more officers

ABC News

Police raids smash south-west Victorian meth ring

Police arrest 10 people in eight days as part of an investigation into a meth trafficking syndicate in Geelong and south-west Victoria.

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Labor's Murray-Darling Basin policy pledges more environmental water for SA, angering upstream states

Federal Labor is coming under fire from its own side of politics, with the Victorian government slapping down its Murray-Darling Basin policy.

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Vic lockdown pain healed in months: study

A study has found the psychological distress and mental health repercussions of Victoria's 112-day lockdown in 2020 were repaired within two months.

ABC News

E-scooter use on the rise in Victoria as petrol prices continue to impact cost of living

E-scooters are becoming increasingly popular across Victoria as petrol prices remain high, with commuters looking for ways to save money.

ABC News

Fish kill attributed to blue-green algae bloom chokes Curdies River and the hopes of future fishers

Dead bream have been found for kilometres in Curdies River along Victoria's Great Ocean Road, triggering a debate about how best to prevent blooms of blue-green algae in the future.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s Oz Lotto changes make it harder to win jackpot and are ‘blatant cash grab’, opposition says

Allowing two more balls means overall odds of winning increase but odds of first division win go from one in 45.3m to one in 62.8m

AAP

Oz Lotto top prize will be harder to win

It will soon be harder for Australians to win division one of Oz Lotto, thanks to the Victorian government increasing the numbers in the draw.

The Conversation

Pandemic pain remains as Australia’s economic recovery leaves the poor behind

“Our recovery leads the world,” treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Australia on budget night last week. “We have overcome the biggest economic shock since the Great Depression.”

Evening Standard

A tenner to bring my own birthday cake? Yes, chef

Are you familiar with #cakeage? One word, rather than “cake age” — though some strange corner of the web probably does debate sell-by-dates of Victoria sponges — cakeage is corkage, except it’s nothing to do with wine and everything to do with birthdays. Which is not to say wine shouldn’t…

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