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Victoria confirmed as 2026 Commonwealth Games host with regional centres to host most events

The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in regional Victoria, with hubs to be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland.

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Australian state Victoria confirmed as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games

It will mark the sixth time the multi-sport event has been held in Australia

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Hidden women of history: 'the Buzzwinker' Ellen Miles, child convict, goldfields pickpocket and vagrant

—Me name’s Miles; Ellen Miles, remarked an old woman at the City Court yesterday. —And you are charged with vagrancy, stated Sergeant Eason. Can you show the Bench that you have means of support? —'How can I support myself when I’m continually in gaol and not a shilling coming into…

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AMA Victoria predicts further elective surgery waitlist blow out as Covid cases set to increase

Calls for Victorian government to release latest figures, blaming lack of investment, not just pandemic, for elective surgery delays

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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

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'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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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