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COVID-19 restrictions arrests Vic crime

Victoria has recorded a drop in crime, a flow-on from the continued COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

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Victoria records seven COVID-related deaths and 9,752 new cases

There are now 44,690 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria. There are 197 people are in hospital, including 23 in intensive care.

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ACT records 1311 new COVID-19 infections

The ACT has recorded 1311 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of infections since January.

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Teen suffers horror spine fractures and ruptured spleen as kangaroo jumps onto dirt bike

Jemima Song was riding on her dirt bike with her sister on a remote farm in western Victoria, when the kangaroo sprung out from the trees and into her front wheel

Daily Mirror

Daniel Andrews resists calls to end duck hunting after threatened species were killed

Victoria’s longest hunting season since 2018 is under way, despite bans on the practice elsewhereGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing

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‘I’m terrified’: residents of Victoria’s Mornington peninsula hit hard by pandemic rent rises

Exclusive: Seven of state’s top eight postcodes for rental jumps between January 2020 and 2022 are on peninsula

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Vaccine challengers end case, pay costs

A group of healthcare workers and employers have been given permission to end a Victorian Supreme Court challenge against the state's vaccine mandate.

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Potoroo population increasing in Victoria

Increasing numbers of kangaroo-like marsupial the Potoroo, which had much of its habitat destroyed in the Black Summer fires, have been found in the wild.

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New COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 sub-variant found in half of wastewater samples in Victoria

Around half of COVID-19 traces found in Victoria's wastewater are turning out to be the new Omicron BA.2 strain. Victoria recorded eight COVID deaths and 9,426 new cases yesterday.

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Tasmania's Shield tail hits out at Vics

Tasmania have built a strong first innings total in the crucial Sheffield Shield match against Victoria after their lower-order came to the rescue.

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Vic pushes COVID-19 vaccine before winter

COVID-19 cases have spiked in Victoria with 9426 new infections and another eight virus-linked deaths, as the state pushes the third vaccine dose.

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Glitch blamed as NSW COVID cases spike to more than 30,000

COVID cases in NSW and Victoria have jumped – with NSW blaming much of its spike of thousands of infections on a test-processing bungle.

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Tasmania posts 7640 COVID cases, one death

Another Tasmanian has died and 7640 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded in the island state.

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Former wards of the state fight for redress after abusive childhoods at Victorian orphanages

Care Leavers who were sexually abused are able to seek redress from a national scheme, but those who suffered other abuse in group homes after the state removed them from their families cannot.

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Victoria’s $580m hub for 1,000 visitors awaits the end of hotel quarantine

Dubbed a ‘white elephant’ by critics, governments argue the purpose-built Melbourne quarantine hub is crucial

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More Japanese encephalitis detected in Vic

The mosquito-borne virus Japanese encephalitis has been detected in more Victorian pig farms.

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Omicron sub-variant 'asserting' in Vic

The COVID-19 sub-variant of Omicron is on its way to be the dominant strain in Victoria, the state's health minister says.

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McDermott lifts Tigers against Victoria

Tasmania are well placed in their vital Sheffield Shield match against Victoria despite final-over heartbreak for top-scorer Ben McDermott.

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Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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‘It’s not 2018’: Matthew Guy learns to open up and unite his party

Exclusive: War in Ukraine prompted Victoria’s opposition leader to speak from the heart. His colleagues are hoping to see more of it

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Business baulks at Victorian plan for five days of sick leave for casuals

Unions have welcomed a trial that will see 150,000 casual workers receive leave at the minimum wage

ABC News

Victoria is trialling paid sick leave for casual workers. Here's what that will look like

Victoria's two-year trial of paid sick leave for casual and insecure workers has been welcomed by unions, panned by peak business groups and could prompt a political battle in a year with two elections. Here's what you need to know.

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Aust-first paid sick leave for Vic casuals

Tens of thousands casual and insecure Victorian workers will be able to claim sick and carer's leave as part of an Australian-first $245.6 million pilot.

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In Melbourne's fast-growing west, the doors of Victoria's biggest mosque are open 'for everyone'

Up to 2,000 worshippers can fit inside Tarneit's Melbourne Grand Mosque, which will cater to a growing population in Melbourne's west.

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Vic records 5499 COVID-19 cases, one death

Victoria has recorded 5499 new COVID-19 infections and one death, as the state prepares to release tens of thousands more travel vouchers.

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