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Victorian logging rule changes will weaken protection for bushfire-prone areas, conservation groups warn

Government says it aims to make code covering VicForests clearer but experts fear that will allow more logging

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‘Starting to look a little reckless’: questions raised over 1,200 unauthorised Victorian police officers

Legal experts say newly discovered administrative bungle will delay court proceedings and adds to worrying pattern of behaviour

The Guardian - AU

Vic scorns fed govt call for kids vax push

The federal government's call for Victoria to launch a COVID-19 vaccination program in schools to lift rates has prompted backlash from Premier Daniel Andrews.

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Victoria records 16 new COVID-19 deaths, 322 people in hospital

There are now 41,257 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria after 6,715 new cases were reported yesterday.

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More than 1,000 Victorian police officers incorrectly sworn in due to 'administrative oversight'

The Victorian government is urgently drafting retrospective legislation to address an administrative error which has resulted in more than 1,000 officers being invalidly sworn in over the past eight years.

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Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Scott Morrison says closing coal power stations will drive up electricity prices. Is he right?

Bid by Mike Cannon-Brookes to take over AGL drew some strong words from the prime minister, but do his claims stack up?

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How Launceston took out a top travel gong in the eclectic Town of The Year awards

Launceston has been crowned as the best Australian town to visit for 2022, with other eclectic and perhaps unexpected choices rounding out the top 10.

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Truloff leads Bulls to big Marsh Cup win

Queensland have thrashed Victoria by 92 runs in the Marsh Cup, thanks to a brilliant 80 from debutant Sam Truloff and a four-wicket haul from Gurinder Sandhu.

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Foo Fighters to headline Victoria’s live music revival but concerns remain for smaller venues

Always Live, the brainchild of late music industry supremo Michael Gudinski, seeks to revitalise the state’s live music scene

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‘It was an agreement’: Daniel Andrews’ affordable housing plans bulldozed by peak property group

Victorian government’s proposed social housing levy in doubt after premier accused developers of reneging on deal

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Wire and poles problem for AGL bid: ACCC

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes still wants to buy AGL Energy, but the competition watchdog is worried about the consortium holding wires, poles and generators.

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Bushfire recovery grant snub for Sarsfield, Wairewa, Ensay refuges at heart of Victoria's Black Summer

Among the successful bids for bushfire recovery grants in Gippsland were $7 million for flood levees in Seaspray, untouched by fire.

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'I was in a fireball,' victim tells court

A man is standing trial for attempted murder after he set his housemate on fire following an argument at Hamilton, in Victoria's southwest, in April 2019.

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Victorian government set to back away from new property tax plans

The government was set to introduce a 1.75 per cent levy on new developments, which was expected to raise $800 million a year. The property industry feared the costs would be passed on to home buyers.

AAP

Criminalising drugs a Vic 'policy failure'

Drug addiction support services have backed Victorian MP Fiona Patten's plan to decriminalise drug use and possession.

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Vic premier brushes off IBAC probe reports

A gag order has lifted on a probe into the Victorian government's dealings with a fire services union but the premier won't say if he's been interviewed.

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First Vic govt electric cars enter fleet

The Victorian government has begun converting its fleet of vehicles to electric, with 75 to be replaced with zero emission vehicles by June.

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Vic posts 6926 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths

Victoria has reported 6926 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths, as the state prepares for further restrictions easing from Friday.

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Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations at 319 as 6,926 cases and 17 deaths reported

Victoria's Chief Health Officer says the decision to continue mandating masks for some primary school students is proportionate given the state's high caseload and low vaccination coverage among younger children.

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Vic pilot dies in light plane crash

A pilot has died in a light plane crash in regional Victoria on Wednesday morning.

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Scott Morrison speaks to Ukraine PM; 60 Covid deaths reported – as it happened

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in one place

Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia.

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Fate of Vic housing levy 'very uncertain'

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has accused the housing development sector of reneging on a deal to support a new levy in exchange for cutting red tape.

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Judge only trials to ease Vic backlog

Victoria will reintroduce judge only trials in a move to stop the crippling backlogs face by its legal courts.

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