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‘Rare and threatened’: the bid to save Grampian flowers after fire disasters

Royal Botanic Gardens scientists are heading to the Victorian national park in search of plant survivors amid the charred landscape

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Extreme fire risk as wind, dry lightning spark alerts

Bushfires in two states have triggered warnings as extreme weather conditions place authorities on high alert as temperatures soar and winds increase.

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Rain causes power outage for tens of thousands of Perth homes as long weekend brings hot weather

Heat moving east with temperatures over 40C expected in South Australia and Victoria

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Memorial, statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day

A statue of a founder of one of the country's biggest cities has been damaged ahead of Australia Day as vandals douse a war memorial in paint.

AAP

Salacious gossip, a photo scandal and death threats have dogged Victorian MP Georgie Purcell – but she won’t stop fighting

Exclusive: Her social media presence resonates with younger voters but it comes with a ‘horrific’ dark side that has made her consider quitting

The Guardian - AU

Victoria and South Australian schools to be fully funded after securing landmark federal government agreement

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school funding

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog charges 28 more people over allegations of bribes to register builders

Ibac says it has charged one Victorian Building Authority employee and 27 people involved in building registration applications

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Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

A man has fronted court days after the body of a woman was found following a grassfire that has left a rural Victorian town reeling.

AAP

Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria.

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Father And Daughter Set To Make History In Pro Tour Event

Chloe and Peter Wilson are set to make history at the Webex Players Series Victoria event, becoming the first father-daughter professional pairing to play in the same tournament

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Police withdraw from Melbourne Midsumma pride parade after officers barred from marching in uniform

Midsumma organisers say the decision to exclude uniformed Victoria police from march is based on ‘trauma-informed practice’

The Guardian - AU

What are the NSW hate speech laws under consideration after Sydney’s recent antisemitic attacks?

Council for Civil Liberties says Minns government is at risk of making ‘reactionary’ legislation as pressure mounts to stem further attacks

The Guardian - AU

Babies' heel prick test expanded to critical disorder

Victorian newborns will soon be tested for a potentially deadly genetic disorder as the state expands its heel prick testing in the first days of babies' lives.

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Motorists able to lock in low petrol prices for 24 hours under Victoria’s new ‘fair fuel’ plan

State government will force 1,500 petrol stations to report fuel prices a day in advance under ‘cost-of-living shake-up’

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Extradition of shooting person of interest faces delay

It could take years for a person of interest in the shooting of a woman in a car to potentially be extradited interstate, police have warned.

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Victorian RSL clubs spent only 1.5% of pokies revenue on veteran welfare, study finds

Financial analysis shows clubs took $2.1bn in gambling revenue over 10-year period but spent 12 times more on business expenses than support programs

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Ways for consumers to put the 'sun tax' in the shade

Experts share their tips on how households can avoid the network "sun tax" and get more bang for their solar buck as once-generous tariffs come to an end.

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Town residents take Victoria’s largest goldmine to court over noise they claim is causing health problems

Two Axedale residents allege ‘excessive’ low-frequency noise from the Fosterville site is causing headaches, nausea and heart palpitations

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Life in the ashes: Lisa lost her Grampians home to a bushfire. Ten months later, it almost burned again

More than 2,000 people are living without adequate housing in bushfire-prone areas in western Victoria, which advocates warn is risking catastrophe

The Independent UK

GCSE student, 16, aims to ‘walk whole of London’ after Tube line hikes go viral

Jai, 16, has walked his way around several lines so far including the Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City and Victoria lines.

The Guardian - AU

Calls to halt kangaroo culling in Victoria’s Grampians after bushfires

Australian mainland states permit killing of nearly 5 million annually as part of industry supplying meat and leather products

The Guardian - AU

Permanent Indigenous voice on the table as Victoria treaty negotiations ramp up

The ‘interaction’ between parliament and a First Peoples representative body is on agenda, both parties say

The Conversation

Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors

A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite.

The Guardian - AU

Shopping at Australian food charities can be more expensive than supermarkets. What’s gone wrong?

Falling donations and unprecedented demand are pushing the cost of essential items ever upwards

The Conversation

We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait

Every year, tens of thousands of land birds make a long flight across Bass Strait – the stretch of water separating Tasmania from continental Australia.

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