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Victoria to axe thousands of public service jobs as treasurer warns of ‘difficult decisions’

Independent review asked to recommend cuts to public service to reduce workforce by 5%-6%

The Guardian - AU

Victoria scraps ‘gag clause’ banning doctors from raising voluntary assisted dying with patients

Exclusive: Review found some of the safeguards of state’s once groundbreaking laws have impeded access to end-of-life choices

The Guardian - AU

Carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, new fossils show

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.

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Can you afford a private school? Average fees for Year 12 are at least $15,000

This week, updated figures once again showed an increasing number of Australian families are choosing to send their children to private schools.

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Konstas shows some restraint before being out for 17

Sam Konstas has waited 30 balls before playing an attacking shot, showing signs he can pull back his aggression before being out for 17 in the Sheffield Shield.

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State at war with watchdog over $11.7b budget blowout

The Victorian government is questioning the integrity of the financial watchdog in a bid to dismiss billions of dollars in updated major project cost figures.

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Konstas faces scrutiny after bizarre Shield cameo

Sam Konstas is facing pressure to prove his approach can work, after being bowled slog-sweeping Scott Boland in the third over of a Sheffield Shield game.

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Search for next top cop likely to drag on for months

The dumping of Victoria Police boss Shane Patton has been compared to a break up over text message, as the search starts for his permanent replacement.

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‘Clambering about in Victorian boots was brutal’: how we made Picnic at Hanging Rock

‘A potential US distributor,’ recalls director Peter Weir, ‘supposedly threw his coffee cup at the screen at the end of the film, saying, “So whodunnit?” He felt he’d wasted a couple of hours’

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Pepper-sprayed activist posed no threat to Victoria police officer who later said ‘they needed that’, court hears

Class action trial over police use of OC spray on climate protests at 2019 mining conference begins in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Surge in private school enrolments amid fears of ‘full blown flight’ from public system

Over five years to 2024, independent school enrolments surged by 18.5%, while Catholic school enrolments increased by 6.6% and public school enrolments rose by just 1%

The Guardian - AU

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.

AAP

Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

An early brush with bushfires left a Victorian mother's boy anxious over climate change, so now she tries to help kids understand how their world is changing.

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Pressure on police chief after no-confidence vote

There are reports one state's police chief will not stay in the job after a more than half the force declared they have no confidence in him.

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More birds and more shooting in duck hunting season

The Victorian government is pushing ahead with a longer duck hunting season which also allows shooters to bag more birds.

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Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?

A Victorian government decision to allow dingo culling in the state’s east until 2028 has reignited debate over what has been dubbed Australia’s most controversial animal.

AAP

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

A Victorian coroner has referred Recreational Aviation Australia to prosecutors after making findings into the death of a pilot in 2022.

AAP

Jewell ton lifts Tasmania to one-day win over Victoria

Caleb Jewell has cracked an unbeaten 105 off 115 balls to lead Tasmania to a five-wicket win over Victoria at Bellerive Oval.

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Smashing the ‘Victoria line’ phone theft gangs: Hundreds arrested in police blitz on criminals targeting West End

Over 600 arrested in crackdown and raids on three shops suspected of handling stolen devices around Finsbury Park

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Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

The Guardian - AU

Floods, heatwaves, possible snow and a cyclone: what is happening with Australia’s weather?

An already saturated north Queensland is at risk of more flooding, while Tasmania battles bushfires before an Antarctic blast rolls in

AAP

Elliott, Bell bowl Tassie to victory in Shield thriller

Kieran Elliott took 10 wickets in the match and was well supported by Gabe Bell as Tasmania won an exciting Sheffield Shield clash against Victoria by 20 runs.

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Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?

Is history repeating itself in Labor’s fortress state of Victoria?

The Guardian - AU

There’s a new outbreak of bird flu in Australia. Here’s what you need to know

It comes weeks after quarantine restrictions were lifted on the last property affected by Victoria’s 2024 avian influenza outbreak – our largest on record

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Tassie opener continues hot run, Vics set testing chase

Jake Weatherald's fine Sheffield Shield form has continued after the competition break, the opener's big century ensuring Victoria face a tricky run chase.

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