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Victorians bear more cost blowouts to public projects

More than 100 Victorian building projects faced cost blowouts after the state government updated its guide to address the risk of price increases.

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Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

The Victorian government must not let community fears of a crime crisis trigger backward steps on justice reforms, youth groups say.

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Protecting private land to save the plains-wanderer, a bird ‘teetering on the edge of extinction’

With an estimated wild population of just 250, they may be Australia’s rarest bird and most of their remaining habitat is on farmland

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Police link tonnes of illegal tobacco to crime boss

Police have seized tonnes of illicit tobacco after raids on properties linked to organised crime, as an alleged enforcer had extortion charges dropped.

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Airport rail link deadlock broken yet long wait remains

A proposed airport rail link will not be ready any sooner than 2033 despite the operator relenting in its push for an underground station.

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A local’s guide to Victoria’s Surf Coast: ‘Everyone has some relationship with the ocean’

The wild stretch from Torquay to Lorne blends long coastal walks and ocean plunges with quality food and culture that rivals nearby Melbourne, says author Gill Hutchison

The Guardian - AU

Local government reforms aim to right council dramas

In a few months, Victorians could be looking at a host of new local representatives and many will be hoping for a less tumultuous time for councils.

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Police arrest 22 in illegal tobacco, drugs border blitz

NSW Police have cracked down on the sale of illegal tobacco and drugs in the state's south, arresting 22 people in towns near the Victorian border.

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‘Million dollar views, baby’: Victorian minister praises train station’s ‘fantastic’ Dandenongs vista

On a morning when the Dandenong Ranges were largely obscured by clouds, Danny Pearson says ‘lots of caffeine’ was driving his enthusiasm

The Guardian - AU

Egg shortage: why the avian influenza outbreak has left shoppers and farmers shell-shocked

The financial impact on egg farmers, who are still paying off costs for the last high pathogenicity bird flu outbreak in 2021, could be severe

The Guardian - AU

Queensland tipped to have more million dollar suburbs than Victoria

Where the next million dollar suburbs are around the country.

The Canberra Times

Wimbledon serves plant-based Victoria sponge – and banana skin muffins

Changes to menu are part of All England Club’s drive to be more environmentally sustainable

The Guardian - UK

£41million walking and cycling 'bendy bridge' to Elizabeth line station under review

Cash-strapped council to rethink plan to spend £13.2m subsidising bridge across Royal Victoria Dock

Evening Standard

Victoria police make 2,700 arrests in five-month domestic violence blitz in south-east Melbourne

Police say 7,500 charges laid, including against a man, 42, who allegedly stabbed a woman and assaulted a teenager in front of two younger children

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Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

An Indigenous homelessness service centre is opening in Melbourne's CBD, as private rentals become increasingly unaffordable for many Victorians.

The Guardian - AU

Opioid-laced cocaine 100 times more potent than heroin sparks Victorian health warning

Drugs sold in Melbourne found to contain protonitazene, which has resulted in ‘serious harm’

The Guardian - AU

Push to rename La Trobe University due to namesake’s links to ‘genocidal violence’

Submission to Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling inquiry calls for university to cut ties over first governor’s role in colonisation

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Premier to pocket $500,000 as MPs handed pay bump

Victorian MPs have been awarded a 3.5 per cent salary bump, pushing Premier Jacinta Allan's annual pay package close to half a million dollars.

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Police seize $12 millon of illicit tobacco

Illicit tobacco worth more than $12 million has been seized in a combined operation by Victoria Police and the tax office.

The Guardian - AU

‘A shift in thinking’: Victoria’s hospitality workers to be trained on identifying family violence risks

Measure is among reforms minister Vicki Ward says will be a success ‘when women can walk to their car without feeling they need to have their keys in their hands’

The Guardian - AU

Eastern Australia to shiver through cold week as snow predicted for ski fields in Victoria and NSW

Weather bureau says the cold front sweeping from SA to Tasmania will move up into alpine areas to bring much-needed snowfalls

The Guardian - AU

Debt collection giant Panthera puts large parts of its business into administration

A Guardian Australia investigation has revealed Panthera had circumvented blacklisting designed to stop it operating in Victoria

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Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

More lives are at risk if the Victorian government doesn't reform its public drunkenness laws, the police union says, after the death of a man hit by a car.

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: Australian police accused of improperly accessing force databases more than 2,000 times

Police forces are fielding hundreds of complaints about unauthorised access of police databases – and advocates are particularly worried about cases involving family violence

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Death and taxes: Victoria considers probate fee hike

The cost of finalising a dead loved one's estate in Victoria could rise by up to 580 per cent under the state government's preferred changes to probate fees.

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