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'First millennial leader' takes charge of state Greens

The new leader of the Victorian Greens is promising to "shake things up" after the party's previous chief announced plans to nab a federal seat.

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‘Will cost lives’: addiction experts condemn decision to scrap proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD

Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facility

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Homelessness at record levels for working Victorians

More working Victorians are seeking homelessness services than ever before, with women and those in outer suburbs and regional hubs struggling the most.

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‘Finding it impossible’: homelessness services see 14% jump in employed Victorians seeking help

Council to Homeless Persons says increase recorded in 2022-23 across 61 of 80 local government areas, and 70% were women

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Melbourne misses out on hosting Matildas as Women’s Asian Cup host states revealed

NSW, Queensland and Western Australia named as candidates while Victoria did not express interest for 2026 tournament

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Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Indigenous Victorians are set to receive profits from renewable energy projects on their traditional land, according to a senior government minister.

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Victoria’s alleged mushroom murders case: court hears Erin Patterson may not face committal hearing until 2025

Victorian woman faces three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after hosting a lunch at her Leongatha house

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Beef wellington and alleged murder: how Australia’s suspected mushroom poisoning case unfolded – a timeline

Erin Patterson was charged with three counts of murder after serving a lunch at her home in Leongatha, Victoria. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Monday’s court hearing

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Marcus Harris makes a point with county double-ton

Australian Test opener Marcus Harris has scored a record-breaking double century for Leicestershire in the county championship.

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Regulator blasts 'disregard' for child employment laws

A retail chain with more than 80 stores across Australia showed "disregard" for child labour laws and the wellbeing of its young staff, a regulator has found.

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Europe's biggest karaoke venue opens in Victoria

Punters will pay between £12 and £30 each for two hours in a room

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Truth, colonisation and Yoorrook: what is Victoria’s truth-telling inquiry and what will it achieve?

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan among those to give evidence at the Indigenous truth-telling inquiry examining the impacts of colonisation

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'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

Victoria's First Peoples minister has defended her government after being criticised for inaction on key recommendations from a truth-telling inquiry.

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Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Some of the most extreme weather Australia has ever seen is proving to be the "X-factor" for power bills as wholesale energy prices rise.

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Elephant seal makes ‘epic’ trek back after Canadian officials relocate him

Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him back in Victoria in a week

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Watchdog heeds call for Victorian asbestos 'task force'

A specialist team will be set up within Victoria's environment watchdog as it probes deeper into the discovery of asbestos in Melbourne parks and reserves.

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Coroner probes vaccine link to young woman's death

A Victorian coroner is investigating whether a woman's death from heart inflammation after receiving her third COVID-19 jab was due to the Moderna vaccine.

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Lost digger laid to rest after search for relatives

A digger's cremated remains have been buried at a small ceremony in eastern Victoria after a nationwide search found no surviving relatives.

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State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State leaders and bureaucrats still don't have a good grasp on the concept of Aboriginal self-determination, a former Victorian department official says.

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Victoria cut traditional owner groups from $2b windfall

Historical land use agreements in Victoria were set up to exclude traditional owner groups from their share in billions of dollars in revenue, a minister says.

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Retreat death: police examine whether mushrooms used in drink before woman died near Ballarat

Investigation launched after 53-year-old woman and two others became ill in Clunes, north of Ballarat

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Official offers 'deep regret' over land dispossession

A land surveying boss has offered an apology at the Yoorrook Justice Commission for causing trauma and dispossessing Indigenous people of land.

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'Harsh reality': homelessness workers ponder quitting

The housing crisis is taking a toll on Victoria's homelessness workers, with a survey indicating more than half are thinking about leaving the sector.

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Lohmann lighting up forward line for Brisbane Lions

After turning down significant offers to return to Victoria last year, Kai Lohmann has declared he is "here to stay" for the Brisbane Lions.

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Patient safety fears as junior doctors battle burnout

Nine in 10 junior doctors are burnt out and worried about making mistakes at work, a Victorian survey indicates, sparking fears for patient safety.

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