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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

‘Preference whispering’: regularly exploited voting system should be scrapped, Victorian inquiry finds

Labor-led inquiry calls for end to group voting tickets that have benefited micro parties

The Guardian - AU

Call for voting reform to end 'preference whispering'

The Victorian government has been urged to move legislation to scrap group voting tickets as they sow distrust in the system.

AAP

Officer who fatally shot fugitive 'acted appropriately'

Victoria's state coroner has released his findings into the death of Stanley Turvey, who was shot dead after evading police for three days.

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Roads to ruin: potholes top safety issues poll

Almost two out of three Victorian motorists reckon potholes and poor road conditions are the biggest safety factor across the regional network, a poll shows.

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Debt collector taken to court after flouting trade ban

Victoria's consumer protection watchdog will take a debt collector to court after the company allegedly continued to operate in the state despite being banned.

AAP

Debt collecting giant Panthera charged for allegedly flouting operating ban in Victoria

A blacklisting was imposed on the company in 2020 after a federal court found it had harassed consumers to pay disputed debts

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Man accused of stealing army vehicle from barracks

A man has been extradited from Victoria to Queensland after being accused of stealing an Australian Defence Force vehicle from a Brisbane barracks.

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‘It doesn’t need to be one or the other’: balancing brolgas and windfarms in Victoria

Victorian brolga numbers have shrunk due to habitat loss and drying wetlands. Now conservationists are calling for careful planning of windfarms

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A ‘scare campaign’ over national parks? The fight over the future of Victoria’s forests

Conservationists say the push to protect forests and endangered species with a giant national park has become mired in ‘disinformation’

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Liberal leader Pesutto pitches housing plan to faithful

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has used a speech to party faithful to pitch a crackdown on cultural heritage process delays to speed up housing builds.

AAP

‘People would abuse me’: how a ‘climate capitalist’ learned to sell solar in Victoria’s coal country

Andy McCarthy went from town pariah – being spat on and having his shop vandalised to employing hundreds of people

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10 homes for sale that are split into flats, from grand Victorian semis to a hidden opportunity in Islington

Ripe for creative reintegration or multi-generational set-ups, these London homes are currently divided into two or more flats

Evening Standard

Paramedic dispute unsustainable, Victorian premier says

Ambulance Victoria's board should end its lengthy pay dispute with paramedics following a union vote of no confidence, the state's premier says.

AAP

Luke Briggs’ ‘heartbroken’ family calls for answers over 35-year-old’s death after arrest in Melbourne

Victoria police say Briggs became ‘unresponsive during his arrest’ in a Hoppers Crossing car park. He was taken to hospital and later died

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So far, so good - no new farms found with bird flu

Bird flu hasn't been found on any additional Victorian farms in a month, after multiple surveillance activities including property visits and bird collections.

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‘No one understands local issues better’: rural councils call for greater role in renewable energy transition

NSW, Victoria and Queensland local governments have limited roles in approving developments but advocates say they’re best placed to keep communities onside

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'Rotten culture': concerns takeover won't fix union

Business groups are calling for an independent regulator to address allegations of criminal conduct plaguing the construction industry and the powerful CFMEU.

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Two of Trevor’s friends died sleeping rough. He wants Australia’s homelessness deaths investigated

The Victorian government is facing growing calls to refer all rough sleeper deaths to the coroner

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‘Magical wintry scenes’: snow ‘just keeps coming’ at Australian ski resorts

A massive dump of snow on Friday night has continued into Saturday, bringing ‘super thick fresh powder snow’ to alpine areas

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Windy, wintry blast to linger for Australia's southeast

A cold front moving across Australia's southeast is bringing damaging winds, rain and snow with severe weather warnings in place in NSW, Victoria and SA.

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Bigger fines, new penalties for e-scooter riders

The Victorian government will impose tougher penalties and new rules to keep e-scooter riders and pedestrians safe when the vehicles are made permanently legal.

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‘He maintains he told zero lies’: Greg Lynn to appeal conviction in high country murder case, court hears

Jury had found former Jetstar pilot guilty of killing Carol Clay, but not of murdering Russell Hill

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Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened

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Too many Year 9 students are missing school. What can parents and teachers do to keep them engaged?

This week, we learned public high school students in Victoria are missing school at record levels.

AAP

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

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