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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Victorians lodge record 5,400 challenges to rent increases over past 12 months

Consumer Affairs Victoria says it redirected extra staff to manage 120% rise in requests for rent increase reviews

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Young Aboriginal voices key to improving outcomes

A Victorian commissioner says governments and organisations need to listen to the experiences of Indigenous young people if they want to improve their lives.

AAP

Games official top scored with $500,000 pay packet

Almost $11 million was paid to staff to deliver the now-cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games, including more than $500,000 to a senior executive.

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Afternoon Update: more interest rate rises likely; Victorian prison officers put spit hood on child; and WeWork to file for bankruptcy

The Reserve Bank looks increasingly likely to lift the cash rate as the IMF found inflation remained ‘sticky’

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Victorian domestic violence victims wait two years for public housing, data shows

Advocates fear blowout in wait time could force people to choose between homelessness or staying in an abusive relationship

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Two-year wait on housing for family violence survivors

Survivors of family violence are waiting two years for public housing in Victoria as sustained demand since the COVID-19 pandemic restricts supply.

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‘Terrifying’: Victorian prison officers put spit hood on a child held at an adult facility

Commission for Children and Young People says hood used despite no prior spitting incidents

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Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

The use of spit hoods on children in Victorian adult prisons will be banned after one was placed on a youth despite him never spitting at staff.

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Man charged with murder of Bendigo woman Analyn Osias after she was found dying near children

The 44-year-old man, who Victoria police say was known to the mother, will face court on Thursday

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Victorian government scrambling to prepare for long-planned end of public drunkenness laws

Sobering-up facility not completed, emergency workers unclear about their role in new scheme – and it begins on Melbourne Cup Day

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Man charged over woman's death in regional Victoria

Homicide detectives have charged a 44-year-old man with murdering a woman in her regional Victorian home.

AAP

Regional Victoria resilient amid cost challenges

Rural and regional Victoria are continuing their recovery after being battered by the economic and social impacts of rising living costs and COVID-19.

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Law reforms rob serial killer of any hope of freedom

Victoria has backflipped on its opposition to naming serial killer Paul Denyer in sweeping parole law reforms to be introduced to parliament.

AAP

‘This isn’t right’: Victorian maths exam errors prompt apology to year 12 students

Education minister says two errors appeared in VCE maths exam despite ‘thorough vetting process’

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Lobbying regime to be beefed up after corruption probe

The Victorian government has committed to updating lobbying rules and codes of conduct in response to a $1.2 million contract scandal.

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Woman found dying near children at Bendigo home mourned the death of their father in 2020

Victoria police have not charged a 44-year-old man who was arrested over the death of Analyn ‘Logee’ Osias

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Investigation ordered after maths exam doesn't add up

Victoria's exam authority and Education Minister Ben Carroll have apologised to Year 12 students after two errors were printed into an exam.

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Huge centuries-old tree being trucked through Hobart CBD prompts calls for logging law reform

Environmentalists want Tasmanian government to follow Victoria and WA and end native forest logging

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We could see thunderstorm asthma in south-eastern Australia this season – here's how to prepare

Victorians have been warned to prepare for the possibility of thunderstorm asthma again this season.

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Milk sold at Coles and Woolworths recalled over E coli fears

Some bottles of Tempo milk sold at supermarkets and independent grocery chains in NSW and Victoria pulled from shelves

AAP

Experts picked as Victoria moves to lift criminal age

Victoria has taken another step toward raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 after appointing a five-member review panel.

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A Man Has Been Taken Into Custody After A Woman Was Found Dead In Her Home In Victoria

Two children were also found in the home. They were uninjured.

AAP

Strong competition as Vic economy ranked nation's best

Economic activity, retail spending and business investment has catapulted Victoria to best performing economy in the nation but it faces stiff competition.

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NSW's winless Shield streak continues with loss to Vics

Victoria have secured their first win of the Sheffield Shield season with a commanding 205-run thumping of struggling NSW at the MCG.

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Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Construction delays will prevent Victoria's only dedicated sobering-up centre from being up and running when the state decriminalises public drunkenness.

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