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Australian police charge a woman with 3 murders in alleged mushroom poisoning

For months, a real murder case has been playing out in a small Australian town, where three people died after eating a family meal that was suspected to contain death cap mushrooms.

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Victorian pokie venues spent $184m of profits on themselves last year for ‘community benefit’

Loophole offers tax cut to clubs that reinvest gambling revenue into community initiatives, which can include renovations and operating costs

The Guardian - AU

Woman charged in latest twist in Australia poison mushroom case

In addition to murder charges linked to a beef wellington she served up in July, Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of attempted murder for separate incidents dating back to 2021

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$200,000 Of A Product Was Seized In A Victorian Police Meth Lab Raid, But It Wasn’t Meth

Victorian Police have conducted a drug raid of a house in Botanic Ridge where they seized $200,000 worth of Lego.

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Changes to empty homes tax hit roadblock in parliament

A vote on Victorian legislation to expand taxes on vacant homes and undeveloped land has been delayed, with the opposition and Greens against the changes.

AAP

Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months left

Victoria's road toll is on the brink of surpassing the 2022 total as police promise to step up roadside monitoring during the Melbourne Cup long weekend.

AAP

Bikie club colours could be banned under Victorian laws

Victoria Police could be given the power to confiscate jackets and flags emblazoned with outlaw motorcycle gang colours and symbols.

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Erin Patterson charged with murder over suspected mushroom poisoning deaths

Patterson, who has denied any wrongdoing, was arrested on Thursday over the family lunch in the rural town of Leongatha

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s yearly document ‘dump day’ reveals a mix of good, bad and ugly

Among the 241 annual reports released all at once are 45 children’s deaths, triple-zero success and a fish ‘misadventure’ at the zoo

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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’

The Guardian - AU

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.

The Guardian - AU

‘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

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

‘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’

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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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