Victoria

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Victorian opposition leader accused of trashing activist’s reputation in second defamation suit
Kellie-Jay Keen lodges statement of claim as state Liberal leader John Pesutto says he will ‘vigorously contest’ the legal proceeding

Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore

19, Mar, 2024 @6:40 AM

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‘Fancy cars and flashy yachts’: criminals living the high life targeted by Victoria’s unexplained wealth laws
Police minister says those who ‘swan around with ill-gotten gains’ will be pursued in reforms that flip onus of proof

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

19, Mar, 2024 @2:59 AM

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Question time interrupted by Gaza protesters – as it happened
This blog is now closed.

Caitlin Cassidy and Amy Remeikis (earlier)

18, Mar, 2024 @7:14 AM

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John Pesutto’s leadership under fresh strain as two further defamation cases loom
Victorian opposition leader facing prospect of three defamation cases, as Kellie-Jay Keen and Angie Jones flag legal action

Adeshola Ore

18, Mar, 2024 @6:51 AM

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Victims of crime should be provided with legal representation, Victorian inquiry finds
Most sexual assault survivors and other victims feel ‘silenced and sidelined’ by the justice system, landmark report says

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

17, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Books everywhere: how a literary festival put the Victorian village of Clunes on the map
More than 90 booksellers descend on the central Victorian village for its annual booktown event, which has become an economic lifeline

Dellaram Vreeland

16, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

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‘More than the usual gastro’: at least 260 people report symptoms after outbreak at Victorian music festival
Those who attended the Esoteric festival in Donald on 8-12 March warned about Shigella bacteria

Daisy Dumas

16, Mar, 2024 @4:49 AM

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A missing woman, a mine collapse and six weeks of trauma in the town of Ballarat
More than a month after Samantha Murphy disappeared, the city’s mayor had to grapple with a mine collapse that killed one person

Adeshola Ore

15, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

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‘Family connections’: mafia, the fruit and veg trade, and the fatal shooting of John Latorre in suburban Melbourne
Calabrian-Australian families like that of John Latorre, who was killed this week, are synonymous with the fresh produce sector – but some have connections to the ’Ndrangheta too

Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

15, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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NSW government knocks back Inner West Council demerger proposal – as it happened
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Jordyn Beazley and Emily Wind (earlier)

15, Mar, 2024 @6:41 AM

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Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows
Study of global heating finds snowfall in Victoria and New South Wales could decline much faster than in other alpine areas around the world

Rafqa Touma

15, Mar, 2024 @6:04 AM

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‘He is a tool’: the NSW and Victorian rivalry rears its head over the GST. What happened to the lovefest?
Victorian treasurer rips into Chris Minns for ‘welfare state’ comments after the latest carve-up of GST revenue

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

15, Mar, 2024 @2:34 AM

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