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Downsizer tax break not ruled out under housing reform

The Property Council argues stamp duty is a major barrier for downsizers, while Victoria's premier did not rule out a one-off exemption to free up family homes.

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Call for MP to 'hand back keys' for attending protest

Victoria's premier says a Greens MP who skipped parliament to address a violent anti-war protest should "hand back the keys to her office".

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Future of gas hot water systems and heaters unclear

Victoria's premier wouldn't be drawn on future of gas hot water systems and heaters in existing homes, as she clarified cooktops won't be phased out.

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John Setka’s appearances at Victorian project sites referred to police, Jacinta Allan says

Premier says former Victorian CFMEU boss attended a government hospital project and a Metro Tunnel site this week

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'Pure insanity': tobacco tax hike fuelling black market

Increases to federal tobacco tax duties are fuelling Victoria's rampant black market and states and territories should get a cut to police it, an inquiry says.

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The NT Is Lowering The Age Of Criminal Responsibility Back To 10 Years Old

"We’re lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 so that young people can be held accountable."

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Melbourne’s e-scooter wars escalate as neighbouring councils unite in support after city centre ban

Merri-bek, Darebin and Moonee Valley mayors back e-scooter hire schemes after Melbourne city council ejects the vehicles from the CBD

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Melbourne mayor backs converting offices into apartments in bid to boost housing supply

Support for idea comes as Victorian government unveils plan to fast-track planning approvals in 10 hubs across city

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Push against NIMBYs in the planning appeals yard

Opponents of apartment buildings in designated Melbourne areas are set to lose their ability to appeal planning applications in a bid to speed up approvals.

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Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Victorian taxpayers are footing the bill for disruption to MRI scanners at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre caused by the Metro Tunnel.

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$26b mega road gets underway in boring milestone

Tunnelling on Melbourne's $26.1 billion North East Link has begun, with the head of the project insisting it is on track to be delivered on time and budget.

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Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Fierce debate has raged over youth justice reforms in Victoria as the state prepares to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12.

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Melbourne bans rental e-scooters for posing ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

Mayor says he is fed up with bad behaviour of some scooter users which is causing accidents

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Tax hikes not ruled out to fund $1.5b hospitals top-up

Treasurer Tim Pallas has conceded budget "adjustments" will be needed to accommodate a $1.5 billion one-off funding boost for Victorian hospitals.

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Push to 'rush' through Lawyer X bill faces opposition

Victoria's opposition won't support a bill that would stop compensation claims over the use of police informants the government is trying to "rush" through.

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Don't pull the plug on hire e-scooters, premier says

Premier Jacinta Allan has made a thinly veiled threat to the City of Melbourne council after it voted to shut down e-scooter operators in a matter of weeks.

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‘There is a role for e-scooters’: premier urges Melbourne council to reconsider ban

Jacinta Allan doesn’t rule out intervention after city council voted to ban rental e-scooters at Tuesday meeting

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Victoria’s about-face on raising the age is its surrender to a fear campaign

The decision will calm the nightly news cycle about youth crime but it has forever damaged the relationship with First Nations communities

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Jacinta Allan’s latest backflip has some MPs worried Labor is reacting ‘to every scare campaign’

Decision to walk away from raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 prompts outcry from experts – and discontent among party’s progressives

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‘Betrayal’: Indigenous and legal groups condemn Victoria’s backflip on raising the age

Jacinta Allan says age of criminal responsibility won’t be raised to 14 amid concern about youth crime

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Pressure on raise-the-age promise amid youth crime woes

Premier Jacinta Allan has left the door ajar for the Victorian government to go back on a commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

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Hopes gag order change will stop workplace perpetrators

Gag orders preventing workplace sexual harassment victims from speaking out about their abuse could be restricted or even banned under flagged law reforms.

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Youth justice moves closer as teen quizzed over crash

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is remaining tight-lipped on changes to youth justice laws after a 16-year-old was questioned over another fatal crash.

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Victorian government rejects expert advice to forcibly merge hospital services

Premier Jacinta Allan says reduction of 76 services to 11 ‘not in the best interests of patient care’, citing Kennett government strategy

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Hospitals handed $1.5b lifeline, spared forced mergers

Hospitals in Victoria will not be forced to amalgamate as the state government pledges to inject $1.5 billion in funding for services.

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