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Victoria's one-stop-shop forensic medicine centres are dividing those working on the front lines

After an ABC investigation revealed victims of violence and sexual assault are waiting many hours to be seen by forensic doctors, experts can not agree on whether dedicated treatment centres should remain in use.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews defends handling of ESTA triple-0 reports

An independent investigation finds at least 33 people died after delays with Victoria's emergency call system between December 2020 and May 2022.

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Victims of violent crime forced to wait for forensic examinations in Victoria due to 'dire' shortage of doctors

Some victims of violent crime in Victoria are waiting more than a day for examinations due to a shortage of forensic officers. Experts says the system is in crisis and the delays risk causing further harm to people already reeling from life-changing trauma.

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More than 30 deaths linked to delays at Victoria’s overloaded triple-zero service

Emergency services ‘simply did not have sufficient ambulance call-takers’, with one caller waiting more than 76 minutes, review finds

The Guardian - AU

Victoria announces $57 million redress scheme over toxic Fiskville firefighting site

The government says payments of up to $45,000 will be made available to people who worked, trained or lived near the former firefighting site west of Melbourne, years after a parliamentary inquiry confirmed that firefighters were exposed to toxic chemicals during training.

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Victorian hospital exclusion-zone push

In the wake of anti-vaccine protests, the Victorian government is considering the introduction of hospital exclusion zones to protect staff and patients.

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Jail pitch for police informants' exposure

New laws being introduced to Victorian parliament will make it a crime for people to expose police informants without a permitted purpose.

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Bail laws need to change to reduce harm to children, Victorian inquiry finds

Parental incarceration can interrupt childhood development and affects wellbeing, report finds

The Guardian - AU

Vic laws shift towards affirmative consent

New laws to be introduced in the Victorian parliament will make it clear that "stealthing" is a crime and crack down on image-based sexual abuse.

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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

The Guardian - AU

Affirmative consent and ‘stealthing’ laws to be introduced to Victorian parliament

Exclusive: Bill set to be introduced Thursday will also target image-based sexual abuse

The Guardian - AU

Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas

An Australian state has become the first in the country to pass a law banning the public display of Nazi swastikas, as concerns grow about the rate at which local young people are being radicalized

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Grossly offensive conduct to become a crime in Victoria

Lawyers say new offence, introduced after four police officers were filmed dying, may have unintended negative consequences

The Guardian - AU

Vic to outlaw 'grossly offensive' conduct

A new offence criminalising grossly offensive public conduct is being proposed in Victoria in response to a crash that killed four police officers in 2020.

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Nazi symbol banned in Victoria

Victoria has passed legislation banning the public display of the Nazi swastika.

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Victoria's crisis-riddled triple-0 system ESTA to be overhauled following damning review

Victoria's embattled triple-0 service will be renamed and its board disbanded as part of a state government overhaul, amid blown-out waiting times for critically ill patients and staff shortages.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to become first state to ban the Nazi swastika

It will be a crime to intentionally display the Nazi symbol in public, carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months’ jail

AAP

'Landmark' laws to ban Nazi symbol in Vic

The public display of the Nazi swastika will soon become banned in Victoria under new laws designed to stamp out rising anti-Semitism.

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Albury Wodonga Hospital not funded in Vic Budget

Hopes of bringing to life a new hospital along the New South Wales - Victoria border have been shattered after the project missed out on funding in the state budget.

AAP

Integrated birth certificates for adoptees

Victorians adoptees will soon have the ability to create integrated birth certificates after the state government introduced new legislation.

The Guardian - AU

Adopted people can have biological parents on birth certificates under Victorian bill

Forced adoptions inquiry recommended names of birth parents be included on birth certificates

AAP

Victorian judge-alone trial laws pass

Victorian criminal and special hearings will have the option of judge-only trials for one year after laws were passed through parliament.

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Vic pledges forced adoption redress scheme

A redress scheme will be established for women who had their babies forcibly adopted in Victoria from 1958 to 1984, the first of its kind in Australia.

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Vic triple zero service facing restructure

An extra $115 million will be funnelled into Victoria's embattled emergency call service in response to 12 people dying after delayed calls for paramedics.

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