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$200 taxi fares for a 5km trip: how illegal overcharging is surging – even as Victorian police are forced to crack down

Exclusive: Industry says Melbourne police having to force an entire rank of cabs to turn on their meters shows regulators have failed to stamp out rogue taxis

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Red tape cut for business but taxes stuck fast

One state could become the least-regulated in Australia under a plan to slash watchdogs in half and potentially save businesses half-a-billion dollars.

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Warning faster environment approvals may cost community

One state's plan to slash environmental approval times for projects in half has blindsided conservationists.

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Albanese announces antisemitism taskforce, as synagogue firebombing investigation upgraded

Anthony Albanese has announced an Australian Federal Police Special Operation Taskforce to combat antisemitism, after criticism from within and outside the Jewish community that the government has not done enough to deal with the escalating issue.

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Soldo in seamless return to Port after trade request

Port Adelaide forward Mitch Georgiades says there's no grudges held against ruckman Ivan Soldo who has returned to club since asking for a trade to Victoria.

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Melbourne synagogue fire a terrorist attack ‘on the Jewish people’, police believe

Victoria police make formal declaration over Friday’s attack at the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea

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Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit.

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Swepson stars as Bulls pip Victoria in Shield thriller

Queensland have notched their first win of the Sheffield Shield season following match-winning bowling displays from Mitch Swepson and Mark Steketee.

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Peirson bats Queensland to a chance of first Shield win

A 119-run stand between Jimmy Peirson and Mark Steketee has given Queensland hope of a Shield win over Victoria, after a day where 15 wickets fell before tea.

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Security at Australian synagogues stepped up as Netanyahu links Melbourne attack to Labor stance

Security measures increased at Jewish sites across Victoria, while New South Wales Police commits to increased patrols of significant sites in that state

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Network Rail tight-lipped on redevelopment plans for London Victoria Station

London Victoria Station dates back to the Victorian era and is a key link for those heading out to Gatwick Airport

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Fugitive dangerous driver jailed for killing paramedic

A dangerous driver who took off days before sentencing over the killing of an off-duty paramedic risks deportation after being jailed.

AAP

The dispute causing empty shelves at Woolies is a test case for companies using AI and automation on workers

Behind the empty shelves in Woolworths supermarkets across Victoria and New South Wales is a fraught battle between workers and employers that could affect the future of workplaces everywhere.

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Pro-brumby activists racially vilified head of Indigenous group, Victorian tribunal finds

Exclusive: Yorta Yorta woman targeted in campaign by Barmah Brumby Preservation Group that included posters with racist slogans, Vcat finds

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Suspect in 1977 Easey Street murders Perry Kouroumblis on way to Australia after being extradited from Italy

Double homicide suspect seen boarding plane in Rome after extradition, flanked by Victorian detectives

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Australia weather: after hottest spring on record, a very warm and humid start to summer forecast

BoM says rainfall to bring brief respite from temperatures in 30s for parts of Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and Queensland

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South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns

Aemo says it does not want to ‘directly control people’s rooftop solar’ but it may be necessary to reduce or cut off power gleaned from the sun

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Victoria’s clubs give more money to themselves in guise of ‘community benefits’ for tax breaks

Latest disclosures include clubs who claim millions spent on their own golf and racecourses as donations to broader community

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Rye shooting: two people dead in ‘targeted’ attack as police search for man who fled scene

Victoria police say they are searching for a man after deaths at Mornington Peninsula home following an altercation

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‘I have done nothing wrong’: Juanita quit her job at a Melbourne brothel to work from home. Now she’s being evicted

Victoria has decriminalised sex work. So why are those in the industry still facing danger and discrimination?

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Venomous tiger snake slithers up driver’s leg on Melbourne freeway

Woman weaves through traffic at 80km/h before fleeing from snake in car barefoot and attempting to flag down passing motorists

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‘Toss of coin’ for Australian grid to get through summer without major outage, expert warns

As election looms, Albanese government will be hoping the national electricity market does not buckle and black out in next three months

The Guardian - AU

‘Amazing progress’: how regional schools are breaking the language barrier and helping students thrive

Specially trained teachers have made a huge impact in regional Victoria, where the number of students from non-English-speaking backgrounds is growing

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‘Treating workers like robots’: Woolworths blamed for empty supermarket shelves as warehouse strikes continue

Stores in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT affected as industrial action by up to 1,500 employees stretches into second week

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Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

A government agency has defended its advice to the Victorian government in the lead-up to the abandoned Commonwealth Games, despite a damning report.

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