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Only Carol Clay’s murderer Greg Lynn knows what really happened to her and her lover Russell Hill

Lynn told the Victorian supreme court his story of events in March 2020 at the remote Wonnangatta Valley camp with a disarming level of detail

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Victoria will begin pill testing this summer. Evidence shows it reduces harm (and won’t increase drug use)

This week Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will trial a drug checking service beginning this summer festival season, describing it as a “simple and commonsense way to save lives”.

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More than 1000 stolen cars found in $30m dumping ground

Hundreds of stolen cars have been found in three local government areas which Victoria Police say are dumping grounds for joyriding youths.

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Victoria Will Finally Trial Pill Testing This Summer: Everything We Know So Far

Victoria will begin trials for pill testing in the summer, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring it a "common sense way to save lives."

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Victoria’s pill testing service to become permanent after 18-month trial

‘We’re doing this because all the evidence says it works,’ premier Jacinta Allan says

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‘Devastating’: families of Russell Hill and Carol Clay respond to Greg Lynn murder trial verdict

Jury finds Lynn guilty of Clay’s murder at Victoria’s Wonnangatta Valley in 2020 and not guilty of killing Hill

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Two farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash

A minibus crash in Victoria has killed two migrant workers and left nine others injured, with two in a critical condition.

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Police investigate possible drug link after four people found dead in Melbourne home

Cause of death of two men, a woman and a boy in Broadmeadows yet to be determined, police say

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Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Another Victorian farm has been confirmed to have bird flu, the eighth in the state, with the chickens at the property doomed to be euthanised.

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Ecstasy and agony as pill testing gets another backer

Victoria has become the third Australian jurisdiction to legalise pill testing following a spate of drug overdoses and deaths at music festivals.

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‘Very serious’: gas supplies in southern states under pressure, analysts warn

‘Threat notice’ flags elevated supply risks, as expert warns problems will get worse without urgent addition of more backup resources

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Pill testing trial to launch in Victoria

Victoria's premier has announced a pill testing trial will take place in the state in a step away from her predecessor Daniel Andrews' stance on the issue.

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Victoria to trial pill testing as a ‘commonsense way to save lives’, Jacinta Allan says

Premier announces state will trial pill testing during summer festival season, saying evidence shows it ‘works’

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Man shot in 'targeted' attack at regional property

A man has been injured in a suspected targeting shooting after reports of gunfire at a property in regional Victoria.

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'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

The former boss of Victoria's V/Line network has faced a committal hearing as a barrister raises further questions about a Metro cleaning contract.

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Cold snap, low on gas: the possible gas shortage in Victoria is a warning

Not far inland from Port Campbell in Victoria lie three depleted gas fields. These underground sandstone reservoirs now have a second life, as the state’s main gas storage, responsible for 30% of the state’s winter gas demand.

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Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Deliberations continue in the murder trial of Greg Lynn after the jury returned to court with questions about verdicts over the deaths of two Victorian campers.

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Shoppers urged not to scramble with egg-supply shortage

More than a million chickens are due to be destroyed to fight a growing bird flu outbreak, posing risks to egg supply chains.

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'I am sorry': Indigenous homelessness heat on minister

Response by government to tackle Indigenous homelessness and housing disadvantage has been inadequate, a housing minister says.

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New Labor senator sworn in to replace late Linda White

A new Labor senator has been sworn in to represent Victoria after the spot was left vacant following the death of Linda White, who lost her battle with cancer.

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Nurse, midwife pay deal could 'rebuild health system'

As Victorian hospitals stare down the barrel of budget cuts and potential amalgamations, a new pay deal for nurses could help to retain and recruit staff.

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Victoria’s Landcare groups have 60,000 volunteers – but will there be funds to support them?

The volunteer environment network says lack of money is stifling the growth of local groups despite an increase in interest on the ground

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The cloud of coal has long hung over the Latrobe Valley. Now nuclear power is dividing it

The valley that provides most of Victoria’s electricity also has unemployment above the state average – and the Coalition’s plan for the region has split opinion

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Peter Dutton vows to override state nuclear bans as he steps up attack on PM

Opposition leader tells Liberal party officials that state premiers ‘won’t stop us’ and labels Anthony Albanese a ‘child in a man’s body’

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Coldest start to winter in decades in some areas with polar air mass predicted across Australia next week

Many parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland have shivered through temperatures between 2C and 5C below average, the BoM says

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