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Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

An inquiry into Victoria's rental and housing affordability crisis has called for a re-examination of negative gearing instead of a rent freeze or cap.

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Prime-time gambling ads would be banned in Victoria under proposal by Labor-led inquiry

Inquiry says gambling advertising ‘increasingly pervasive’ and should be banned in public places and during TV prime time

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'Not respectful': police officers to strike over pay

Victorian police and protective service officers will take industrial action over protracted pay negotiations, including slowing drivers near speed cameras.

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'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

The Victorian government and opposition are digging in on planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme as parliament enters its last sitting week.

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Hefty fines for dodgy builders as 'loophole' closes

Builders who don't take out insurance on behalf of paid-up customers will face new offences under a legislative crackdown by the Victorian government.

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Voluntary assisted dying is now available in all Australian states. How do the NSW laws compare?

From today, eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying.

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Rain to hit NSW, Victoria and Queensland but unlikely to subdue bushfire season

Wet weather with thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail is forecast across eastern Australia

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Police told sister of missing transgender woman to call fire brigade, Victorian coronial inquest hears

Angela Pucci Love says she believes police failed to understand ‘the level of risk’ her sister, 28-year-old Bridget Flack, faced

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Victorian government delays apology to care leavers

Premier Jacinta Allan was scheduled to formally say sorry to past care leavers on behalf of the Victorian government but the apology has been pushed back.

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Labor, Liberals trade blows a year on from Vic election

Victorian Labor and the Liberal leaders have hurled insults at one another to mark the one-year anniversary of the bitter 2022 state election.

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‘Playing us for years’: how pokies profits have funded tax-deductible spending within Australian clubs

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

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NSW police accused of ‘killing’ music festivals by charging excessive fees

Greens MP and Australian Festival Association say NSW force charging much more than other states to patrol equivalent events

The Guardian - AU

Killing kangaroos could be banned in metro Melbourne in plan hailed as ‘step in the right direction’

Reduced kangaroo populations and urban sprawl prompt proposal to end commercial culling in 10 council areas

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'Vendors of death': health official blasts e-cigarettes

Victoria is considering introducing a tobacco licensing scheme while a top health official has called vape makers "vendors of death".

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Memorial to historical child sex abuse victims explored

An inquiry into historical child sexual abuse at Victorian schools wrapped up public hearings by exploring a memorial to victim-survivors.

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Top bureaucrat rejects auditor's call to end 'dump day'

Victoria's auditor-general wants the state government to reconsider dumping hundreds of annual reports on parliament at once.

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Victoria warned against ‘very inefficient’ hydrogen buses after trial announced

Cambridge professor says grey hydrogen buses are expensive, ‘destructive’ and not a true zero-emissions solution

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Tax breaks for pokies venues in firing line of Victorian inquiry

Exclusive: The state’s tax minimisation scheme has been the subject of widespread criticism from health and anti-gambling groups

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Tragic toll rises as two die in motorhome, truck crash

A motorhome and truck have crashed, killing two people and adding to Victoria's already high road toll.

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'Doesn't stack up': Govt, airport bicker over rail plan

Victoria's deputy premier has pushed back on Melbourne Airport's suggestion it could be more cost-effective to build a rail tunnel to Tullamarine underground.

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Tax change could cost Vic renewable generators millions

The Victorian government is facing pressure to protect landowners from planned tax changes that could raise taxes on properties with renewable energy projects.

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Victorian government told emissions targets at risk under plan to increase taxes on renewable energy providers

Industry experts say businesses could pay up to 20 times more tax if bill passes

The Guardian - AU

Police investigating whether driver’s diabetes a factor in Daylesford pub crash that killed five

Detective tells coronial hearing that investigation still in its ‘infancy’ and no charges have been laid

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Remains of pilot, cameraman found after plane crash

Crews have found the remains of a 30-year-old TV camera operator and a 56-year-old pilot after a former military jet crashed into Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.

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Pokies tax minimisation scheme must be overhauled, Victorian councils demand

Mayors warn government the scheme has allowed some venues to significantly overstate the machines’ benefit to the community

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