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Christian brother jailed for preying on vulnerable boys

Victorian Christian Brother John Laidlaw has been jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting six boys over a 24-year period.

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High court to rule on Catholic church’s liability for abuse committed by paedophile priests

Church has been granted special leave to appeal Victorian judgment that found Ballarat diocese was vicariously liable for abuse of child

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It’s good the High Court overturned Victoria’s questionable EV tax. But there’s a sting in the tail

It was a ‘misguided and muddled’ policy, but a can of worms has been opened that perhaps only a uniform national road user charge can reseal.

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Charged up: how two EV owners took on Victoria’s electric vehicle tax – and won

The state levy was a good example of what not to do to support a transition to EVs, plaintiffs Chris Vanderstock and Kathleen Davies say

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Teal MPs call for national road-user charges after high court shuts down Victoria’s EV tax

‘We need … to maintain our roads in a way that’s fair, and aimed at helping, not hindering, electrification of transport’, says Monique Ryan

The Guardian - AU

Victorian dairy workers say they want to ‘keep communities alive’ amid industrial dispute

Processing workers who went on strike this week were fighting for the right for community consultation, as well as a 5% pay rise

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IDC If Experts Know Why Half A Shark Washed Up On A Vic Beach, I’m Still Never Swimming Again

The carcass of a great white shark washed up on the Victorian coast on Tuesday... in pieces. What does this predator have to fear?

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Short century leads Vics to Marsh Cup win over Bulls

Matt Short blasted 134 and spinner Todd Murphy took three key wickets in Victoria's 19-run Marsh Cup win over Queensland.

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Prison escapee found after seven weeks on the run

A man who escaped a minimum-security prison almost two months ago has been found in regional Victoria.

AAP

It's good the High Court overturned Victoria's questionable EV tax. But there's a sting in the tail

For anyone concerned with the need to decarbonise transport – or with sound economic policy – yesterday’s High Court ruling might seem like good news.

The Conversation

Vic court fined close to $380k over employee's death

Court Services Victoria has pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace after one of its workers took her own life.

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Labor governments push for national road-user charging after Victorian EV decision

Treasurer Tim Pallas says refunds being considered after high court ruled charge was unconstitutional

The Guardian - AU

High Court's EV ruling may pull the plug on other taxes

A High Court decision to rule Victoria's electric vehicle tax constitutionally invalid could leave similar levies vulnerable to legal challenge.

AAP

Why the high court struck out Victoria’s EV tax – and the far-reaching effects of the decision

The ruling has put a stop a to road-user charges in Victoria and sent other states into a panic. So what happened?

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Medicinal Cannabis Users In Victoria Could Soon See Unjust Laws Put Behind Them With New Study

The study could have wide-reaching implications.

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A new bill would bring Victoria's strangulation laws in line with other states – but consent complicates matters

In October 2011, Victorian woman Joy Rowley was strangled to death by her intimate partner. It was not the first time he had strangled her. Over the eight-month period leading up to her death she had called the police multiple times to report strangulation attacks.

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Warning of billion-dollar hit to state revenues after high court strikes down Victorian EV tax

NSW premier Chris Minns says ruling on electric vehicle charge is ‘complex’ as governments scramble to understand its impact

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Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder-accused Peter John Wetzler, 65, has walked out of the Victorian Supreme Court with his wife and sister after he was granted bail.

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High court strikes down Victoria’s electric vehicle tax in ruling that could threaten other state levies

An array of state charges including waste levies could potentially be unlawful after court overturns 1974 precedent on consumption taxes

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'Reddest of red flags': Non-fatal choking to be a crime

It will be a crime to strangle a person without killing them, under Victorian laws to stamp out the scourge of domestic violence.

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Dutton accuses Albanese of misrepresenting Yunupingu comments – as it happened

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Victoria latest Australian state to ban Nazi salute

The Nazi salute, or anything closely resembling it or a Nazi symbol will be outlawed in Victoria, which becomes the latest Australian state to legislate a ban.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to ban public display of Nazi salute by end of the week

Bill prohibiting gesture passes upper house on Tuesday, bringing state into line with NSW and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to outlaw strangulation and consider making animal cruelty a domestic violence offence

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner

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Probe into suspicious death in Victorian town

A probe is under way after the death of a man who was found seriously injured on a street in Daylesford in central Victoria.

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