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Stores up in smoke in suspected tobacco war attacks

Victoria's tobacco wars show no signs of abating, with two stores in Melbourne's northwest suffering extensive fire damage after suspected targeted attacks.

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These Melburnians dreamed of a ‘communal approach’ to housing. The local council had other ideas

Victoria’s planning tribunal said the Eltham development ‘should have been supported’ as an ‘innovative approach’ to the housing crisis

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‘We’ve waited long enough’: Victorian government to pay $276m for those abused in state care

Allan government allocates $165m towards redress for victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care, while $111.4m will be spent on civil claims

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So scarlet it was maroon: five places to watch Australia’s autumn leaves turn

Towns across the country are putting on a show as the cold nights draw in. We’ve picked five spots from Queensland to Gippsland to take it in

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Strobe lights and black outs: Australian power companies seek to reduce bat electrocutions

Loss of habitat and food sources driving fruit bats closer to urban centres, leading to bat deaths, power outages

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Student protester suspended by ANU for expressing support for Hamas as police warn over encampments

Victoria police wrote to university vice-chancellors saying there was a ‘strong likelihood’ of violence if pro-Palestine encampments continued to grow

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PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

Anti-Semitism in all forms has been condemned by all sides of politics but politicians are warning against using the term to label peaceful protests.

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Missing Victorian alpine campers murder trial begins

Twelve jurors and two substitutes have been tasked with deciding whether Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers in regional Victoria.

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Brothers to be extradited over alleged fatal stabbing

Two brothers will be extradited to Victoria to face charges after a man was allegedly fatally stabbed and another seriously injured.

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Vic toll road given $3.25b boost in federal cash top-up

The federal government will tip $3.25 billion into Victoria's new North East Link toll road, taking its contribution to the overblown project to $5 billion.

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Gas code confirms up-front connection cost

Victoria's essential services regulator has released a new code of practice for gas distributors, bringing connection costs in line with other utilities.

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Victoria Police to apologise for Stolen Generation role

The chief of Victoria Police will apologise for the force's role in the Stolen Generations as part of reforms related to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

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Victorian treasurer threatens to consider train station for Avalon amid dispute with Melbourne Airport

Tim Pallas’ comments come after government delayed Melbourne Airport rail project by four years

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Mother on trial accused of forcing daughter to marry

A mother has faced her first day of a Victorian jury trial accused of coercing her daughter into entering a marriage with a man from Western Australia.

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Treasurer talks tough as airport rail stoush deepens

A fresh shot has been fired at Melbourne Airport by Victoria's treasurer who suggests the government could partner with a rival if it doesn't deliver projects.

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Jacinta Allan might have offered a bold vision for Victoria. This is what Labor’s budget delivered instead

The new premier had little relief from cost-of-living pressures for single people, couples without children and older Victorians

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Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Treasurer Tim Pallas is playing down Victoria's skyrocketing interest bill, with $9.4 billion to be ripped from state coffers annually within four years.

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Victoria state budget 2024 winners and losers: $400 for school students, home buyer fund boost and increased levies

Government to expand shared-equity scheme for home buyers but will delay long-awaited airport train

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Victorian state budget 2024: airport train delayed and sick leave for casuals scrapped in bid to rein in debt

Government to also provide $400 for each public school student as Tim Pallas hands down his 10th state budget

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Erin Patterson pleads not guilty to all charges over alleged mushroom murders

Victorian woman elects to ‘fast track’ case involving murder and attempted murder charges relating to Leongatha lunch

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Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Melbourne Airport Rail has failed to take off, a medical precinct been abandoned and sick pay for casual workers dumped in a Victorian budget with few winners.

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Victoria station: Safety plea from victims' families after third woman hit by bus

A woman remains critically injured after being hit by a bus outside the station on Friday

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Judge made demeaning comments about alleged rape victim

A Victorian judge has been told to undergo counselling for making "pejorative, demeaning and incongruous" comments about a rape victim.

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Shot in the arm for winter disease fight

Graduate pharmacists have joined Victoria's vaccine workforce permanently ahead of the busy winter illness season, as the number of doses administered rises.

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Man charged over speedway crash that killed 18-year-old

Police have charged a man with dangerous driving and reckless conduct over a crash at a regional Victorian motor sports club that killed an 18-year-old man.

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