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Thousands of Victorians remain without electricity as inquiry launched into mass power outages

Independent experts to review energy firms’ response to storms that left more than half a million customers without power

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Green light for review into Victoria's biggest blackout

An expert-led review has been commissioned after storms cut power to 530,000 Victorian properties in the biggest mass blackout in state history.

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Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Victoria's Conservation Regulator is looking for three young males who they believe attacked a little penguin at St Kilda.

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Rain thwarts Victoria's bid for Shield win over NSW

Bad weather ruined the last day of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG, with Victoria only two wickets away from beating NSW and going top of the ladder.

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Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

The Victorian opposition will push for an inquiry into the reliability of the state's transmission network after storms cut power to half a million properties.

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Victorian hotel set to be sold after gambling cover-up

Victoria's gambling watchdog has ordered the owner of a Mornington Peninsula hotel to sell the business after staff falsified records to cover up a payment.

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Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions

Trees and soil on Jigsaw Farms in western Victoria have now passed peak sequestration – reflecting the challenge for the broader red meat industry

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Pucovski ends century drought in Shield comeback

Will Pucovski struck a patient Sheffield Shield century - his first since late 2020 - on his return for Victoria before rain helped NSW at the SCG.

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Victorian home losses reach 46 as bushfires contained

The number of homes lost to raging bushfires in Victoria's Grampians region has risen to 46 after locals returned to survey the damage.

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Tasmanian Libs pitch 'Airbnb levy' to slash stamp duty

A levy on short-stay platform users would partially fund the waiving of stamp duty for some Tasmanian first-home buyers, under a Liberals re-election pitch.

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‘Feral horses don’t know state borders’: the push to protect Victoria’s Alpine national park

Native species are losing ground in Victoria’s Alpine park as the brumby population booms

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Maddinson runs hot with another Shield ton for Victoria

Victorian were in a strong position at 2-277, holding a first-innings lead of 25, at stumps on day two of the Sheffield Shield clash with NSW.

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Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Victorian homes and businesses remain without power following Tuesday's fierce storms and financial assistance is being offered.

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'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

Residents in Victorian towns face a recovery that could last up to three years as locals return to survey the damage caused by bushfires to their properties.

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Edwards out for 99, Boland claims Vics wicket record

Allrounder Jack Edwards has become the second NSW player in 24 hours to be dismissed for 99, falling painfully short of a third Sheffield Shield century.

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‘I can’t believe it’: diehard Taylor Swift fan gifted Eras ticket at pub trivia night in Victoria

Quiz organisers were taken by 15-year-old Emily’s enthusiasm and when she didn’t win they decided to reward her anyway

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Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

More than a dozen homes are uninhabitable due to destructive storms that lashed most of Victoria, as recovery efforts begin.

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Victoria fires and storms destroy at least 60 homes as prolonged power outage payments announced

Number of homes lost set to rise as premier Jacinta Allan announces payments for thousands expected to be without power for more than a week

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Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Bushfire has destroyed more than 40 homes on the edge of a national park where residents are returning to take stock of the devastation.

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Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Most Victorians caught up in a mass power outage will be ineligible for compensation as the damage to homes from destructive storms is laid bare.

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Victoria’s largest public health service faces criminal charge over Indigenous woman’s hospital death

WorkSafe Victoria has charged Monash Health for allegedly exposing a patient to health and safety risks while in its care

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My concussions and mental health linked: Pucovski

Talented Victorian batter Will Pucovski has gone into deep detail about his concussion and mental health challenges for the first time.

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Morning Mail: police referral in crypto scheme, Australian link to Iran drone research, Prabowo ahead in Indonesia vote

Asic referred HyperVerse information to police in 2020 but no action taken; former general Prabowo Subianto on course for presidency

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BoM issues cyclone alert for NT and Queensland; NSW Health warns of high-dose MDMA tabs in circulation – as it happend

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Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.

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