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‘Pigs fly’: Metro deadline delays cloud opening date

Doubts are growing over Melbourne’s much-hyped Metro Tunnel opening to passengers in 2025 after key contract deadlines were pushed back. A contract variation tabled in Victorian parliament on Thursday pushes back the …

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‘Human error’ blamed for latest Year 12 exams blunder

Victorian Year 12 exams have potentially been compromised for a third year in a row after a blunder blamed on human error. The Victorian Curriculum And Assessment Authority upload sample …

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Move against Victorian Liberal leadership falls flat

The internal detractors seeking to evict Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto have failed, but the disunity in the party is far from over. Rebel Liberal MPs were working the phones …

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Bulk-billing incentives can’t stop GP visits cost rise

Australians are being charged more for a trip to the doctor, despite a tripling of bulk-billing incentive payments. An annual survey of more than 3000 GPs and GPs in training …

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Bikie, organised crime laws beefed up after CFMEU saga

Police will be handed tougher powers to stop criminals associating under a revised Victorian scheme to combat bikies and organised crime following the CFMEU scandal. The Criminal Organisations Control Amendment …

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Tim Pallas: Tax hikes not ruled out to fund $1.5b hospitals top-up

A $1.5 billion hospital funding lifeline has left a gaping hole in the Victorian budget, with the treasurer not ruling out taxes or cuts to other areas to fill it. …

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Online dating apps ‘swipe right’ on new safety code

Online dating apps have pledged to escalate complaints of imminent safety threats more swiftly to police under a voluntary industry code. The companies behind Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Grindr, RSVP and …

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Premier to pocket $500,000 as MPs handed 3.5pc pay bump

Premier Jacinta Allan will take home nearly half a million dollars after Victorian MPs were awarded a 3.5 per cent pay bump. The Victorian leader can pocket up to $498,031 …

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Death and taxes: Victoria considers probate fee hike

Nothing is certain except death and taxes, but the end is set to become even more bitter for many Victorian families under a planned court fee hike. Probate fees for …

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Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

A key target for 240,000 Victorians to go under the knife for elective surgery each year is no more, with the state government quietly moving the goal-posts. In 2022, the …

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