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High alert as fires race through national park
Stifling heat and strong winds have communities on edge as a bushfire rages in a national park ravaged by blazes for more than a month. CFA volunteer firefighters are backburning …
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Raising the age to 14 dumped in youth justice reforms
The Victorian government has been accused of betraying Indigenous people after sensationally abandoning a promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Premier Jacinta Allan on Tuesday announced …
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Premier defends drunkenness law change timing
Victoria’s premier has defended pushing ahead with changes to public drunkenness laws on Melbourne Cup Day despite construction delays to a dedicated sobering up centre. The government had intended for …
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Warning issued over dodging new short-stay rental levy
Those who try to escape paying an incoming levy on short-term rental properties in Victoria will be caught and forced to pay up, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned. In an …