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Victoria won't follow Qld on pill-testing site trial

Premier Daniel Andrews has ruled out Victoria embarking on a pill-testing trial after Queensland flagged plans to roll out a site within the next six months.

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Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride

Independent senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police discretion.

The Conversation

Billionaire's firm paid $250k fee to fringe Vic party

A company owned by racing identity Jonathan Munz paid a substantial membership fee to the Victorians Party before it bowed out of the state election.

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Man arrested in alleged $5m bushfire extortion attempt

Police have arrested a man in Victoria's northeast after he allegedly threatened to light a bushfire unless $5 million was paid in crypto currency.

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Users on edge as plunging production sparks warnings of Victorian gas supply crunch

Gas users in Victoria are bracing for a supply crunch that regulators warn could hit as soon as this winter as production from historic fields in the Bass Strait dramatically tapers off.

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Japanese Encephalitis Virus more widespread than reported, Victorian survey finds

A survey of about 800 people finds more people have been infected with Japanese Encephalitis Virus than originally thought, as the Victorian government expands eligibility criteria for vaccinations.

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Victoria boosts Japanese encephalitis vax eligibility

Victoria has expanded Japanese encephalitis vaccine eligibility to include more local government areas, after data indicated broader infection in the community.

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YES: Victoria’s Scoring Round Two Of The $250 Power Bill Bonus Next Month Before The Big Cold

Premier Dan Andrews coming through on his election promises.

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AFL concussion class action planned, with Melbourne law firm set to launch case for compensation in Victorian Supreme Court

Australia's AFL is set to follow in the footsteps of the NFL, facing a major class action over concussion, with a Melbourne law firm saying it has spoken to "numerous" former men's and women's players suffering from the effects of brain injuries.

ABC News

Hunter Hurricanes crack first points of AWPL season

The Hunter Hurricanes have opened their Australian Water Polo League (AWPL) accounts for 2023 following a series of results in Adelaide. Having both lost all seven games so far this season, the men's team recorded back-to-back wins during a triple header while the women's squad posted a draw. In the…

Newcastle Herald

Redbacks bite Vics in fight for one-day final berth

South Australia will play Western Australia in the domestic One-Day Cup final after routing Victoria by eight wickets on Sunday.

AAP

Timber shortage no issue for farmer who grew his own eco-friendly plantation and now reaps the rewards

Australia imports more than $2 billion of timber per year, but a group of landholders in south-west Victoria which began growing trees three decades ago are now reaping the rewards.

ABC News

Regional Victorian family attempts to solve century-old mystery to find burial plot of Maria and Louisa Langley

A Victorian family is trying to find the remains of a murdered mother and daughter so it can finally honour an ancestor's memory, more than 100 years after their deaths.

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Women share difficulties and stigma around accessing abortion care with Senate inquiry

Feeling shamed and judged, travelling hundreds of kilometres and ending up significantly out of pocket — in their own words, these are some of the issues identified by women with access to abortion services in Australia.

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Crown Casino offers sponsorship to Victorian AFL clubs that have vowed to refuse gambling cash

Disgraced casino operator Crown Resorts is offering sponsorship deals to multiple AFL clubs that could see them abandon a pledge not to accept money from gambling companies.

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More than a third of prisoners are locked up without a sentence. For decades, that number has been growing

A gradual tightening of bail laws has fundamentally shifted who goes to prison and why. With a record percentage of prisoners on remand, experts warn that people are being unnecessarily pushed into incarceration.

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Ballarat cafe that helps refugee women is closing due to lack of funding

Social enterprise A Pot of Courage cafe in central Victoria has not been able to secure funding amid rising costs and staff shortages

The Guardian - AU

Murray-Darling Basin plan in chaos as Victoria and NSW oppose further water buybacks

Both states are behind on their commitments and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says South Australia is being left ‘high and dry’

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Victoria announces shortened duck hunting season amid review of ‘increasingly contested’ practice

Despite calls for a ban, the season begins on 26 April and will run for about a month less than it did last year

ABC News

This year's Victorian duck hunting season a disappointment to shooters and animal advocates alike

The duck hunting season for 2023 will be shorter, with smaller bag limits, prompting opposition criticism that the government is doing a "stealth" shutdown.

AAP

Victorian duck hunting season gets the green light

The Victorian government has announced the dates for the 2023 duck hunting season despite strong opposition from animal groups

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A Vic Teen Told Her Friends She Was ‘Going To Milk The Cows’ Sleep-Walked Out The Fkn Window

A Vic teen has been left hospitalised after sleep-walking out of a second storey window. She has a shattered pelvis and vertebrae.

ABC News

Victorian government to pay landowners for hosting power infrastructure

Landowners will be eligible to receive payments of $8,000 per kilometre of transmission infrastructure for 25 years, but those in line say it's not enough to ease their concerns about a project that has been "shambolic" in its planning.

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Temporary protection visa scrapping welcomed by Swan Hill asylum seeker Rohullah Hussaini

The scrapping of temporary protection visas means Rohullah Hussaini is a step closer to meeting his three-year-old daughter for the first time and reuniting with his wife, as part of a new start in Victoria's "heart of the Murray".

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More than $31 million worth of illegal tobacco seized, destroyed in rural Victoria

The Australian Taxation Office says two raids on properties in rural Victoria have helped to disrupt the operations of organised criminals.

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