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Greens want Vic coal plants' early closure

Victoria's coal-fired power plants would be shut down in the next eight years, compared with by 2046, under a Greens bill to be introduced to parliament.

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Greens propose shutting down all Victorian coal-fired power plants by 2030

Exclusive: New bill also increases the state’s legislated renewable energy target to 100% by decade’s end

The Guardian - AU

Victorian opposition pledges free public transport for health and aged care workers

The Victorian Coalition pledges to offer four years of free public transport for nurses, aged care workers and allied healthcare workers in both the private and public sector, if it wins the November election.

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Renewable energy projects are taking off but where is the workforce?

When key figures in Australia's renewable energy industry met in Victoria last week, finding and training up the future clean energy workforce was top of the agenda.

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Victoria to lift IVF counselling restrictions and loosen donor conception rules

Reforms to the state’s assisted reproductive treatment laws are set to come into effect on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Great Australian Platypus Search removes guesswork for scientists in Victoria

Citizen scientists collected more than 1,500 samples from waterways across Victoria, where the platypus is a threatened species, for The Great Australian Platypus Search.

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With a state election looming, a crisis has left Victoria's opposition with no choice but to regroup

Months out from a state election, a leaked email, a "disastrous" interview and staff departures have rocked Victoria's opposition.

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Property donated by family of John Clarke embroiled in Victorian First Nations dispute

Boonwurrung elder fights plans to transfer land from the satirist’s estate to the Bunurong Land Council

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The first monkeypox vaccines have arrived in Australia. What do we know about the jab and who is eligible?

Victoria kicked off phase one of the rollout after receiving 3,500 doses of the Jynneos vaccine

The Guardian - AU

OK boomer: the generational change that could shake up Victorian politics

Analysis: with Millennials and Gen Z outnumbering baby boomers, attention turns to the ‘youth vote’

The Guardian - AU

TV's The Block calls for Canberra Boots on the ground

They worked with most of the contestants and said they were all friendly

The Canberra Times

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

ABC News

Victorian government reverses decision to close Parentline support for parents and carers

Some counsellors working at the dedicated support service for parents and carers in crisis had already accepted redundancy packages after being told it was closing, the ABC was told.

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Independent state MPs divided over Victorian Farmers Federation campaigning in their seats

Shepparton’s Suzanna Sheed says VFF should support candidates with track records but Mildura MP is happy for attention

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Dame Olivia Newton-John to receive state memorial service in Australia

The premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, announced the news on Twitter.

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Grattan on Friday: Will 'teals' strike Liberals another blow in Victorian and NSW elections?

The federal Liberals are in a parlous state, after an election that was not just lost to Labor but where “teals” stripped them of a batch of traditional seats.

The Guardian - AU

Angry Victorians join a rush of new micro-parties eyeing a seat in the state’s parliament

Victorian Electoral Commission announces it has received five new applications by parties for upcoming state election

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Tristar medical clinics to close across four states and territories after failing to attract a buyer

Regional patients across Victoria, NSW, Canberra and the Northern Territory may be left without a town doctor from Friday with 10 clinics previously owned by the Tristar Medical Group to close.

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No jail for dad over son's ATV crash death

A Victorian father whose toddler died after he rolled an ATV doing burnouts on Christmas Day in 2020 will have to perform 250 hours of community work.

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Murder charge over elderly Vic man death

A man has been charged with murder after his alleged victim died in hospital following an assault at his Victorian home.

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This land in Melbourne is worth $11 million. To some, the grassland that was on it was priceless

On an $11-million parcel of land in Melbourne's booming west, native grasslands earmarked for protection have been smothered. Environmental advocates say the "absolute tragedy" is far from isolated, and urgent action is needed to protect a precious ecosystem.

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Victorians affected by COVID border closure remain angry over lack of apology from state government

A Victorian Ombudsman investigation late last year labelled the border exemption process "unjust" and "inhumane" and recommended the government publicly apologise and consider compensating those affected. This week the Andrews government said it would do neither.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian opposition leader loses third key staff member in eight days

Matthew Guy’s director of communications resigns after reported disagreement with incoming chief of staff

ABC News

Fears regional Victorians being left behind in monkeypox vaccine rollout

Regional Victorians eligible for vaccination are being forced to wait because country public health units have not yet received the shots.

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Victoria Police still working to identifying man hit by train last month

Police continue to work to uncover the identity of a man more than a month after he was struck by a train in Melbourne's inner-northern suburbs.

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