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Hundreds more kids to be tested as abuse scandal widens

Authorities are contacting the families of 800 children to undergo screening after finding an alleged sex offender worked in another four childcare centres.

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‘Disgusting’ slogan apparently directed at Victorian premier seen at rally attended by Brad Battin and union boss

‘Ditch the bitch’ was emblazoned on a fire truck at a rally against the state’s new emergency services levy

The Guardian - AU

Driving rules for elderly under scrutiny after Wantirna South crash kills woman, leaves man fighting for life

Police say car driven by 91-year-old ‘came from behind’ and struck a woman, man and toddler near a playground in Melbourne’s east on Thursday

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Labor leads in two Victorian state polls, but Premier Jacinta Allan’s approval tanks

Labor leads in Victorian state polls by Newspoll and Redbridge, but Premier Jacinta Allan is very unpopular. Two federal polls give Labor big leads and a Tasmanian poll suggests Tasmanians would support Labor seeking to form a government with the Greens and independents.

The Conversation

After the mushroom murders media circus, will ‘dark tourism’ be next for a small Victorian town?

Public fascination with crime is nothing new, but the Erin Patterson case may be ‘the first really intense Australian example of it’, expert says

The Guardian - AU

Doctor who treated Erin Patterson’s death cap mushroom victims reveals alarming details

Intensive care doctor says murder convict’s lunch guests were ‘certainly the sickest patients in the whole state’

The Independent UK

Warmer weather on the way after NSW records iciest June in almost 20 years

Queensland and NT shivered through decade lows as Victoria experienced coldest June minimum temperatures since 2017, Bureau of Meteorology says

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Erin Patterson trial was Victoria supreme court’s largest media matter in recent history, court data reveals

More than 250 Australian and international journalists registered for court updates on triple murder trial, with spokesperson praising coverage as largely fair and accurate

The Guardian - AU

First photos of deadly beef wellington meal cooked by Erin Patterson released

Supreme Court of Victoria releases images of death cap mushrooms on dehydrator mesh and convict disposing of appliance

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Erin Patterson guilty; officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker ‘racist’, coroner finds; and what if Jesus was a vlogger?

Victorian supreme court jury convicts 50-year-old who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-laws

The Guardian - AU

A test of political courage: Yoorrook’s final reports demand action, not amnesia

Australia’s colonial era may be formally over but its legacies of inequality, land dispossession and systemic racism continue to shape daily life for First Peoples.

The Conversation

Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why

After seven weeks of evidence, six days of summing up, and six and a half days of jury deliberation in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting in Morwell, Victoria, the verdict is finally in. Erin Patterson murdered her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, along with Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.

The Conversation

Human rights groups urge Victoria not to adopt NSW protest permit system in response to alleged antisemitic attacks

Jacinta Allan says ‘anti-hate taskforce’ to consider if police powers should be increased to ‘stamp out extreme and violent protest’

The Guardian - AU

Accused Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Found Guilty Of Murder

Accused mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been found guilty of three counts of murder and one of attempted murder by a 15-person jury.

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Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-laws

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Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 – as it happened

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Anthony Albanese Reacts After A Synagogue Was Set Alight In Melbourne: ‘Shocking Acts’

The Prime Minister pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after an unknown man set fire to the doors of a synagogue last night.

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Aussie young gun batters his way through Sri Lanka A

Victorian Sam Elliott has sparked a collapse of 7-25 as Australia A powered their way to a 198-run victory over Sri Lanka A.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Victorian health acknowledges family’s distress; Trump accused of using antisemitic slur; and the brooding charisma of Michael Madsen

Messages show department sent two messages two days apart advising parents to test for different sexually transmitted diseases

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Victorian Government To Make Its First Peoples’ Assembly Permanent Under New Bill

The government of Victoria is set to introduce a bill later this year that will make the First Peoples' Assembly a permanent body.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly to be made permanent and granted decision-making powers under treaty bill

Body will be able to advise ministers on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the state

The Guardian - AU

Patterson jury deliberations to continue into a sixth day – as it happened

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Families' fearful wait to learn alleged abuser's moves

Parents are facing an anxious wait to find out if their kids have been exposed to a childcare worker accused of serial sexual abuse.

The Guardian - AU

Federal government to fast-track childcare safety legislation as Victoria appoints Jay Weatherill to conduct snap review of sector

Jason Clare to introduce powers to expand spot checks and cut off funding for childcare operators that fail to meet safety standards, as Greens call for independent watchdog

The Independent UK

Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry finds British committed genocide of Indigenous people

Yoorrook Justice Commission says British colonisation of Victoria brought violence, dispossession and lasting harm to Aboriginal communities

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