Melbourne Airport Rail makes the cut in federal funding review (www.theage.com.au)
FLARE laboratory: The lab where everything is set on fire in the name of bushfire research (www.theage.com.au)
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Police to compensate officer after mistaking her husband for an abused child (www.theage.com.au)
A policewoman who was arrested over false suspicions of child sex abuse will receive compensation after detectives mistook her 32-year-old former husband for a 10-year-old boy in an intimate photo of the couple....
Erin Patterson charged with three murders, five attempted murders in mushroom death probe (www.theage.com.au)
Tap off: Why Melbourne’s public transport system doesn’t need ticket cops (www.theage.com.au)
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Strike-busting at Australian universities, students disciplined for supporting striking teachers (www.theage.com.au)
Strike-busting at Australian universities, students disciplined for supporting striking teachers (www.theage.com.au)
Strike-busting at Australian universities, students disciplined for supporting striking teachers (www.theage.com.au)
Liberal MP delivers ultimatum to force Bridget Archer from opposition (www.theage.com.au)
Cabinet plan to boost social housing dumped in favour of developers (www.theage.com.au)
The Andrews government dumped an ambitious cabinet-approved plan to lift the proportion of social housing in Victoria by almost two-thirds, opting instead to respond to the housing crisis with a voluntary, developer-led delivery of so-called affordable housing.
Cabinet plan to boost social housing dumped in favour of developers (www.theage.com.au)
The Andrews government dumped an ambitious cabinet-approved plan to lift the proportion of social housing in Victoria by almost two-thirds, opting instead to respond to the housing crisis with a voluntary, developer-led delivery of so-called affordable housing.
A new way to stop your food delivery order getting cold, or pinched (www.theage.com.au)
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Underworld figure Gavin Preston shot dead at a Melbourne cafe in Keilor East (www.theage.com.au)
Almost one in 10 staff from families, housing department to be sacked (www.theage.com.au)
The public sector union has warned Victorian child protection workers will be unable to effectively do their jobs if 400 positions are cut in mass redundancies.
Coroner again pushes for pill testing after ‘Blue Punisher’ death (www.theage.com.au)
The fourth Victorian coroner in six years has called on the state government to introduce pill testing to stop people from dying from accidental overdoses.
The people eligible for ‘affordable’ homes can’t actually afford the homes (www.theage.com.au)
Low- to moderate-income Melburnians are being priced out of “affordable” housing, according to new research.
The people eligible for ‘affordable’ homes can’t actually afford the homes (www.theage.com.au)
Low- to moderate-income Melburnians are being priced out of “affordable” housing, according to new research.
Victoria seeks to tackle triple-zero delays with agency overhaul (www.theage.com.au)
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Victoria cuts water bombing capacity ahead of risky fire season (www.theage.com.au)
Victoria’s water bombing capabilities have been slashed by almost a third as emergency responders, pilots and experts warn that Victoria may not be prepared for the hot and dry summer ahead.
Council pulls plug on kinder services (www.theage.com.au)
Looks like Knox council is thinking of pulling the plug on 3/4yo kinder and are looking to privatise all of the council run Kinders....
Thousands of Labor members take climate challenge to Albanese (www.theage.com.au)
Thousands of Labor members have thrown their weight behind a challenge to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take stronger action on climate change and develop new policies to respond to mammoth subsidies for renewable energy in the United States.
Victoria police officer facing more than 80 child sex charges, extradition sought (www.theage.com.au)
A Victorian police sergeant facing child sex abuse charges has been arrested in Queensland and charged with more than 80 offences, including rape....
Victoria police officer facing more than 80 child sex charges, extradition sought (www.theage.com.au)
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Labor to harden position on Palestine (www.theage.com.au)
The federal government will harden its language on the Palestinian territories, with Labor to begin officially referring to Israel’s settlements in the West Bank as “illegal” and the territories as “occupied”.
Fireball that lit up Melbourne night sky was most likely a Russian rocket, scientist says (www.theage.com.au)
“A large flaming object that lit up Melbourne’s sky overnight is thought to be debris from a Russian rocket used to send a satellite into space.”