Melbourne revival ‘won’t happen overnight’
Businesses in Melbourne’s CBD have been warned the city won’t be returning to its former glory overnight, as the first week of workers returning to the city draws to a …
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NSW government tackling increasing problem of e-cigarette use in schools
NSW education authorities are taking action against vaping in schools to combat the increasing and “unacceptable” problem. The state’s Education Minister told a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday the government …
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Victoria’s Ukrainian refugee plan revealed as half a million flee war zone
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war violence in their home country could be resettled in Victoria’s new Covid quarantine facility after Premier Daniel Andrews flagged the state would welcome those …
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‘Emblem of evil’: Outrage over swastika in Melbourne suburb
A large wooden swastika has been found in a Melbourne backyard in the heart of the city’s Jewish community, prompting outrage from advocates and raising questions about why there have …
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Victoria’s 80,000 surgery backlog could take years to address
Victoria’s largest hospitals have revealed the magnitude of their dire elective surgery waitlists, as the state looks to overcome a backlog leading into the tens of thousands. Public hospitals were …
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NSW anti-rape service says victims snubbed out of $260 million funding package
An anti-rape organisation says NSW services have been snubbed out of a federal funding package worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars. None of the $260 million allocated …
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Transport for NSW deputy secretary told to go on leave instead of answering budget estimates questions
NSW transport officials have gone dark as questions mount regarding last week‘s Sydney train shutdown. A bureaucrat at the centre of the controversy has been told by her boss to …
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‘I regret my words’: Treasurer Tim Pallas apologises to bullied MP Kaushaliya Vaghela
A senior Victorian government minister has apologised for questioning the state of mind of an MP who levelled serious allegations of bullying at the Labor Party, now being investigated by …
Read MoreDaniel Andrews backflips on ‘nasty’ Victorian housing tax
A controversial public housing tax will be dumped by the Victorian government after it received widespread backlash from the property industry. Victorian Treasurerxjmtzyw Tim Pallas confirmed the $800m tax, initially …
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NSW Treasurer ‘shocked’ by allegations Covid-19 money was treated as ‘slush fund’
The NSW Treasurer says he was shocked by a report Covid-19 emergency money had been used as a “slush fund” by government departments. Matt Kean told a budget estimates hearing …
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