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Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal

Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union

The Guardian - AU

Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears

Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following conviction

The Guardian - AU

Swans under investigation over alleged sexual assault

Sydney chief executive Matthew Pavlich says the AFL club is working with relevant authorities over sexual assault allegations involving Swans players.

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Exclusive poll shows nearly half of respondents defecting from Victorian Labor. What do these voters care about?

A new poll of Victorians shows almost half of respondents who voted Labor in the 2022 state election intend to vote differently this November, with more than 13% moving their vote to One Nation and a further 11% intending to vote for the Coalition.

The Conversation

Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state has rejected the national gun buyback, saying it won't divert money from core services and cost‑of‑living pressures to a federal scheme.

AAP

Australia's system 'not built' for sex crime victims

Advocates are fighting for victims of sexual assault to receive as much legal help as possible against an ancient justice system not built for them.

AAP

'Left a zero off': tolls, police in rival voter pitches

Cost of living and law and order are shaping up as key battlefronts in an upcoming state election as the major parties unveil competing offers.

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First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’

The Guardian - AU

These high street bags give a nod to Mulberry, Goyard, DeMellier and more

We used the designer-inspired bags for office days, commutes and after-work drinks

The Independent UK

The melons rolled quite gently out of the gate – then suddenly became an avalanche for Albanese

Most of the media initially ignored the prime minister’s innuendo as they went to town on his crass Kylie comment. Plus: Victoria drowning in AI

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals want a weekly red bin collection. Is it a wheelie good idea or a load of rubbish?

Fortnightly household waste collections are increasingly considered best practice – but the leader of the opposition argues they’re ‘disgusting’

The Guardian - AU

Woman gets hired at Victoria’s Secret. She can’t go to the toilet until 5:30 pm and one shift of humiliation pushes her to walk away: ‘starts yelling’

She couldn’t take it anymore

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Ibac charges police officer accused of repeatedly hitting Indigenous man with Taser during Melbourne arrest

Victorian corruption watchdog alleges weapon was used to hit man’s head, with another officer accused of kneeing him in same incident last year

The Guardian - AU

Victorian microparty MPs including Georgie Purcell to face re-election struggle after group voting tickets abolished

Voters will be required to number at least five parties above the line in order of preference after bill passed upper house 33 votes to four

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Upper house shake-up looms as old voting system binned

Victoria has become the last Australian jurisdiction to abolish a voting system that enabled candidates to be elected with a fraction of first preferences.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s new First Nations body asks government to axe bill that will scrap prisoners’ ‘open air’ rights

Gellung Warl, which was established as part of the treaty process, says bill would erode the basic rights of people in prison

Evening Standard

Man found guilty of harassing Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy on Victoria line train

Clifford Whitby, 63, was found guilty of harassing the MP for Walthamstow in July last year

The Economic Times

In 1969, Australia recovered the Murchison meteorite after it fell near Victoria. Years later, scientists studied stardust hidden inside and discovered grains dating back roughly 7 billion years, before the Solar System existed

The Murchison meteorite carried something far older than Earth. Scientists found tiny silicon carbide grains inside it that formed nearly 7 billion years ago, long before the Sun existed. The meteorite fell in Victoria, Australia, in 1969. Researchers later isolated the ancient stardust and studied trapped isotopes to estimate its…

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The Guardian - UK

Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt

Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failed

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne teens allegedly used dating apps to find men to attack, rob and sexually assault

Victoria police investigating 11 reported attacks have arrested and charged five teenage males

The Guardian - AU

Victoria had bipartisan support for a legal right to work from home. So why has Ben Carroll kicked it down the road?

New Victorian premier delays proposed right to work from home two days a week until next July, despite Coalition support

AAP

Contentious work-from-home laws pushed beyond election

A newly-minted premier has delayed the start of work-from-home laws and declared "sensible" changes are in the offing as the Victorian election nears.

The Conversation

After nearly 12 years in power, the Victorian government’s longevity has come at some cost to its integrity

Last week, Victorians found out what happened in 2016 when their state government negotiated a secret deal with the firefighters’ union.

AAP

Car insurance customers in the dark about fee hikes

Car insurance premiums surged eight per cent while the broader consumer price index rose three per cent, in part due to a surge in vehicle theft in Victoria.

The Times of India

In 2006, an Australian caver saw grass moving when there was no wind; digging beneath it revealed Elk River, now one of Victoria's longest caves

In 2006, Australian caver Kim Van Dyke noticed something unusual while walking through a reserve near Buchan in Victoria’s East Gippsland. A small patch of grass was moving, even though the surrounding vegetation was completely still and there was no wind.

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