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As Australia’s tobacco wars continue, a NSW heroin drought in 2000 might offer lessons

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced she plans to introduce “Australia’s toughest illicit tobacco laws”, which marks another escalation in the state’s battle against the illicit tobacco trade.

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'Real hero': mourners honour slain security guard

Flowers and heartfelt messages honouring an off-duty security guard were laid during a candlelight vigil held near the spot where he was allegedly murdered.

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'Made me feel ill': relief for househunting headache

Vendors are set to be saddled with organising and paying for building and pest inspection reports under an Australian state-first scheme.

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Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

The heroism of a young man fatally stabbed while trying to protect a schoolboy from a group of teens has been lauded by the boy's family and the community.

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'I don't feel safe': locals mourn slain good Samaritan

Locals are paying their respects to a young "hero" fatally stabbed at a train station, with some claiming more needs to be done to tackle youth crime.

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Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24%, but differ on which party is in the lead

Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24% with Labor on top on primary votes in one and the Coalition in the other. Labor has a huge lead in New South Wales as the right vote is split under optional preferential voting. A record number of candidates will contest the…

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Do You Have a Right To Work From Home? This Australian Politician Thinks So.

A proposal in Victoria would require every business, no matter the size, to allow two days of remote work a week.

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GPs disturbed by latest contraceptive pill 'shortcut'

Australia's top doctors' group has lashed a state government's move to allow women seeking the contraceptive pill to bypass general practitioners.

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The Liberal Party’s current woes are many. Sidelining Victoria is one of them

The recent elevation of Angus Taylor to leader of the Liberal Party generated an expected avalanche of commentary. The reactions ranged over most points of the compass. In some, Taylor was depicted as a final leadership throw of the dice to avert the slide of the Liberals towards electoral oblivion.…

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No small business exemption to work-from-home laws

A legal work-from-home mandate will apply to businesses big and small as a state government eyes productivity and political gains.

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Victorian government faces backlash from small businesses over right to work-from-home laws

Small employers won’t be exempt from proposed legislation designed to allow off-site working two days a week

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Corruption watchdog denies CFMEU referral 'run-around'

Delayed notification of a doomed request to probe construction sector corruption has been slammed as a government moves to block "follow the dollar" changes.

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Where will Victoria’s new homes be built? Competing Liberal and Labor visions are as much about politics as planning

Jess Wilson’s housing plan offers little that is truly new – but Jacinta Allan claims it draws a line through Melbourne and locks millennials out

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Former patients welcome surgeon's referral to police

Former patients of a renowned gynaecologist accused of performing unnecessary surgeries have spoken out after allegations against him were referred to police.

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Claims of bikies, strippers and drugs in the CFMEU threaten to end Jacinta Allan’s premiership. Can she survive?

A report alleging the Victorian branch of the union had turned into a ‘crime syndicate’ has sparked a war between the state government and a corruption fighter

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Here’s how to investigate corruption in Victoria’s construction industry - and it’s not a royal commission

The Victorian government is facing growing calls for a royal commission to investigate allegations of corruption in the construction sector.

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SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries

A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election.

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War of words heats up amid union scandal

A political spat has erupted over calls for a royal commission after a damning report exposed alleged corruption in the construction union.

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Adelaide bids to host MotoGP’s first-ever street race after Phillip Island exit

MotoGP looks set to head to Adelaide for a first-ever street race once its deal with Phillip Island concludes

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Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

A significant new pay offer has been presented to healthcare workers undertaking industrial action, as a $1.5 billion public hospital is unveiled.

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'Florid ramblings': minister takes aim at CFMEU report

A minister has launched an extraordinary attack on the work of a top barrister probing CFMEU corruption as pressure builds on his party's leader.

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Mass strike hangs over $1.5b hospital's grand opening

A state government's push to politically capitalise on the opening of a major public hospital is set to be undermined by thousands of striking health workers.

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Scandal deepens as premier denies 'hoax' CFMEU referral

A former corruption watchdog boss has called out a state premier after his old agency rejected her formal request to probe CFMEU misconduct.

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The CFMEU has cost Victorian taxpayers $15bn, a corruption fighter claims. How did he reach that figure and what happens next?

Premier Jacinta Allan labelled report’s allegations ‘sickening’ and now faces calls for a royal commission

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The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support

One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead.

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