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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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Official probe into CFMEU links rejected by premier

A state premier has defended her government's response to CFMEU corruption, saying it cracked down on the union as soon as it became aware of misconduct claims.

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'Third world': cable derails train line's 'Big Switch'

Passengers have been offered an apology and compensation after widespread disruptions soured a major rail line's move to full services.

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Victorian opposition leader pulls out of event headlined by Barnaby Joyce after premier accuses her of ‘cosying up’ to One Nation

Exclusive: Jess Wilson will no longer speak at Across Victoria Alliance conference in Horsham due to ‘unavoidable scheduling conflict’

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'Equality is non-negotiable': pride on show in streets

Thousands have taken part in the Midsumma Pride March, celebrating LGBTQI arts and culture as a premier pledges to stand with the queer community.

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One Nation believes ‘tide is turning’ in its favour as Jacinta Allan faces backlash over Victoria’s bushfires

Minor party seeking to convert regional rage to electoral success as Labor faces relentless criticism

The Guardian - AU

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

A protracted pay fight with health workers has created a throbbing election-year headache for a state premier.

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Albanese condemns ‘antisemitic hate incident’ in which Jewish boys ‘ran for their lives’ in Melbourne

Police investigate after Nazi slogans allegedly yelled at schoolboys in St Kilda East on Monday night

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Minns says bridge used in Bondi attack should be torn down – as it happened

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Bushfire losses mount as premier defends fleeing mob

Volunteer firefighters are "blaming themselves" for being unable to lessen the devastation wrought by an ongoing bushfire crisis, a fire chief says.

AAP

Premier evades angry mob amid backdrop of charred hills

As bushfires continue to burn, angry locals have gathered outside a health service where the Victorian premier held a news conference.

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Nursing home exodus 'last resort' as fire cause probed

A truck trailer sparking along a major road is being probed as the possible cause of a devastating bushfire as cash is set aside to facilitate the clean up.

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Three arrested after alleged racially motivated attack on Muslim religious leader in Victoria

Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-east

The Guardian - AU

Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces appeal to support those affected, as authorities warn fire risk could spike again later in month

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Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Questions about a state's emergency services preparedness have been slapped down by a premier, as the identity of the first victim of ongoing fires is revealed.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?

Advocates say even they are surprised by Allan government’s embrace of higher density housing, but warn construction costs risk city becoming ‘victim of its success’

The Guardian - AU

One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned

Almost a dozen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier saying ‘we are not through the worst of this by a long way’

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Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Dozens of properties have been destroyed at multiple fire scenes as fire-fighters described confronting scenes of danger and destruction.

The Independent UK

Three missing as ‘catastrophic’ bushfires cut power to 90,000 Australian homes in 46C heat

Firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes across the state on Friday, with Victoria under the highest possible fire danger rating

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Who’s going to the ballot box this year? Here’s the election state of play

This article covers the March South Australian state election and November Victorian state election. The United States will hold midterm elections in November, giving Democrats an opportunity to take control of Congress.

The Guardian - AU

Man denies allegedly firebombing rabbi’s car bearing Hanukah sign in Melbourne

John Argento, 47, appeared in court charged with Christmas Day attack on car with a billboard reading ‘Happy Chanukah’

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Shock And Outrage In Melbourne As Hanukkah Car Targeted In Suspected Antisemitic Firebombing

A car bearing a 'Happy Chanukah' sign was firebombed outside a rabbi's home in St Kilda East, Melbourne. Police are treating it as a suspected antisemitic attack. Senior leaders and government officials condemn the act and call for decisive action.

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Motive probed after suspect ID'ed in Hanukkah car fire

Police are keeping an open mind over the motive of a 47-year-old person of interest alleged to be involved in a fire of a car bearing a Hanukkah sign.

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Victoria to follow NSW in giving police new powers to stop protests in wake of Bondi terror attack

Police with semi-automatic rifles will be deployed at Boxing Day Test but commissioner says this move is not based on a ‘specific new threat’

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