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Power price regulator urged to reconsider 30 per cent increase to Victorian Default Offer

Victoria's energy sector regulator is being urged to reconsider a power price proposal that could increase energy bills across the state, worsening the cost-of-living crisis.

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First Nations workers still overlooked despite nationwide employment shortage

Racism, exclusion, and identity strain are all factors that contribute to high levels of Indigenous unemployment, and ahead of the jobs and skills summit advocates want the government to look at a national overhaul.

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In New Zealand wages are growing. Will Australian workers' pay packets get a bump?

There are hints that wages are going up — helping workers meet the cost of soaring inflation for food, fuel and essentials. But you might have to quit your job to get a raise.

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'Greedy and evil' payday lender Cigno's game of cat and mouse with ASIC continues

ASIC is investigating whether a third lending model set up by "predatory" payday lender Cigno is legal, while the company takes its fight to be exempt from credit laws to the High Court.

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Long COVID cases set to grow as more people fall through the cracks of support

Up to 100,000 people could be suffering severe long COVID within the next three months. Another 300,000 people could have some limitations on their daily activities.

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Buy now, pay later companies on the brink as bad debts and interest rates rise

Buy now, pay later is a popular payment method, but the sector is facing a perfect storm of rising interest rates, bad debts, a crowded marketplace and looming regulation.

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Arnhem Land art 'detectives' helping discover who painted these priceless works

Artists visit a Melbourne Museum vault to identify the "master" creators of bark paintings commissioned 110 years ago by Sir Baldwin Spencer in exchange for tobacco and cash.

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From attacks on workers to teens in adult prison, Victoria's youth justice challenges are mounting

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

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Plenty of jobs but gender stereotypes and low pay can hold men back from careers in aged care

The aged care sector's low pay stops men from doing the work. But experts say without them there won't be enough staff to take care of our ageing population.

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Study shows regular blood donation could remove PFAS from firefighters' bodies

A year long trial of 285 Victorian firefighters and staff found plasma donation cut levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS by 30 per cent.

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Victoria's burial laws are creating increasingly derelict cemeteries, as graves are left to go to ruin

Cemeteries in every town and city are filled with untended graves that are falling apart. But those who try to help are often stymied by a law designed to protect the dead.

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Why Victoria's big social housing build is causing friction among some councils and residents

On a quiet inner-city street, an unassuming two-storey building is the latest site creating tension between social housing developers and residents because of a contentious new planning scheme.

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