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Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, with addiction experts warning the decision will “cost lives”.The government on Tuesday announced that a trial facility, recommended...

Some Labor figures are worried about their grip on Wills if Ratnam secures preselection Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Greens leader, Samantha Ratnam, has put her hand up to run in the federal seat of Wills, in a move that has some Labor figures worried about the...

Yoorook Justice commissioners disappointed ‘crucial’ recommendation to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 without exceptions was rebuffedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly and the head of the state’s Indigenous truth-telling commission have criticised the Allan Labor government for seeking more time to consider...

Workers receiving payments beyond two-and-a-half years to undergo another impairment test under changes expected to pass parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWorkers’ compensation for mental health injuries such as stress and burnout will be limited after the Victorian government struck a deal to push through contentious changes to the...

Advocates lament missed opportunity for reform, saying some safeguards have become barriers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAllowing doctors to start conversations with terminally ill patients about voluntary assisted dying will not be considered under a review of Victoria’s euthanasia laws – sparking criticism from advocates who say it is a missed opportunity for reform.A five-year review...

Allan government releases summaries showing meetings with lobbyists, stakeholders and other external organisationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorian ministers have opened up their diaries to the public for the first time, revealing their meetings with media bosses, union leaders, sports stars – and even a Hollywood celebrity.After changes introduced last year under the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan,...

This blog is now closed.Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA fundingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBoM issues wind weather warning for TasmaniaThe Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in parts of Tasmania.Australia has a very important role to play as a signatory to...

‘Baffled’ MPs express alarm at ‘captain’s call’ while premier Jacinta Allan says cabinet followed ‘normal process’ in a ‘consensus decision’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSome Victorian Labor MPs were “shocked and disappointed” by the decision to continue to allow duck hunting in the state, despite a recommendation from a government-initiated inquiry.After a marathon three-hour meeting on Monday,...

Shambolic media conference has Coalition members saying opposition leader has shown ‘an abject failure of leadership’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFor half an hour on Monday, Victoria’s opposition leader, John Pesutto, tied himself in knots attempting to explain why the Coalition was walking back its support for a state...