5 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Kooyong candidates pitch climate action to voters; ruling made on corflute signs

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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5 d. ago Actor Tasma Walton is linked to Indigenous tribe, judge rules

The judge also apologised for significant online abuse the 51-year-old suffered during investigations into a native title dispute in Melbourne.

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5 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Kooyong candidates pitch climate action to voters; Bruce candidate heckled at Doveton mosque

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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5 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Kooyong candidates pitch climate action to voters; Fatima Payman arrives to celebrity reception in Bruce

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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6 d. ago Victoria's top cop confirms he won't apply for permanent role

After filling in the role of top cop for the last month, Victoria's acting police chief commissioner Rick Nugent said he now knew he would struggle to meet the high demands of the job long-term.

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6 d. ago ‘My time is precious to me’: Victoria Police acting chief commissioner won’t apply for top job

It means Victoria will have had at least three different chief police commissioners in 2025, with applications for the permanent role closing this Friday.

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6 d. ago Victoria’s acting top cop says he won’t apply for permanent role

Victoria’s Acting Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent says he will not apply for the ongoing position.

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6 d. ago Victoria Police acting chief commissioner says he won’t apply for top job

Rick Nugent emailed police members six weeks into the job confirming that he won’t apply for the permanent position.

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1 week ago Labor urged to act now or risk fight with developers over suburban parkland

A proposed park could be about 76 times larger than Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, but unless the government acts soon, it could be lost to development.

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1 week ago Melbourne could have a new park 76 times the size of the Botanic Gardens

A proposed park could be about 76 times larger than Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, but unless the government acts soon, it could be lost to development.

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1 week ago Melbourne could have a new park 76 times the size of the Botanic Gardens – if government acts now

A proposed park could be about 76 times larger than Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, but unless the government acts soon, it could be lost to development.

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3 w. ago CFMEU vows to act on organised crime, violence against women at emergency meeting

The construction union’s national secretary has secured the repudiation by hundreds of union delegates of gangland players in the industry.

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3 w. ago Premier’s ‘new’ Operation Hawk union crackdown already exists, say police

A police investigation into organised crime on Big Build sites announced on Monday by the Victorian Premier has actually been running since July.

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3 w. ago Operation Hawk to probe criminal activity on Big Build sites

Victoria Police will launch a new taskforce into “shocking and unacceptable” allegations of criminal activity on construction sites in Victoria.

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3 w. ago AFL Live: Richmond clamour from well back to grab lead, Tigers star set for MRO scrutiny

Welcome from the MCG on a muggy March day in marvellous Melbourne. The new AFL season is two games old, but the Victorian action launches in a big way with a Richmond v Carlton clash.

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3 w. ago AFL Live: Blues set cracking pace; see No.1 pick Lalor’s first possession

Welcome from the MCG on a muggy March day in marvellous Melbourne. The new AFL season is two games old, but the Victorian action launches in a big way with a Richmond v Carlton clash.

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