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Defence
Victoria lands multibillion-dollar Land 400 defence deal
Victoria has won a multibillion-dollar defence contract to South Korean company Hanwha to develop a fleet of state-of-the-art infantry fighting vehicles in Geelong.
- by Alex Crowe
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First-home buyers
Good politics, but the first home owner grant was a colossal waste
It’s been a huge waste of money but dumping Victoria’s first home owner grant would be tricky politically.
- by Josh Gordon
Victorian First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision powers within four years
Aunty Esme Bamblett said the assembly was looking seven generations ahead when it came to thinking about the right to self-determination gained from a treaty.
- by Jack Latimore
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Victorian byelection
‘Abandoned their own supporters’: Labor won’t run in Warrandyte byelection, MPs told
The decision gives Opposition Leader John Pesutto a boost to his leadership and his party’s winning odds.
- by Broede Carmody
No cost-benefit analysis done for $2b in legacy Games projects
Premier Daniel Andrews has said no such analysis had been done solely for the sporting facilities and social and affordable homes the government still intends to build.
- by Rachel Eddie
Will the Metro Tunnel really shift Melbourne to a ‘turn-up-and-go’ timetable?
Experts say the Andrews government is yet to convince them that high-frequency trains will run in the suburbs outside peak hour and on weekends.
- by Broede Carmody and Patrick Hatch
Police officer who leaked Dani Laidley images sacked over mobile photos of corpses at crime scenes
Murray Gentner was dismissed at a disciplinary hearing after photographs of dead people were found on his phone.
- by Cameron Houston
Victoria’s Health Department broke privacy laws at COVID call centres
The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner found the department failed to take reasonable steps to stop breaches. One man used the information to stalk a woman.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Healthcare
‘Truly life-saving’: Victorian MP calls for opt-out organ donation system
Nick McGowan wants Victoria to follow in the footsteps of Wales, which introduced an opt-out scheme in 2015 and has had a boost in the number of organ donations over the following years.
- by Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst
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Floods
‘Have I not been through enough?’ Mum reeling from Maribyrnong flood denied support
A mother who tried to access the Victorian government’s support payments for students and their families affected by last year’s floods says she was knocked back.
- by Broede Carmody
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Healthcare
The state of our health
What does the prevalence of 10 health conditions, including asthma, cancer, diabetes and dementia, in locations across Victoria say about the state.