Fruit Fly Resurgence in Victoria Due to Funding Cuts
Reduced funding for a Victorian fruit fly management program has caused a 90% increase in Queensland fruit fly numbers in 2024, impacting growers like Bari Sulejman who lost 70% of his plum crop and spent tens of thousands on pest control; experts warn of a potential 600% increase if the program end...
Fruit Fly Resurgence in Victoria Due to Funding Cuts
Reduced funding for a Victorian fruit fly management program has caused a 90% increase in Queensland fruit fly numbers in 2024, impacting growers like Bari Sulejman who lost 70% of his plum crop and spent tens of thousands on pest control; experts warn of a potential 600% increase if the program end...
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44% Bias Score
Victoria Proposes School Expansion to Save Billions in Construction Costs
Infrastructure Victoria's 30-year infrastructure strategy proposes a \$1.5 billion to \$3.3 billion investment in expanding existing schools to accommodate Victoria's projected 1 million population growth over the next decade, potentially saving \$2.4 billion in construction costs compared to buildi...
Victoria Proposes School Expansion to Save Billions in Construction Costs
Infrastructure Victoria's 30-year infrastructure strategy proposes a \$1.5 billion to \$3.3 billion investment in expanding existing schools to accommodate Victoria's projected 1 million population growth over the next decade, potentially saving \$2.4 billion in construction costs compared to buildi...
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48% Bias Score
Local Measles Transmission Confirmed in Victoria
Victoria's health authorities confirmed two new measles cases, raising the 2025 total to eight and signifying local transmission after patients visited multiple sites across Melbourne and Bendigo between February 19-26, without recent overseas travel or contact with known cases.
Local Measles Transmission Confirmed in Victoria
Victoria's health authorities confirmed two new measles cases, raising the 2025 total to eight and signifying local transmission after patients visited multiple sites across Melbourne and Bendigo between February 19-26, without recent overseas travel or contact with known cases.
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24% Bias Score
Victoria Streamlines Literacy Assessment for Grade 1 Students
Victoria is replacing its 40-minute English Online Interview (EOI) literacy assessment for six-year-olds with a new 10-minute phonics check starting in 2026, focusing on essential reading skills to improve teaching efficiency and student outcomes.
Victoria Streamlines Literacy Assessment for Grade 1 Students
Victoria is replacing its 40-minute English Online Interview (EOI) literacy assessment for six-year-olds with a new 10-minute phonics check starting in 2026, focusing on essential reading skills to improve teaching efficiency and student outcomes.
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44% Bias Score
Victoria to Reform Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws
Victoria's parliament will consider reforms to its voluntary assisted dying (VAD) framework, including allowing doctors to initiate VAD conversations, reducing required medical assessments, extending the eligibility timeframe to 12 months, and removing the citizenship requirement, after a coroner re...
Victoria to Reform Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws
Victoria's parliament will consider reforms to its voluntary assisted dying (VAD) framework, including allowing doctors to initiate VAD conversations, reducing required medical assessments, extending the eligibility timeframe to 12 months, and removing the citizenship requirement, after a coroner re...
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48% Bias Score
Victorian Private School Fees Soar to National High
Victorian private school fees are the highest in Australia, exceeding \$11,200 statewide and nearly \$41,000 in Melbourne's inner south-east, driven partly by a state government payroll tax increase implemented in July 2024 impacting schools charging over \$15,000 annually.
Victorian Private School Fees Soar to National High
Victorian private school fees are the highest in Australia, exceeding \$11,200 statewide and nearly \$41,000 in Melbourne's inner south-east, driven partly by a state government payroll tax increase implemented in July 2024 impacting schools charging over \$15,000 annually.
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40% Bias Score
A$1.1 Billion Western Freeway Upgrade to Boost Labor's Victorian Support
The Australian government announced a $1.1 billion investment to upgrade Melbourne's Western Freeway, aiming to improve travel times and boost support for the Labor party in key Victorian electorates before the upcoming federal election, addressing safety concerns and long commute times affecting re...
A$1.1 Billion Western Freeway Upgrade to Boost Labor's Victorian Support
The Australian government announced a $1.1 billion investment to upgrade Melbourne's Western Freeway, aiming to improve travel times and boost support for the Labor party in key Victorian electorates before the upcoming federal election, addressing safety concerns and long commute times affecting re...
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52% Bias Score
Victoria's Booming Education Exports: A Balancing Act
Victorian public schools organized over 40 overseas recruitment trips last year, attracting more than 9370 international students in 2024, generating $13,000–$20,000 per student, while raising concerns about equitable distribution among schools.
Victoria's Booming Education Exports: A Balancing Act
Victorian public schools organized over 40 overseas recruitment trips last year, attracting more than 9370 international students in 2024, generating $13,000–$20,000 per student, while raising concerns about equitable distribution among schools.
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44% Bias Score
Melbourne's First Fast-Tracked Apartment Project Rejected, Raising Housing Crisis Concerns
Banyule City Council rejected a 17-unit apartment building in Rosanna, Melbourne, despite state government approval under the Future Homes program, raising concerns about the program's efficacy and highlighting conflicts between state and local planning processes. The developer spent $130,000 and no...
Melbourne's First Fast-Tracked Apartment Project Rejected, Raising Housing Crisis Concerns
Banyule City Council rejected a 17-unit apartment building in Rosanna, Melbourne, despite state government approval under the Future Homes program, raising concerns about the program's efficacy and highlighting conflicts between state and local planning processes. The developer spent $130,000 and no...
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56% Bias Score
Victoria to Adopt Contactless Payment for Public Transport in 2026
Victorians will be able to use contactless bank card and smartphone payments for public transport from early 2026, starting with the rail network and expanding to buses and trams later, following a successful trial in Wangaratta.
Victoria to Adopt Contactless Payment for Public Transport in 2026
Victorians will be able to use contactless bank card and smartphone payments for public transport from early 2026, starting with the rail network and expanding to buses and trams later, following a successful trial in Wangaratta.
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32% Bias Score
Victoria to Cut 2,000-3,000 Public Service Jobs to Reduce Budget Deficit
The Victorian government will cut 2,000–3,000 public service jobs (5–6% of the workforce) to address its budget, following an independent review headed by Helen Silver, with interim and final reports due in April and June respectively; frontline services are excluded.
Victoria to Cut 2,000-3,000 Public Service Jobs to Reduce Budget Deficit
The Victorian government will cut 2,000–3,000 public service jobs (5–6% of the workforce) to address its budget, following an independent review headed by Helen Silver, with interim and final reports due in April and June respectively; frontline services are excluded.
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56% Bias Score
Victorian By-Elections Reveal Labor Vulnerability
Victorian state by-elections saw the Liberal Party win Prahran from the Greens due to a local scandal, while Labor narrowly retained Werribee despite a 16.7 percent primary vote drop, suggesting waning support for the party in the state.
Victorian By-Elections Reveal Labor Vulnerability
Victorian state by-elections saw the Liberal Party win Prahran from the Greens due to a local scandal, while Labor narrowly retained Werribee despite a 16.7 percent primary vote drop, suggesting waning support for the party in the state.
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40% Bias Score