Prahran By-election: Crime Surge Fuels Tense Campaign
The Prahran by-election, triggered by a Greens MP's resignation, is fiercely contested due to a 12.2% crime increase, particularly on Chapel Street, leading to heightened tensions and allegations of intimidation between campaign volunteers.
Prahran By-election: Crime Surge Fuels Tense Campaign
The Prahran by-election, triggered by a Greens MP's resignation, is fiercely contested due to a 12.2% crime increase, particularly on Chapel Street, leading to heightened tensions and allegations of intimidation between campaign volunteers.
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60% Bias Score
Victoria Issues Emergency Warning as Bushfire, Heatwave Threaten Mirranatwa"
Victorians in Mirranatwa are urged to evacuate immediately due to an uncontrolled bushfire approaching Red Hill Road on Sunday, fueled by a three-day heatwave (high 30s-low 40s) and the aftermath of 10,000+ lightning strikes on Australia Day that ignited blazes in the Grampians and Little Desert nat...
Victoria Issues Emergency Warning as Bushfire, Heatwave Threaten Mirranatwa"
Victorians in Mirranatwa are urged to evacuate immediately due to an uncontrolled bushfire approaching Red Hill Road on Sunday, fueled by a three-day heatwave (high 30s-low 40s) and the aftermath of 10,000+ lightning strikes on Australia Day that ignited blazes in the Grampians and Little Desert nat...
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40% Bias Score
Victorian Hospitals Fail to Document Patient Restraint and Seclusion Properly
A Victorian watchdog found that in 42 percent of reviewed cases involving patient restraint and seclusion, proper facilities and amenities were not documented, and 64 percent had authorization issues, highlighting systemic failures in mental healthcare.
Victorian Hospitals Fail to Document Patient Restraint and Seclusion Properly
A Victorian watchdog found that in 42 percent of reviewed cases involving patient restraint and seclusion, proper facilities and amenities were not documented, and 64 percent had authorization issues, highlighting systemic failures in mental healthcare.
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64% Bias Score
Victoria Finalizes Health Service Network Restructure
The Victorian government announced its final health service network restructure on Friday, creating 12 networks serving at least 200,000 people each, following months of consultation and community feedback that led to changes such as splitting the Hume region into two sub-regions and merging Gippsla...
Victoria Finalizes Health Service Network Restructure
The Victorian government announced its final health service network restructure on Friday, creating 12 networks serving at least 200,000 people each, following months of consultation and community feedback that led to changes such as splitting the Hume region into two sub-regions and merging Gippsla...
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44% Bias Score
Albanese Defends Crude Bushfire Warning Amidst Devastating Victorian Fires
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sparked outrage by endorsing Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's use of the phrase "don't be a d***head" in a tweet warning against lighting fires during a total fire ban, amidst devastating bushfires that destroyed at least three homes and nearly a dozen out...
Albanese Defends Crude Bushfire Warning Amidst Devastating Victorian Fires
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sparked outrage by endorsing Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's use of the phrase "don't be a d***head" in a tweet warning against lighting fires during a total fire ban, amidst devastating bushfires that destroyed at least three homes and nearly a dozen out...
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52% Bias Score
Victorian Towns Urged to Evacuate Amid Devastating Bushfires
Devastating bushfires in Victoria have scorched over 55,000 hectares, prompting "Leave Immediately" orders for several towns near the Grampians National Park as emergency services battle unpredictable wind changes and fear potential residential losses, while "take shelter" warnings are in effect for...
Victorian Towns Urged to Evacuate Amid Devastating Bushfires
Devastating bushfires in Victoria have scorched over 55,000 hectares, prompting "Leave Immediately" orders for several towns near the Grampians National Park as emergency services battle unpredictable wind changes and fear potential residential losses, while "take shelter" warnings are in effect for...
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32% Bias Score
Victoria Considers Reinstatement of Repealed Bail Offences Amid Controversy
Victoria's police minister is considering reinstating bail offences repealed in 2023 following a coronial inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson, sparking outrage from her family and legal representatives who accuse the government of prioritizing politics over justice.
Victoria Considers Reinstatement of Repealed Bail Offences Amid Controversy
Victoria's police minister is considering reinstating bail offences repealed in 2023 following a coronial inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson, sparking outrage from her family and legal representatives who accuse the government of prioritizing politics over justice.
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56% Bias Score
Victoria's Goldfields Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Listing
Australia will nominate Victoria's Goldfields for UNESCO's tentative World Heritage list on Friday, recognizing its historical significance encompassing Indigenous heritage and the gold rush era's mass migration that transformed the state and Melbourne, starting in 1851.
Victoria's Goldfields Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Listing
Australia will nominate Victoria's Goldfields for UNESCO's tentative World Heritage list on Friday, recognizing its historical significance encompassing Indigenous heritage and the gold rush era's mass migration that transformed the state and Melbourne, starting in 1851.
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44% Bias Score
Victoria to Mandate Daily Fuel Price Reporting, 24-Hour Price Lock
Victoria will mandate daily fuel price reporting at over 1,500 petrol stations from 2025, letting motorists lock in prices for 24 hours via the Service Victoria app, aiming to ease cost-of-living pressures.
Victoria to Mandate Daily Fuel Price Reporting, 24-Hour Price Lock
Victoria will mandate daily fuel price reporting at over 1,500 petrol stations from 2025, letting motorists lock in prices for 24 hours via the Service Victoria app, aiming to ease cost-of-living pressures.
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48% Bias Score
Cape Otway Bushfire Contained; Grampians Fire Causes $2 Million in Damage
A bushfire near Cape Otway, Victoria, was contained after prompting evacuations and isolating 100 campers; the Grampians National Park fire, contained on Monday after three weeks, caused $2 million in economic damage and significant environmental destruction.
Cape Otway Bushfire Contained; Grampians Fire Causes $2 Million in Damage
A bushfire near Cape Otway, Victoria, was contained after prompting evacuations and isolating 100 campers; the Grampians National Park fire, contained on Monday after three weeks, caused $2 million in economic damage and significant environmental destruction.
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20% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire Scorches 74,000 Hectares Amidst Ongoing Threat
An out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 74,000 hectares, causing significant property damage and agricultural losses, despite a temporary reprieve from cooler weather; the threat shifts to New South Wales.
Grampians Bushfire Scorches 74,000 Hectares Amidst Ongoing Threat
An out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 74,000 hectares, causing significant property damage and agricultural losses, despite a temporary reprieve from cooler weather; the threat shifts to New South Wales.
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28% Bias Score
Urgent Evacuations Ordered as Grampians Bushfire Threatens
Facing extreme fire danger, Victorian authorities issued urgent evacuation orders for residents near the Grampians National Park, with a 10 a.m. deadline before Thursday's predicted 40-degree heat and 100 km/h winds; Halls Gap residents remain evacuated, while Pomonal is under a watch and act alert.
Urgent Evacuations Ordered as Grampians Bushfire Threatens
Facing extreme fire danger, Victorian authorities issued urgent evacuation orders for residents near the Grampians National Park, with a 10 a.m. deadline before Thursday's predicted 40-degree heat and 100 km/h winds; Halls Gap residents remain evacuated, while Pomonal is under a watch and act alert.
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40% Bias Score