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Victoria's Drug Overdose Deaths Soar to 10-Year High
A new report reveals 584 Victorians died from drug overdoses in 2024, a 10-year high, with methamphetamine-related deaths surging over 30 percent from 2023, highlighting the failure of current drug policies and the urgent need for expanded harm reduction strategies.
Victoria's Drug Overdose Deaths Soar to 10-Year High
A new report reveals 584 Victorians died from drug overdoses in 2024, a 10-year high, with methamphetamine-related deaths surging over 30 percent from 2023, highlighting the failure of current drug policies and the urgent need for expanded harm reduction strategies.
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60% Bias Score
REIV Backs Reserve Price Disclosure to Combat Underquoting
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) now supports disclosing reserve prices before auctions and providing free building and pest reports, responding to an investigation showing widespread underquoting in Victoria and costing buyers thousands of dollars.
REIV Backs Reserve Price Disclosure to Combat Underquoting
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) now supports disclosing reserve prices before auctions and providing free building and pest reports, responding to an investigation showing widespread underquoting in Victoria and costing buyers thousands of dollars.
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40% Bias Score
Police Error Allows Wrongly Accused Psychologist to Work with Children for Six Months
A Victorian psychologist wrongly accused of child abuse due to police mistakenly using the wrong file was able to work with children for six months before the error was corrected, highlighting systemic issues in child protection.
Police Error Allows Wrongly Accused Psychologist to Work with Children for Six Months
A Victorian psychologist wrongly accused of child abuse due to police mistakenly using the wrong file was able to work with children for six months before the error was corrected, highlighting systemic issues in child protection.
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24% Bias Score
New CPSU Leadership in Victoria to Confront Government Job Cuts
Victoria's Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) elected a new leadership team, led by Jiselle Hanna, with 65% of the vote, marking the first change in 32 years and setting the stage for potential conflict with the government over planned job cuts and low membership rates (15,000 of 15-25% potent...
New CPSU Leadership in Victoria to Confront Government Job Cuts
Victoria's Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) elected a new leadership team, led by Jiselle Hanna, with 65% of the vote, marking the first change in 32 years and setting the stage for potential conflict with the government over planned job cuts and low membership rates (15,000 of 15-25% potent...
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44% Bias Score
Melbourne Childcare Worker Faces 70+ Child Abuse Charges, Sparking System Review
Following the lifting of a suppression order, over 70 child abuse charges against Joshua Dale Brown, a Melbourne childcare worker, were made public, prompting health screenings for 1,200 children and causing distress for families due to conflicting information.
Melbourne Childcare Worker Faces 70+ Child Abuse Charges, Sparking System Review
Following the lifting of a suppression order, over 70 child abuse charges against Joshua Dale Brown, a Melbourne childcare worker, were made public, prompting health screenings for 1,200 children and causing distress for families due to conflicting information.
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48% Bias Score
Victorian Union Group Proposes Alternative to Public Sector Job Cuts
The Voice for Members (AVFM), a group of Victorian public servants running for union leadership, presented an 89-page report proposing $13 billion in cost-saving measures—including executive role cuts, reduced consultant spending, and office space consolidation—as an alternative to the government's ...
Victorian Union Group Proposes Alternative to Public Sector Job Cuts
The Voice for Members (AVFM), a group of Victorian public servants running for union leadership, presented an 89-page report proposing $13 billion in cost-saving measures—including executive role cuts, reduced consultant spending, and office space consolidation—as an alternative to the government's ...
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48% Bias Score
REIV Responds to Underquoting Claims, Calls for Housing Affordability Solutions
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) responded to The Age's investigation into underquoting, arguing that while breaches occur, the majority of sales above quoted prices result from competitive bidding in a tight market. They propose a more proportionate enforcement system and reforms like r...
REIV Responds to Underquoting Claims, Calls for Housing Affordability Solutions
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) responded to The Age's investigation into underquoting, arguing that while breaches occur, the majority of sales above quoted prices result from competitive bidding in a tight market. They propose a more proportionate enforcement system and reforms like r...
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52% Bias Score
Elderly Man Charged with Murder, Sydney Stabbing Leaves Man Critical
An 81-year-old man is charged with murder following the death of an 81-year-old woman in Coleraine, Victoria; concurrently, a man in his 20s is critically injured in a Sydney Airbnb stabbing.
Elderly Man Charged with Murder, Sydney Stabbing Leaves Man Critical
An 81-year-old man is charged with murder following the death of an 81-year-old woman in Coleraine, Victoria; concurrently, a man in his 20s is critically injured in a Sydney Airbnb stabbing.
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48% Bias Score
Victoria to Ban E-bikes, E-scooters on Trains Over Fire Risk
E-scooters and e-bikes will be banned from Victorian trains from September 30 to prevent lithium-ion battery fires, following a train evacuation in March and hundreds of house fires linked to these devices in recent years.
Victoria to Ban E-bikes, E-scooters on Trains Over Fire Risk
E-scooters and e-bikes will be banned from Victorian trains from September 30 to prevent lithium-ion battery fires, following a train evacuation in March and hundreds of house fires linked to these devices in recent years.
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52% Bias Score
Victorian Childcare Regulator Faces Scrutiny Amidst Reduced Enforcement and Rising Complaints
Victoria's childcare safety regulator, QARD, has dramatically reduced enforcement actions by 67 percent since 2018, despite a 45 percent rise in complaints, prompting calls for an independent regulator to improve oversight of nearly 5000 childcare services caring for approximately 330,000 children.
Victorian Childcare Regulator Faces Scrutiny Amidst Reduced Enforcement and Rising Complaints
Victoria's childcare safety regulator, QARD, has dramatically reduced enforcement actions by 67 percent since 2018, despite a 45 percent rise in complaints, prompting calls for an independent regulator to improve oversight of nearly 5000 childcare services caring for approximately 330,000 children.
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36% Bias Score
Victorian Bill to Establish Permanent First Peoples' Assembly
The Victorian government will introduce a bill to parliament to make the First Peoples' Assembly permanent, granting it decision-making powers on issues affecting Aboriginal people; the opposition opposes this move while other parties support it, potentially making it the second state with such an A...
Victorian Bill to Establish Permanent First Peoples' Assembly
The Victorian government will introduce a bill to parliament to make the First Peoples' Assembly permanent, granting it decision-making powers on issues affecting Aboriginal people; the opposition opposes this move while other parties support it, potentially making it the second state with such an A...
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32% Bias Score
Victorian Fuel Price App: \$2.4 Million Cost, Uncertain Savings
Victoria plans a \$2.4 million fuel price app for the Service Victoria app to help drivers find the cheapest petrol; however, its impact on fuel prices is uncertain, potentially saving consumers only \$5-10 annually but saving time.
Victorian Fuel Price App: \$2.4 Million Cost, Uncertain Savings
Victoria plans a \$2.4 million fuel price app for the Service Victoria app to help drivers find the cheapest petrol; however, its impact on fuel prices is uncertain, potentially saving consumers only \$5-10 annually but saving time.
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52% Bias Score
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