’Every day’: Premier’s worrying admission
2024-06-01
A state government has revealed a new policy in a bid to tackle domestic violence. Source linkContinue Reading
Second injecting room in Melbourne scrapped
2024-04-23
The Victoria government has scrapped plans for a second supervised drug injecting room in the centre of Melbourne. Premier Jacinta Allan said the government had been unable to find a location in the CBD and was unwilling to protract the process anymore. A second supervised injecting room would have complementedContinue Reading
Taylor Swift Eras Tour in MCG Melbourne, hundreds of trains and trams added for transport
2024-02-10
Tens and thousands of Swifties will flock to Melbourne this week for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and the Victorian government has announced it will be adding hundreds of train services and extending the free tram zone to the MCG stadium to account for it. Estimated to seat 86,000 people aContinue Reading
Neo-Nazis brawl with Antifa in Melbourne
2023-09-19
A “confrontation” between mask-wearing neo-Nazis and “anti-racist skinheads” took over the main street of an inner-city suburb of Melbourne on Friday night. The scary scenes caught on video, in which no one was injured, were reportedly sparked after around a dozen neo-Nazis wearing black balaclavas, some armed with knives, attemptedContinue Reading
Victorian schools given Indigenous names in major policy shift
2023-07-31
The Victorian government has fast-tracked the rollout of its school naming policy, announcing 14 new government schools will be given Indigenous-language names when they open next year. The change comes after the part of the Department of Education changed its School and Campus Naming Policy to prioritise the consideration ofContinue Reading
Victorian Government’s public, community housing plan slammed
2023-07-18
When my grandparents met with a terrible car accident 20 years ago and suffered very serious injuries, it meant they would struggle to continue to live independently in their small unit. But the system kicked in. Their existing application for public housing was made a priority and they moved intoContinue Reading
Victoria: Hackers gain government legal documents
2023-07-15
A law firm, used by the Victorian Government, has confirmed documents stolen in a data breach in April have been leaked onto the dark web. Data about government departments and agencies was leaked when HWL Ebsworth was targeted by threat actor “ALPHV/BlackCat”. An HWL Ebsworth update on their website, publishedContinue Reading
Covid numbers increase across Australia in alarming sign before winter
2023-05-26
With only a matter of days until the start of winter, the country’s Covid numbers are again starting to climb. The cooler weather is prime time for both Covid and the flu to spread, and despite a strong focus on doing the right thing – staying home when symptoms appearContinue Reading
Victorian government announces major changes to driver’s licences
2023-05-08
Victorian drivers will soon be able to carry digital driver’s licences, bringing them in line with other states and territories that have widely adopted the technology. The initiative will begin with a trial in Ballarat before the technology is rolled out statewide by 2024, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced onContinue Reading
Victorian government hits back at cost of Shane Warne’s public memorial
2023-04-12
The Victorian government has hit back at criticism Shane Warne’s mammoth MCG memorial service was too expensive. The cricket legend died aged 52 in March 2022 and was farewelled in a tax payer-funded service which was revealed on Wednesday to have cost the public $1.6 million. Major Events, Sport andContinue Reading