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Developer suing Suburban Rail Loop for reneging on compensation
A Highett apartments developer alleges the Victorian government is using a technicality to avoid paying millions in compensation for disrupting construction of a 12-storey housing project.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Will a backlash against the premier help the Nats in this safe Labor seat?
Bendigo hasn’t been won by the Coalition since 1996, but the Nationals are throwing the “kitchen sink” at it.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Australia votes
‘Chilling’ video shows surgeon stomping on Monique Ryan corflute
A Melbourne surgeon has admitted tearing down the election sign before tutoring men in how to “bury the body”, outraging anti-violence campaigners and politicians.
- by Grant McArthur
‘Misinformation’: Premier denies CHO claims as health units remain under a cloud
Jacinta Allan’s comments come amid deep uncertainty over the future of the nine suburban and regional public health units, which opened at the height of the COVID crisis to bolster the pandemic response.
- by Daniella White
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Naked City
The international cat burglar who hit eight Toorak homes in seven days
Police couldn’t be sure the pair were about to commit a crime, but they soon had a pretty good clue. They watched one burglar climb down a ladder with a safe on his back.
- by John Silvester
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Liberal Party
Moira Deeming promoted, stoking tensions over Pesutto’s fate
Opposition Leader Brad Battin has named Deeming his “representative to the western suburbs”, after her defamation victory against the party’s former leader threatens to push him to the brink of bankruptcy.
- by Rachel Eddie
Pay dirt: Landfills fight for lucrative soil contracts
Rising landfill levies and a slowdown in construction have sparked instability within Victoria’s waste industry as operators warn of aggressive tactics and the financial collapse of some recycling and reuse companies.
- by Kieran Rooney
Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick
A Liberal MP and candidate were both targeted with antisemitic graffiti on a corflute on Thursday morning.
- by Alexander Darling
Victoria falls 20,000 short on home-building target
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the Victorian government falling well short of its building target of 80,000 homes a year.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Victorian Parliament
Fruit-and-veg market stand-off heads to court as sellers face eviction
Wholesale fruit and vegetable sellers at the Epping market have been given 30 days to sign up to new lease agreements that have significantly higher rents.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘Unproven’ teaching methods have failed primary students and teachers
Students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades, with “faddish, unproven” teaching methods failing to get results. But these schools have found the secret to success.
- by Bridie Smith
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