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Alex WhiteState politics reporter

Alex White is an award winning member of the state rounds team reporting on daily political stories as well as long-term investigative projects. Before the Victorian Parliament she was based in Melbourne as the state security reporter and has accumulated a decade of journalistic experience at News Corp papers.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 21, 2024: Ceremonial Opening of Treaty Negotiations on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung country in the Darebin Parklands.Chairs of the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria Ngarra Murray and Ruben Berg along with assembly members, tribes from throughout Victoria, Premier Jacinta Allan and Treaty Minister Natalie Hutchins and cabinet ministers gather for a day of ceremony and celebration of the start of Treaty negotiations. Picture: NewsWire / POOL/ Justin McManus.

First topics revealed for Treaty negotiations in Victoria

Several big topics have emerged as the first points of discussion in Treaty negotiations between the Allan government and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.

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12/12/2009 NEWS: A drunk man passed out on steps in Castlereagh Street, Sydney city, as police put Operation Unite into effect, reclaiming the street from drunks, drug use and violence.

‘Clearly, it’s not working’: Big issue with Victoria’s sobering up centres

The state government has budgeted $79m to run the facilities in Collingwood, St Kilda and Shepparton but new figures highlight a major concern.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire November 14, 2024: Victorian Police stage a walkout protest at Victorian Police Academy in Glen Waverley over ongoing industrial relations pay disputes. Picture: NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Queensland force luring Victoria Police north with fat cash bonuses

Victoria Police members are increasingly being enticed to leave the state as the Queensland force offers cash bonuses and incentives for recruits to make the move up north.

Victoria

SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 05: A view of offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the Pacific Ocean on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. President Joe Biden will reportedly permanently ban future offshore oil and gas drilling in over 625 million acres of federal waters in an effort to cement his environmental legacy before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated January 20th. Platform Esther is located approximately 1.5 miles away from Seal Beach and operates within California state waters. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘Massive hit’: Allan govt quietly hikes gas exploration permit fees

The Allan government has raised gas exploration permit fees by more than 300 per cent in a move industry members have slammed as a “mixed message” as shortages loom for the state.

Victoria

Heritage buildings destroyed by natural disasters to be future-proofed

Cherished Victorian heritage sites damaged by extreme weather will soon be better equipped to withstand future floods and natural disasters under a new multimillion-dollar program.

Victoria

A fire in the Grampians caused by a lightning strike on December 16 has burnt through more than 76,000ha. Picture: CFA/Ross Walker

Grampians locals urge govt to scrap Airbnb tax during bushfire recovery

The Allan government is being called on to waive its controversial Airbnb tax in the Grampians region to help communities rebuild their economies after missing crucial tourism weeks throughout summer.

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$300b bill: Cost of renewable energy revealed

The cost of solar, wind, batteries, hydro and gas assets will be about 30 per cent more expensive than the current system, new research suggests. See why.

Victoria

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 6, 2025: Photo of Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Education Ben Carroll giving a press conference in Werribee.Picture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascuia

Blackout warning for Victoria amid ‘aggressive’ renewables push

A bombshell report has warned there will be blackouts across the state during colder months while Victorians will be stung with Australia’s most expensive power bills.

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Halls Gap / Pomonal business Grampians Paradise campground, which was damaged by the Christmas bush fires has sustained no damage to the camp areas and is asking for tourists to return to the area. Vanessa Beckitt, A manager at the campground. Picture: Jason Edwards

Halls Gap locals’ desperate fight to save town after bushfires

Residents of the fire-threatened town of Halls Gap are urging visitors to return to the area when it re-opens tomorrow, as they fight to revive the economy after missing its crucial summer trade.

Police & Courts

Operation Tennyson public order/liquor licensing operation that runs across the Yarra area during marquee AFL matches and all major events at the MCG. A Police officer patrol up and down the aisles for trouble during the Collingwood vs Richmond game. Picture: David Caird

Police want more cash from AFL to cover footy games

The biggest overhaul of Victoria Police fees in more than a decade will result in the force trying to claw back more money from event operators.

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