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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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A view of Federation Square, which has been nominated to the National Trust of Australia's Victorian register, in Melbourne, Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The National Trust of Australia's Victorian division on Tuesday nominated the CBD landmark for the Victorian Heritage Register to recognise its "historical, architectural, aesthetic and social significance to the state". (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Bulldozers could reshape Fed Square

Apple’s grand concept store plan for Federation Square appears doomed. Now the government has thrown open the site’s future — and they say all options are on the table.

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Compulsory flu vax for hospital workers

Hospital staffers working on the frontline will have to undergo mandatory flu vaccinations or be forced to change jobs. It comes amid a killer flu season, which has left dozens of Victorians dead — including five children.

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Why experts want IVF bill delayed

A panel of IVF experts have called for a Victorian amendment allowing separated women to undergo fertility treatment without their estranged partner’s consent, to be delayed amid concern the legislation is flawed.

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Victorian MP Will Fowles arrives at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Will Fowles allegedly kicked in a door inside a Canberra hotel this morning. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

Kennett claims luggage rage MP has ‘bully’ bad rep

The Victorian MP who smashed a Canberra hotel door and left a trail of violent damage in his wake is known for being a “bully”, former premier Jeff Kennett claims. It comes after Member for Burwood Will Fowles admitted he was dealing with addiction issues.

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Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos addresses the media after delivering the first free baby bundles  at the Joan Kirner Womens and Children's Hospital in St Albans, Melbourne, Victoria, Sunday, 30 June 2019. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith )NO ARCHIVING

First assisted dying permit issued

The first Victorian patient has been given a voluntary assisted dying permit and others have begin the application process, following the introduction of euthanasia in Victoria.

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