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Matt JohnstonMajor Projects Editor

Matt Johnston is major projects editor at the Herald Sun. He is a former state political editor who has covered local, state and federal politics since 2008. He is a three-time Quill award winner and a Walkley Awards finalist.

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Fearful locals demand North East Link details

SCHOOLS, community groups and residents are urging the Andrews Government to reveal plans for the North East Link amid fears of widespread property acquisitions. The state government insists no existing roads will be tolled to fund the road.

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Victorian Greens MP Colleen Hartland (left) embraces a fellow MP after the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 passed in the Victorian Legislative Council in Melbourne, Wednesday, November 22, 2017. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Tears, hugs as euthanasia bill is passed

EMOTIONAL Victorian MPs reacted with tears, hugs and smiles when the state’s controversial assisted dying bill passed in the Upper House today, giving terminally-ill patients the ability to apply for lethal medication within 18 months.

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