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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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A new operational safety policy will be released today, with Deputy Commissioner Lucinda Nolan announcing the changes out the front of the Geelong police station. It will address things like one-person patrols and safety gear. Picture: Mitch Bear

EBA was ‘destructive and divisive’: Nolan

FORMER CFA chief executive Lucinda Nolan says she couldn’t sign a new workplace agreement backed by Premier Daniel Andrews because it would hamper emergency response decision-making.

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Garrett’s complaint must ‘run its course’

UPDATE: PREMIER Daniel Andrews says it’s up to Jane Garrett to decide whether she lodges a complaint with his department about United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall.

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Garrett could involve police in complaint

UPDATE: LABOR MP Jane Garrett has not ruled out alerting police or WorkSafe about the “highly distressing” conduct of United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall.

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Jane Garrett at Parliament house while Parliament sits. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Garrett hits back over UFU boss

LABOR MP Jane Garrett is launching a formal complaint about the “distressing conduct” of United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall she experienced while Emergency Services Minister.

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Former MP Donna Bauer spends time at home with her son Jefferson (15) and her dog Rusty after recovering from bowel cancer. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

MP doubts Dan’s cancer jibe denial

UPDATE: FORMER Liberal MP and cancer survivor Donna Bauer says she is struggling to believe Premier Daniel Andrews’ denial that he used insulting language about her.

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Melbourne taxi drivers hold a protest in front of The Vicrorian Parliament in Spring st. Sunday, Aug 28. 2016. Picture: David Crosling

Cabbies target Dan amid Grand Final threat

LATEST: TAXI drivers today took their “war” to Premier Daniel Andrews’ office amid threats to shut down AFL Grand Final services or blockade city streets.

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PERTH NOW - Screen shot of the app Uber. Photo by Daniel Wilkins

Uber to face several new Melbourne rivals

NEW operators are already planning to jump on board Melbourne’s taxi industry after it is deregulated, giving consumers more options. Here’s just a few.

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$2 fee Uber , Douglas Wilsmore Uber driver. Picture:Tony Gough

New Uber plan includes $2 trip levy

UPDATE: EVERY taxi, Uber, or hire car trip will soon include a $2 levy to help fund the biggest industry shake-up in decades.

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Uber compo to have several gears

A PLAN by the Andrews Government to buy back taxi licences could see different levels of compensation offered based on hardship or other factors.

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Uber driver Christian Henry. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Uber green light ‘must help living costs’

SWEEPING reforms to the taxi and hire car industry that will legalise Uber must not add to Victorians’ cost of living pressures, the state opposition warns.

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