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City life
Serene and stunning, this beloved concrete slab has its own security guard
Over 300,000 people have made the pilgrimage to MPavilion 10. Now this Melbourne icon faces its own Eiffel Tower moment.
- by Norman Day
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Government grants
Businesses can keep nearly $20 million in mistaken grants
Almost $20 million in grants were wrongly paid to about 2000 commercial landlords and small to medium-sized businesses.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Pollution
Truck trade-in scheme fails to spend a cent, receives just two failed applications
A $15 million truck trade-in scheme that promised to reduce pollution in Melbourne’s inner-west has not paid a single grant 18 months after it first opened.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Victoria Police
Woman allegedly waving gun from stolen car shot by police in Mulgrave
Police said witnesses had reported seeing a gun pointed out the window of the stolen car, which had reached speeds of up to 110km/h during the overnight pursuit.
- by Alexander Darling and Brittany Busch
Four-year delay in transferring power from police to paramedics for mental health callouts
Labor had previously announced that paramedics would take over from police as the first responders to triple-zero calls for mental health crises from September 1, 2023.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Sold a dream, left in gridlock: The isolated suburb begging for traffic fix
The isolated and car-dependent community of Beveridge is a planning disaster 10 years in the making, say residents of Melbourne’s northernmost suburb.
- by Adam Carey
Gas use has fallen as manufacturers close. Some say this spells economic trouble
Closures of large gas-reliant manufacturers have helped spare Victoria from gas shortages. But it has raised alarms over the state’s economy.
- by Kieran Rooney and Hannah Kennelly
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Mental health
Victims of crime at risk as counsellors left unpaid
Psychologists and counsellors say they are being forced to choose between abandoning their patients or working without pay under the state’s new scheme for treating victims of crime.
- by Rachel Eddie
Public housing residents vow to resist eviction after lawsuit thrown out
The state government plans to pursue for legal costs the tenant who led the class action against it.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Australia votes
Allan seeks to charm caucus as concerns mount over state Labor poll slump
Federal Labor MPs are struggling with how they should campaign in a state vital to Labor’s electoral fortunes when the state branch is so on the nose.
- by Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Olivia Ireland
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Australia votes
Jacinta Allan’s sinking popularity inflicts brand damage on Albanese’s election hopes
An exclusive survey shows support for the Victorian Labor Party has collapsed to crisis levels – and it will have a huge influence on the federal political contest.
- by Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria