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Electric vehicles
Surveyors warn EV chargers in old apartment buildings should have fire safety approval
The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors warn the rapid uptake of the technology has created fire risks not yet addressed by existing building regulations.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Domestic violence
Jacinta Allan needs to do more than walk the protest walk on violence against women
The image of Allan and other Labor MPs leading a march of incensed protesters fed up with inaction and holding signs saying “The system has failed us” felt a bit off.
- by Annika Smethurst
Across a university moat, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups face off
Pro-Israel supporters harassed a student encampment at Monash overnight while a Jewish rally confronted the University of Melbourne’s pro-Palestine camp on Thursday.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Crime
Father serving 33 years for murdering sons prepares new fight for release
Robert Farquharson was convicted of murdering his three sons, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, by driving them into a dam near Winchelsea on Father’s Day in 2005.
- by Michael Bachelard and Alex Crowe
Hospital used ambulance, fake patients during ministerial visit
Ten Colac Area Health staff members, who worked in other sections of the hospital, attended the urgent care clinic during the visit and sat in the waiting room.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Greens
Greens councillors tear up membership, slam leadership over ‘surveillance, disinformation, fear’
Two more councillors have quit the Victorian Greens – and up to five more are tipped to soon follow suit – as a broader internal dispute threatens to split the party.
- by Annika Smethurst
Labor MP kicked out of caucus over alleged inappropriate behaviour says he will stay in parliament
Victorian MP Darren Cheeseman has been booted from the Labor caucus just days after he was forced to resign from his parliamentary secretary role.
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Housing crisis
Planning powers could be stripped from councils that miss housing targets
The Allan government is preparing a second round of reforms to tackle the housing crisis, including proposed targets for councils and a new universal liveability charge.
- by Royce Millar, Kieran Rooney and Josh Gordon
‘Not enough to merely know history’: Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
- by Jack Latimore
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Victorian budget
Water retailers pleaded to borrow $36.5 million extra in debt blowout
Floods and infrastructure costs forced four water retailers in regional Victoria to ask the state government to increase their borrowing limits.
- by Rachel Eddie
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.
- by Jack Latimore