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Hundreds of schools are being sued over historical child abuse claims.
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The Victorian schools being sued over historical child sex abuse claims

A convicted murderer says being sexually abused as a schoolboy led him to a life of crime, as a wave of historical sex abuse claims hits hundreds of Victorian schools.

  • by Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
Police are appealing for information over the disappearance of Adrian Romeo.
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Man charged with murder over disappearance of Adrian Romeo

  • by Melissa Cunningham
Rhett Watts (in white pants and dark shirt) was sentenced to a two year community corrections order after pleading guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception in the County Court of Victoria
Education

Teacher who faked qualifications to gain principal jobs avoids jail

  • by Caroline Schelle
A damaged car in a laneway where a driver crashed into two children.
Courts

He was playing soccer with his little brother. Then everything changed.

  • by Emily Woods
Luke Briggs, pictured here with his sister, Catherine, has died from injuries sustained during a police arrest on July 15.
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Victoria Police conduct

‘We couldn’t be more heartbroken’: Builder dies from injuries sustained during arrest

  • by Cameron Houston
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Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto will address the State Address divided Liberals at the party’s state council this weekend
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Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s Liberal enemies

The Coalition’s primary support is soaring ahead of Jacinta Allan’s Labor, but the conservative party has been racked by bitter divisions and disputes.

  • by Annika Smethurst
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas.
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Victorian budget

The multibillion-dollar blow primed to hit Victorian taxpayers and the budget

Government agencies will fork out $15 billion a year for insurance claims by 2028, a 36 per cent surge that threatens to rock the state’s already struggling finances.

  • by Kieran Rooney
Photos taken during a police raid on a Taylors Lake “grow house” in 2023. Melbourne University economists estimate Australia’s cannabis market to be worth upwards of $5 billion annually.
Drugs

Criminalising cannabis: How Australia’s war on weed hurts the poor

  • by Clay Lucas
Business say red tape is still holding back economic activity.
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Regulation

Cutting Victoria’s red tape could save up to $1.6 billion a year

  • by Kieran Rooney
People enjoying a bright day on the slopes at Mount Buller.
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The Age photos of the week, July 20, 2024

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