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More Aboriginal children are being removed from their mothers now than in the stolen generations, says Yoorook Justice Commission deputy chair, Sue-Anne Hunter.
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Indigenous

Child protection ‘ripped’ Aboriginal child from mother’s arms at meeting

More Aboriginal children are being removed from their mothers’ care in Victoria now than during the stolen generations, creating “trauma, distrust and fear”, leaders say.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
Mother-of-three Nelomie Perera.
Courts

‘Help me, help me’: Mum’s final screams played at estranged husband’s murder trial

  • by Emily Woods
Cheeseman’s return to parliament did not include conversations with the press pack.
CBD

This week’s most evasive MPs, plus signs it’s business as usual for the CFMEU

  • by Mathew Dunckley
Police are investigating a spate of stabbings in Springvale.
Crime

Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight

  • by Mathew Dunckley
Hunter Chatwin, 10 months, and his mum Kirsten are involved in a new oral immunotherapy program at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne
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Healthcare

Medics hope nut powder will help fix baby allergy

  • by Henrietta Cook
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Politics

Legalise Cannabis MPs have encouraged the government to explore a legal defence for motorists who use medicinal cannabis.
Legal Cannabis

The simple tweak that could allow medicinal cannabis users to drive

Legalise Cannabis MPs are pushing for motorists who have a prescription for medicinal cannabis to have legal protection while behind the wheel.

  • by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto will address the State Address divided Liberals at the party’s state council this weekend
Opinion
Political leadership

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

  • 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

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