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Victorian discount on vehicle registration

20% discount on vehicle registration in Victoria to ease cost-of-living pressures

The Victorian Government has announced new financial relief for motorists, offering a 20% discount on vehicle registration fees in an effort to address rising cost-of-living pressures. From 1 June, eligible vehicle owners will be able to apply for a rebate through the…

30 April, 2026

CYPRUS·VICTORIA

The Cypriot Community and SEKA have strongly reacted to provocations from the Turkish Cypriots in Melbourne

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of Northern Cyprus, Turkish Cypriots in Melbourne are planning to “celebrate 50 years of peace in Cyprus,” despite the occupation and pseudo-state not being recognised by the UN. As part of their…

8 July, 2024

VICTORIA

Warning over ‘extremely powerful’ drug sold as cocaine on the streets

Health officials are warning that a white powder being sold as cocaine in Melbourne contains a potentially deadly opioid that is more than 100 times more powerful than heroin. The Victorian Department of Health has issued a warning about cocaine contaminated with…

3 July, 2024

Uncategorized·VICTORIA

Victorian MPs get pay rise, making the state’s premier the highest paid in the country

Victorian voters are outraged that state MPs are set to receive a big pay rise – the second in two years. Jacinta Allan is now the highest paid Premier in the country, with a pay package of half a million dollars including…

3 July, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Australia launches a divisive Men’s Behavior Ministry

In a move stirring significant debate, the Premier of Victoria, Australia, has created a Ministry aimed at reprogramming men. Tim Richardson has been appointed as the nation’s first Parliamentary Secretary for Men’s Behavior Change, a decision driven by concerns over gender-based violence…

3 July, 2024

VICTORIA·WEATHER

Melbourne experiences coldest morning of the year

Residents of Victoria experienced the coldest morning of the year so far today, with a minimum temperature of -1 degrees forecast. While the mercury reached 0 degrees in the city centre, areas such as Horsham, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula…

3 July, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Victorian Government’s $1.2bn school tutoring program fails to deliver results

The Victorian government’s $1.2bn school tutoring program, which started during the pandemic to help students at risk of falling behind to catch up, did not significantly improve the outcomes for those involved, according to the state’s auditor-general. The auditor-general report into the…

21 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Time to Reconsider Juvenile Crime Policies for Community Safety

The Allan government is introducing a very extensive legislation on new youth crime laws, aiming to prevent young offenders from becoming serious criminals. One of the proposed changes relates to individuals aged 18 or older who recruit children for crimes. They will…

19 June, 2024

VICTORIA

Anger and disappointment over Andrews’ award: Former Labor minister sides with Covid victims’ families

The award of the highest national honour to former Prime Minister Daniel Andrews has caused widespread anger and disappointment, particularly among the families of the Covid 19 victims. The reaction comes after a Herald Sun poll found 95 per cent of its…

12 June, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Victoria’s middle class the “new face” of poverty

A growing number of working families are being added to the queues of economically impoverished Australians relying on food donations during the cost-of-living crisis. Foodbank Australia, whose latest needs assessment shows 3.7 million households struggled to put food on the table last…

12 June, 2024

VICTORIA

Melbourne’s transformative budget to convert concrete areas into new parks for its growing population

The upcoming budget plans for the City of Melbourne’s transformative budget to convert concrete areas into new parks for its growing population include parks and public squares to accommodate the growing population. With a proposed investment of $29.5 million in open space,…

6 June, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Fourth Victorian poultry farm detects bird flu

Victoria’s bird flu outbreak has now spread to a fourth poultry farm, a development anticipated by authorities amid ongoing investigations. Agriculture Victoria confirmed today that a farm near Meredith, west of Melbourne, tested positive for avian influenza. “This detection is not unexpected…

6 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

The secret briefings for the lockdowns must be revealed

Last week the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) issued a landmark decision, ruling that there is a high public interest in releasing the material that supported the state government’s decisions to proceed with lockdowns. To date, these recommendations and the briefings…

5 June, 2024

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