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- Aug 24, 2026
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Exclusive CCTV captures violence facing Coles workers (opens the original)
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Supermarket giant Coles says incidents of abuse towards retail staff have increased by 85 per cent over the past two years in Victoria. Exclusive CCTV has captured a customer armed with a hammer, and a security guard being thrown into a check-out machine by another customer. Premier Ben Carroll says Workplace Protection Orders will be in place by July 2027, but there are calls for the laws to come into effect sooner. For teenagers looking for their first job, an opportunity in retail is one of t
Violence against shop workers rising - ABC listen (opens the original)
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Victorian retail and fast-food workers say the rise of physical and verbal attacks is out of control and they want urgent action by the state government to curb the crisis. AI facial recognition technology has been subject to debate over privacy concerns. (Four Corners: Nick Wiggins) Rachel Mealey: They're on the front line of abuse every day. Victorian retail and fast food workers say the rise of physical and verbal attacks is out of control and they want urgent action by the State Government t
Illicit alcohol poses major health risk - ABC listen (opens the original)
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Toxic, illicit vodka laced with a chemical used in paint stripper has been found in a Melbourne bottle shop. The discovery has prompted urgent calls from alcohol experts for the randomised testing of alcohol. Tests detected the presence of tert-butyl alcohol, which is not intended for human consumption.(ABC News: Andy Altree-Williams) Melissa Clarke: Illicit vodka containing a chemical used in paint stripper has been found in a Melbourne bottle shop. The discovery has prompted urgent calls from
The 'terrifying' lab test results from store-bought bottle of vodka (opens the original)
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More than a litre of vodka being sold in store for just $59 might seem like a bargain, but what testing undertaken by 7.30 found was that the perceived value was not worth the risk. After purchasing the bottle of Dirty George vodka from a legitimate Melbourne IGA liquor store, we took it to an independent testing lab. Those tests detected the presence of tert-butyl alcohol, a key ingredient in industrial cleaners such as paint strippers. "We detected tert-butyl alcohol at about 500 milligrams pe
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