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Concerns new west Melbourne housing too close to pokies (opens the original)
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Locals living near a proposed housing development in Melbourne's west are concerned about its proximity to pubs with high poker machine losses. Nearby venues each recorded nearly $20 million in punter gambling losses during the last financial year. Victoria's political parties have different approaches to gambling reform ahead of this year's election. After years of sitting empty, hectares of land once the site of an explosives depot in Melbourne's west will be transformed into 500 homes. Althou
Election fight heats up over proposed $7.6 billion powerline through Victoria (opens the original)
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Victorians heading to the polls in November are being offered two very different plans for Victoria's energy supply. The state's about to lose the Yallourn coal-fired power plant and the major parties have different ideas about what to build in its place. The Labor government has signed a deal for a 240 kilometre transmission line for $7.6 billion, but the Coalition has vowed to dump it if it gets into power. Victoria's electricity supply, and where it comes from, will be on the ballot paper whe
Top lawyer calls out 'absurd criticism' of Big Build royal commission (opens the original)
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Anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson SC has praised the announced terms of reference for Victoria's royal commission into the construction industry, labelling opposition criticism as "absurd". The opposition this week criticised the announced terms of reference, claiming former premiers Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews would be exempt from being called as witnesses. Premier Ben Carroll rejected the suggestion, saying all ministers and former premiers would be fair game under the announced t
Victorian premier pledges to lift school funding to meet Gonski standards (opens the original)
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New Premier Ben Carroll says Victoria will fulfil the state's funding obligations to public schools under the Gonski plan, opening up a Canberra cash injection. Victoria is presently the laggard on state school funding nationwide, only paying 70 per cent of the agreed School Resource Standard, and the Commonwealth only contributing 20 per cent. Mr Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson are on the campaign trail with Victorians scheduled to head to the polls on November 28. Victorian schools a
Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down (opens the original)
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A long-running IBAC investigation has found United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall exerted extraordinary influence in pay negotiations with the Andrews government. The report stopped short of making any findings of corrupt conduct, instead warning such behaviour raised the risk of corruption. Mr Marshall accused IBAC of wasting public money and said its surveillance methods were extreme. Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has found Andrews government ministers, MPs and public servan
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