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Courts
Minister sorry for references backing DV accused and convicted assaulter
Victorian minister Luba Grigorovitch has apologised after revealing she wrote about 33 character references, including for men accused of family…
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Courts
What Victoria’s Overdose Data Reveals — And What It Demands
Each year the Penington Institute's overdose report lays bare a preventable toll. Mei Calloway breaks down what the data consistently…
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Crime
Cashing In: How Victoria’s Container Scheme Attracts Opportunistic Crime
Victoria's container-deposit scheme puts real money in people's pockets — but it has also created new temptations for opportunistic theft.…
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Family Violence
How Safe Steps Was Rebuilt After the Royal Commission
Victoria's family violence system looked very different before 2016. Here's what changed at Safe Steps — and what the resourcing…
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Road Safety
How Victoria’s Crash Detectives Rebuild a Fatal Collision
When a life is lost on a Victorian road, specialist investigators move in before the tow trucks do. Mei Calloway…
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Courts
Inside Victoria’s Pill-Testing Trial: What the Data Showed
Victoria's Beyond the Pill program brought drug-checking services to music festivals for the first time. Here is how the trial…
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Family Violence
MARAM explained: how Victoria’s agencies share family-violence risk
Victoria's MARAM framework connects police, courts, schools and hospitals to assess and manage family-violence risk together. Here is how the…
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Family Violence
What Happens Inside a Victorian Intervention-Order Hearing
Intervention orders can feel overwhelming and confusing. Here is a plain-language guide to what actually happens — from the first…
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Road Safety
Stuck on the Same Number: Why Victoria’s Road Toll Won’t Fall
Despite a decade of Towards Zero campaigns and billions in TAC funding, Victoria's annual road death count has barely shifted.…
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Community Safety
Scams targeting older Victorians and how to spot them
The most common scams hitting Victorians over 65, why they are targeted, and a practical script for talking to an…
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