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Courts
Gippsland teacher gets fresh sentence for school abuse crimes
A former PE teacher already serving Australia's longest child sexual abuse sentence has received an additional term for alleged crimes…
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Big Build Watch
Allan Won’t Say What CFMEU Rot Has Cost Victorians
Premier Jacinta Allan has declined repeated opportunities to tell Victorians how much CFMEU-linked corruption may have added to the state's…
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Road Safety
Towards Zero Under Scrutiny: What the Auditor-General Found
A VAGO performance audit has put Victoria's flagship road-safety strategy under the microscope. Here is what was measured, what fell…
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Regional Victoria
Dying Further From Home: Why Regional Roads Kill at Twice the Rate
Regional Victorians die on roads at roughly double the rate of Melbourne residents. Tom Whitford examines the engineering, distance, and…
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Courts
Beyond the CCO: Victoria’s full toolkit of intermediate sentences
Community correction orders get most of the headlines, but Victorian courts have a far broader range of intermediate sanctions available…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside Victoria’s Counter-Terrorism Coordination Machine
Victoria operates one of Australia's most complex counter-terrorism architectures. Here is how the agencies, intelligence streams and emergency planners actually…
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Family Violence
Who Shares What: Victoria’s Family Violence Information Scheme
Victoria's FVISS lets authorised agencies share information to protect people at risk of family violence — without always needing consent.…
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Courts
How Victoria’s Drug Court Tries to Break the Cycle
Victoria's specialist Drug Court offers eligible offenders treatment instead of prison. Eliza Hartman explains how the model works, who qualifies,…
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Courts
When the DPP Drops a Case: How Victoria Decides
The Office of Public Prosecutions can discontinue a prosecution before trial — but it is not a simple call. Here…
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Public Safety
Who Watches the Carers? Victoria’s Reportable Conduct Scheme Explained
Victoria's Reportable Conduct Scheme compels organisations working with children to investigate and report certain employee behaviour. Here is how the…
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