NSW government announces new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues The Minns government said this morning it will give councils new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues, including allowing utilities to be cut off if operators ignore planning laws and cease-use notices. The government said in a statement the […]
Tag: Victoria
More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage | Victoria
At least 119 structures are believed to have been destroyed in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”. Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that about 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and […]
Australia news live: Victoria to close public land and campgrounds as state prepares for worst fire risk in six years | Australia news
‘It is not safe to be in bushland areas’: campers told to leave many popular areas in Victoria Chris Hardman, the chief fire officer of Fire Forest Management Victoria, said it is unsafe to be in bushland areas anywhere in Victoria over the coming days, saying public lands in many popular areas are now closed […]
Victoria police name man they want to interview in relation to ‘Happy Chanukah’ car fire in St Kilda | Victoria
Victoria police have named a man they want to interview in relation to a suspected arson attack on a car sporting a “Happy Chanukah” sign in Melbourne on Christmas Day. Police said emergency services were called to a vehicle displaying a mobile billboard that had been set alight in the driveway of a property in […]
Victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project | Victoria
Victoria will have its first publicly owned windfarm after the government’s electricity commission spent $650m on a 33-turbine project in the Latrobe valley. Construction of the Delburn windfarm is due to start in early 2026 and climate advocates said the purchase of the project by the State Electricity Commission marked a key turning point for […]
Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation | Australia news
Allan announces $2m community safety package Benita Kolovos The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is holding a press conference at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in Caulfield to announce a $2m community safety package. The package includes: $900m for the Community Safety Group to deploy further security measures at community events, holiday programs and Jewish […]
Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray | Australian police and policing
Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne. The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray was heard in the state’s supreme court earlier this year, and a decision was handed […]
Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in state of Victoria | Indigenous Rights News
The treaty, which comes more than 220 years after the state was colonised, creates an assembly and truth-telling body. Published On 13 Nov 202513 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The first treaty between Indigenous people and a government in Australia has entered into law in the state of Victoria […]
Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says of nature laws face-off; Victoria passes changes to assisted dying bill | Australia news
‘Not our job to make a bad bill better,’ says shadow environment minister The shadow environment minister, Angie Bell, is doing the media rounds this morning, and sits in the “hot seat” – as she calls it – on RN Breakfast after Murray Watt. The Coalition says its chief concerns lie in the “wide-ranging powers” […]
Hannah McGuire’s mother tells murderer she hopes he suffers ‘most intense pain imaginable’ for life | Victoria
A mother has confronted her daughter’s killer in court, saying she will never forgive him for taking away her vibrant and courageous girl. Lachlan Young, 23, did not look at Hannah McGuire’s mother, Debbie McGuire, as she read her statement in the Victorian supreme court on Monday. “I hope every day for the rest of […]