At least two Australians die of an opioid-related overdose every day,but Victorian police have been told they are not allowed to carry a free,life-saving antidote.
Policies aimed at better public transport and more housing in Box Hill could have the perverse effect of forcing out a not-for-profit clinic that provides health services to the same,fast-growing population.
National outrage over white supremacists’ booing at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance has sparked debate about whether Victoria’s beefed-up anti-vilification legislation could be used to punish the agitators.
Tough search-and-arrest powers will be in force on Saturday around state parliament,where trans-rights activists plan to disrupt a women’s rights rally which last year was crashed by right-wing extremists.
The Victorian government refuses to guarantee the future of local public health units that were crucial to the state’s pandemic fight,igniting concerns about more budget cuts to an already stretched health service.
Opposition Leader Brad Battin has named Deeming his “representative to the western suburbs”,after her defamation victory against the party’s former leader threatens to push him to the brink of bankruptcy.
Rising landfill levies and a slowdown in construction have sparked instability within Victoria’s waste industry as operators warn of aggressive tactics and the financial collapse of some recycling and reuse companies.
Industry insiders estimate the payout could significantly exceed the $1.1 billion it cost the Andrews government to cancel the East West Link.
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the Victorian government falling well short of its building target of 80,000 homes a year.
Wholesale fruit and vegetable sellers at the Epping market have been given 30 days to sign up to new lease agreements that have significantly higher rents.