Many have looked to Victoria to gauge what a multi-billion-dollar government commitment to family violence reform can deliver.
Indigenous community members outside the Victorian coroners court ahead of the release of a report into the death of Veronica Nelson.
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Arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and denied bail, Veronica Nelson died alone in a cell. A Victorian coroner has called for urgent reform of the state’s tough bail laws.
For years, we’ve taken major sporting events, a public holiday, added alcohol and gambling, then watched domestic violence rates rise. It’s time we did something different.
Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology; Andrew Peters, Swinburne University of Technology; Piret Veeroja, Swinburne University of Technology, and Zoe Goodall, Swinburne University of Technology
New research shows discrimination against Aboriginal Victorians in the private rental housing market is systemic, but there are solutions.
A flooded farm from the Loddon river in Serpentine, Victoria.
Luke Milgate
Processes like La Niña set the scene for the sort of extreme weather that has hit eastern Australia. But what decides which towns and suburbs are hit hardest, and which ones are spared?
A recent report has found First Nations children in Victoria have better health outcomes, however culturally appropriate research can better highlight what’s going well for First Nations kids’ health.
Going to plan? Victoria’s transport infrastructure minister, Jacinta Allan, tours Melbourne’s Parkville Station site in April.
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New Victorian Child Safe Standards make organisations that work with children and young people legally responsible for their well-being. But what does this mandatory requirement mean in practice?
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.
St John’s Pro-Cathedral, the Convent of Mercy and the girls’ school in Perth circa 1862.
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These women showed diverse skills while developing education in Australia. In a country enamoured with egalitarianism, the neglect of their stories speaks of a broader historical reality.
Treaty Authority signing between the First Peoples’ Assembly and the Victorian Government.
First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.
In partnership with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, the Victorian government has committed to advancing state treaty processes. This is through a new bill establishing a Treaty Authority.
In the first week of the campaign we journeyed around the country with a team of politics experts. Now we retrace our steps to look at what’s happened since.
Damaged wood houses after the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906.
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About 10 million people live in Canada’s earthquake-prone zones. Yet few have practical knowledge of what to do with new early warning system alerts which aim to save lives and protect livelihoods.