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Two states will soon end logging of native forests, but what about the other states? The federal government has powers to intervene but also faces obstacles to nationwide protection of these forests.
Now begins a long and difficult process to recover vast areas of forest after more than 50 years of destructive logging.
The end of native timber harvesting in Victoria offers a generational opportunity for First Peoples to care for Forest Country
Some people were woken up near midnight by a powerful ground-shake. But did you know earthquakes occur in the greater Melbourne region about once a month – even though we can’t always feel them?
What will work for commercial and industrial properties ought to work for homes.
The Andrews government has made a decent first step to reduce Victoria’s mountain of debt by $30 billion over the next decade.
Victoria’s native forests will be free from logging by the end of the year. That’s big news for our threatened species and fragmented forests
Vapes will have to come in ‘pharmacy-like packaging’. The permissible nicotine concentrations and volumes will be reduced, and single-use, disposable vapes will be banned.
Victoria’s critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is just hanging on, despite new plans and reserves aimed at protection. Plans to log some of its remaining habitat will not help
Many have looked to Victoria to gauge what a multi-billion-dollar government commitment to family violence reform can deliver.
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.
Victoria’s real gross state product has grown by 5.6%, while New South Wales has fallen to 1.8%.
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.
Victorian Labor started the process of privatising electricity assets. Now Premier Daniel Andrews says it was a mistake.
New research shows discrimination against Aboriginal Victorians in the private rental housing market is systemic, but there are solutions.
Farmers face a multitude of challenges in future. Crops and livestock are not only on the line, but also the mental health of rural communities.
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?
Rain has fallen across almost all of Australia’s mainland in the last two weeks. Our rain events are usually regional – not national like this.
The answer? By closing a highly polluting power station - and ramping up renewables.
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