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Corruption reforms sought
IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman have written to Victorian political party leaders for recommendations on how to stop the misuse of public funds. The watchdog…
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Inland port on track
Seventeen years in the making, a rail link to a $150 million inland freight terminal in Dandenong South is becoming reality. Works have started on…
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Dumped MP ’grateful’
Labor MP Luke Donnellan says he will possibly stay in Parliament for the remainder of his term after being sensationally ousted from his Narre Warren…
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Skills needed for jobs evolution
Welders, engineers, electronics technicians are among a dire skills shortage, a manufacturing body has told a Senate inquiry. South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance told the…
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$2.5b fund needs detail: SEMMA
A South-East manufacturers’ body welcomed the state Liberal Nationals’ pledged $2.5 billion “smarter” manufacturing fund but is awaiting more detail. South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance…
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Rider dies on Monash Fwy
A motorbike rider has died in a crash on Monash Freeway in Doveton. The rider, who is yet to be formally identified, reportedly struck a…
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Appetite for work
A herd of goats at a Hallam works site is happy to work for their feed. Six of the insatiable animals are grazing on a…
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Visa reprieve but wait continues
A Dandenong migration agent has welcomed the 12-month extension of visas for evacuees from Taliban-run Afghanistan. Thay Horn Yim said the extension of the three-month…
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Gun runner stung by police
A Narre Warren South man has been jailed as part of an organised crime ring in drugs, guns and stolen luxury cars. Malaki Salesui, 22,…
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Murder accused pleads not guilty
An Endeavour Hills man has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of another man earlier this year. Stephen Robinson, 56, appeared via video link…
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Driver charged over stolen Porsche
An Endeavour Hills man has been charged after being caught allegedly driving a stolen Porsche. Police say they located him in the Porsche 911 at…
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Operation Achilles: 20yo faces 160-plus charges
A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with more than 160 traffic offences after police anti-hoon raids in Berwick and Hallam. Police seized a…