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Lynch syndrome is a hereditary genetic condition, giving those who have the condition a higher chance of developing certain cancers across their lifetime. The condition is usually only found if people undergo genetic testing, and according to The Cancer Council of Victoria, around 90 per cent of people who have Lynch syndrome don’t know they …
Today is the final day of consultation for proposed seismic blasting in the Otway basin, on the southwest coast of Victoria. Seismic blasting is the first step in offshore oil and gas exploration under the ocean floor. This is one of three proposals being considered to conduct seismic blasting in the Basin, put forward by …
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Black Saturday bushfire survivors are calling the government to implement safer and renewable energy. It has been 15 years since the catastrophic fires in regional Victoria, where 173 people lost their lives and more than 2000 homes were destroyed. The Wire’s Vanessa Gatica speaks with Serena Joyner Black Saturday survivor and CEOof Bushfire Survivors for …
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The people of the Goulburn valley around Shepparton awoke relieved today as predicted flooding was downgraded. This follows the flooding experienced on the Campaspe river valley and other areas in Victoria that had been hit hard in the floods of Victoria in October 2022. Shepparton News Editor Tyler Maher gives us the latest direct from …
This week, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek vetoed an offshore wind farm in Victoria, claiming there are ‘irreversible’ risks to endangered wildlife in the area. The Port of Hastings plan was proposed by the Victorian government, and it would have become the first offshore wind farm in Australia. Conservationists have welcomed the decision, and The …
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A coalition of Victorian health authorities say the Victorian Government must implement drug testing services to address the growing number of related casualties Seventy-seven agencies have joined forces with the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association and RMIT, in urging the government to follow recommendations made by the State Coroner… for testing facilities across the state. …
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A snap press conference blindsided journalists in Melbourne as Daniel Andrews revealed he was resigning as Premier of Victoria effective 5 p.m. Wednesday. The successful Premier felt that the ‘time was right’ and he would be looking forward to spending time with his family, reading and playing golf. His Cabinet colleagues had heard the news …
This week, findings from the coronial inquest of the death in custody of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson were handed down, with the coroner calling Victoria’s bail laws a “complete, unmitigated disaster”. The coroner also found that the state’s bail legislation – which was tightened in 2017 after the …
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