Victorian taxpayers are facing an enormous bill to fix the state’s flammable cladding crisis. The Victorian government has today announced a new body, Cladding Safety Victoria, to deal with dangerous cladding. The Andrews government has set aside $600 million dollars to target the issue, but only $300 million has been committed from existing funds. It’s […]

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Victoria’s new Victims of Crime Commissioner has choked back tears while revealing she herself was a victim of crime as a child. Fiona McCormack, former CEO of Domestic Violence Victoria, took on the role last week. Her emotional response to a question from Neil Mitchell, asking if she’d been a victim of crime, surprised both […]

RUMOUR FILE UPDATE St Kilda has parted way with coach Alan Richardson. The club confirmed on Twitter late Tuesday morning that the under-siege coach had stepped down. Assistant coach and former Carlton senior coach Brett Ratten will coach St Kilda for the rest of the season. “The decision comes after many months of extensive discussions […]

Heavy smokers could be offered regular screening for lung cancer. CT scans will be used to examine current and former heavy smokers every two years, as part of a national trial. Doctor Lou Irving, a respiratory physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, told 3AW Breakfast the symptom-less disease is currently detected too late. “The lungs […]

A junior football league has banned shouting, coaching from the sidelines, and abusing umpires or the opposition. For two weeks, the Eastern Football League has introduced ‘Silent Sundays’, which ban all crowd reactions except for clapping and cheering after a goal. Dyson Baker, General Manager of Football Operations at the Eastern Football League, said the […]