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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Kimberley Price |Kathleen O'Connor

    As of 12pm, Victoria has banned the sale of machetes. But questions have been raised about how the ban will be enforced. While stores could face fines or even jail time for selling machetes, some retail managers say they've had little information from the government.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kathleen O'Connor |Kimberley Price

    The Victorian Budget has been handed down today, revealing the state's net debt will surge to a record $194 billion in the next few years. As one measure to raise revenue, the Victorian Government is introducing an emergency services levy, which will be paid by property owners to fund calls-outs and equipment. The move has prompted huge protests today with rural and regional Victorians particularly angry.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kathleen O'Connor |Alison Branley

    Australia's childhood vaccination rates are plummeting sparking major concerns from health professionals about the rapid spread of highly infectious diseases. Polio has been detected in two healthy children in Papua New Guinea after the outbreak was thought to be eradicated in 2018. Meanwhile in Australia, measles cases reach the highest levels in six years. Experts say urgent action is needed to encourage more parents to get their children vaccinated.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathleen O'Connor |Oliver Brown

    Large mobs of emus have been causing havoc in urban areas of New South Wales in recent weeks. Wildlife experts say the native birds are thirsty and seeking water in dry conditions - experts predict the more birds will come out in droves in other states as well.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathleen O'Connor

    Catholic Cardinals from around the world are on their way to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis and to elect a new pontiff.

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