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abc.net.au | Leanne Wong |Nicole Asher
Clothing containing cat fur is still being sold in Victoria while being labelled as fake or sheep's wool, an advocacy group says, years after a state government taskforce vowed to crack down on the practice. Forensic testing conducted by British fibre analysis firm Microtex has found a children's vest sold by fashion brand Suttons Ugg was made of domestic cat fur and rabbit fur, despite being labelled as "100 per cent Australian sheepskin or wool".
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Leanne Wong |Richard Willingham
A furious senior Liberal MP says Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth "needs to explain his actions" following revelations he used a taxpayer-funded car to shuttle him and his wife home after a day out at the Australian Open. The Herald Sun reported the Nepean MP used the chauffeured car of colleague Georgie Crozier to make the 100-kilometre journey home from Melbourne's CBD to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula in January 2024, after allegedly becoming intoxicated at the tournament.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Leanne Wong
Victoria's debt is set to balloon to record levels as the state government battles to rein in spending, even as the axe looms over thousands of public sector jobs. Treasurer Jaclyn Symes's first state budget reveals net debt will reach $167.6 billion this year, before growing to an eye-watering $194 billion in three years' time. It will see the state pay $7.6 billion in interest in 2025-26 — or $20.7 million a day.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Richard Willingham |Leanne Wong
John Pesutto has broken his silence since losing his high profile — and costly — defamation lawsuit to Moira Deeming. It coincides with a fake fundraiser being posted online purporting to be collecting donations to pay Mr Pesutto's $2.3 million legal bill. John Pesutto has three weeks to come up with the funds to pay the legal bill or he'll be placed into bankruptcy.
Protesters across country demand end to violence against women during What Were You Wearing? rallies
1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson |Molly Slattery |Leanne Wong
Protests have been held in Australian cities today, with people of all ages calling for an end to violence against women. Indigenous-led not-for-profit organisation What Were You Wearing? led the rallies, which asked for more government investment in prevention and crisis support services, mandated trauma-informed training for first responders, nationally consistent and holistic consent laws, housing security, and bail reform to prioritise victim-survivor safety.
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