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Nicole Asher

Melbourne

Producer at ABC 7.30

Producer at #abc730 Previously, reporter @abcmelbourne @abcnews

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  • 1 week ago | 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".

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nicole Asher |Mikaela Ortolan

    The Victorian government will inject more funding into the state's troubled healthcare system in a bid to make it cheaper and more accessible. With the 2025 state budget due to be handed down later today, the government has announced a $634.3 million package to open nine new or expanded hospitals. These include the Footscray Hospital, Frankston Hospital and Maryborough and District Hospital.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nicole Asher

    Volunteer firefighters and farmers have staged a protest on the steps of Victorian parliament in opposition to the Emergency Services Levy. Farmers say it will not be financially viable for them to pay the new proposed levy. In Bendigo, CFA volunteers drove fire trucks to the premier's office with the goal of returning the keys.

  • 2 months ago | abc.net.au | Nicole Asher |Nick Grimm

    Climate 200 is bankrolling up to 75 per cent of campaign donations for some independent candidates ahead of this weekend's election. Analysis by the ABC has revealed Climate 200 has donated more than three million dollars to 19 candidates around the country.

  • 2 months ago | abc.net.au | Nicole Asher |Madi Chwasta

    Political funding body Climate 200 is bankrolling up to 75 per cent of campaign costs for several independent candidates this election. Analysis by the ABC suggests 19 candidates being backed by Climate 200 have on average received about 40 per cent of their donations from the donor organisation. In a landscape where donations are normally shrouded in secrecy during the campaign, declaring in real-time is a significant nod to transparency.

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