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Melbourne has the highest amount of heroin use of any capital city in the country and cocaine use in Victoria has shot up to levels higher than before the pandemic. http://dlvr.it/S2kV5B

30 June 2021 The Federal Court has declared by consent that Sumo Power Pty Ltd (Sumo) made false or misleading representations in selling electricity plans to Victorian consumers and ordered it to pay $1.2 million in penalties, and to pay consumer redress to affected consumers. Sumo admitted that between June and December 2018, it had misled consumers about how much they would pay for their electricity if they switched to Sumo, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. The Court declared by consent that Sumo had offered cheap rates and high ‘pay on time’ discounts to entice consumers to sign up to certain electricity plans, when in fact Sumo planned to, and did, materially increase the rates paid by customers who had received one to three monthly bills.  In addition, when signing up consumers, Sumo represented that it would maintain the low rates, or not substantially increase them, for 12 months when in fact Sumo increased rates by between 28 and 43 per cent for certain consume...

A Melbourne council has introduced a 24 hour cat curfew, making it illegal for pet owners to let feline’s stray from their property night or day. http://dlvr.it/S2jvgV

Around half of drivers snapped tearing through reduced speed zones on Melbourne’s freeways never got a fine. http://dlvr.it/S2jvfB

Young people can now access the AstraZeneca from their GP. http://dlvr.it/S2jvcz

With Australia on the brink of becoming a land locked down, national cabinet must take decisive action. http://dlvr.it/S2fZ05

An Australian childcare chain has encouraged parents to ensure nappy changes are “respectful” — and to even ask their toddlers for “co-operation”. http://dlvr.it/S2fYyh

Daniel Andrews will donate his latest pay rise to charity but won’t mandate government MPs follow suit. http://dlvr.it/S2f0wB

The Morrison government promised hundreds of millions of dollars for new railway station car parks at the 2019 election without knowing if the projects could be built or what they would cost. http://dlvr.it/S2f0tV

Authorities “missed opportunities” in the investigation and monitoring of terrorist Hassan Khalif Shire Ali before he descended on Melbourne’s CBD, a coroner has found. http://dlvr.it/S2f0rr

Eight in 10 VCE students applying for university last year received special consideration, and thousands more are expected to apply this year, the Herald Sun can reveal. http://dlvr.it/S2ZqW4

Furious residents are considering legal action against the state government over a new super train station planned for Melbourne’s east. http://dlvr.it/S2ZqQg

A woman has launched a legal fight against the state, claiming she was let down by police after she was allegedly raped in a regional police station when she was 14 years old. http://dlvr.it/S2ZNfP

Acting premier James Merlino has revealed he expects his parliamentary colleagues would follow his lead and donate their upcoming pay rise to charity. http://dlvr.it/S2ZNcX

Newly reinstated Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has reshuffled the cabinet and promoted his supporters in the process. http://dlvr.it/S2ZNZ8

Interviewing Barnaby Joyce is not like talking to other politicians. Actually, that’s not quite true. There are plenty of other candid MPs and senators. http://dlvr.it/S2XBCP

An accused fraud who boasted “legal and honest work pays well” when buying a Range Rover has been forced to repay $450,000 to a mortgage scam victim. http://dlvr.it/S2XBBF

Patrons at CBD nightclubs appear to have been flouting COVID restrictions on Friday night. http://dlvr.it/S2WmPy

They should be in school or fresh from their Year 12 studies ready to take on the world and follow their dreams. http://dlvr.it/S2WmPd

On four legs or two, mad dogs don’t have a great life expectancy. The more dangerous, the more likely they are to be shot. http://dlvr.it/S2WmLg

An overwhelming majority of Victorians believe all junior footballers should wear helmets on the field in a bid to combat head knocks and concussion. http://dlvr.it/S2TNsW

A state government ministerial staffer has taken working remotely to a new level, spending the past 18 months providing policy advice on education from Kenya. http://dlvr.it/S2TNqX

Police Minister Lisa Neville will not return to work until at least August. http://dlvr.it/S2SrFc

Cartoon character, childlike tatts are growing in popularity. Even the Western Bulldogs’ Tom Liberatore is sporting them. Do you love them or hate them? And are these the best, or worst, tatt choices you’ve ever seen? Send in your own photos of tattoos you love, love to hate or regret. http://dlvr.it/S2SrCW

As Mark Kilian sat trapped in his quarantine hotel bedroom in Sydney on Tuesday night this week, unable to hold the hand of his dying father, someone from the AFL was taking a phone call. http://dlvr.it/S2Sr9Y

Millions of households across Victoria will soon get purple-lid bins for glass material as the shift to a four-bin waste system gathers pace. http://dlvr.it/S2Pj0j

Footy legend Kevin Sheedy — fresh from penning a love letter to fire up Covid-weary Victorians — says Melbourne’s second supervised injecting room shouldn’t be opposite Flinders Street Station. http://dlvr.it/S2Phxf

A distinctive 13-storey building with a rooftop terrace, bar and restaurant has been approved for a high profile Fitzroy corner despite community opposition. http://dlvr.it/S2P71B

The state government has been urged to raise the drinking age to 21. http://dlvr.it/S2P6yM

A landfill site north of Melbourne is set to sign a deal to take toxic soil from the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel, in a move that could finally get the troubled project back on track. The Herald Sun understands the road’s builders, John Holland and CPB, have backed Hi Quality’s tip in Bulla, north of Melbourne Airport, to take tunnelling spoil. http://dlvr.it/S2P6wW

More than a quarter of the nation’s motorists think Porsche drivers are sexy and Holden owners are foul-mouthed. http://dlvr.it/S2KrSh

New car charging stations that provide 100km of power in 10 minutes would be built across the state to provide electric vehicle motorists reliable journeys. http://dlvr.it/S2KrRC

When the going gets tough, the Victorian government gets political. http://dlvr.it/S2KGQS

NO, Paul. You’re wrong. And your pathetic ha-ha admission that the ABC spent years promoting the Bruce Pascoe hoax is not even the start of what the ABC must now do to repent. http://dlvr.it/S2KGPX

A Melbourne nurse who admitted to aiding foreign fighters in Syria could be freed from jail immediately after being sentenced almost six years after his arrest. http://dlvr.it/S2KGHC

Victoria’s village-style quarantine centre is set to be built in Mickleham, with the federal government believing that site can be up and running months before a facility in Avalon. http://dlvr.it/S2G238

The pub empire behind some of Melbourne’s most well known venues, including the iconic “Espy“ in St Kilda, has launched a $26m claim on its insurers after being forced to shut down during Covid outbreaks. http://dlvr.it/S2G204

A grief stricken father has described his dying son’s final moments as he lay bloodied on the footpath just metres from the family’s home. http://dlvr.it/S2FR1w

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The state’s corruption watchdog has exposed high-level corruption and illegal activity inside Victoria’s prison system. http://dlvr.it/S2FQwF

Most Victorians want people who are fully vaccinated to be exempt from all or some coronavirus restrictions and for lockdowns to be shelved once the jab has been made available to everyone. http://dlvr.it/S2BFjL

Damage has been found deep within the brains of Australian rules footballers more than six months after they suffer concussion, increasing concern about the long-term impacts of head knocks. http://dlvr.it/S2BFfz

IN the political marriage of the Liberal and National parties, MPs on both sides know better than to publicly speculate on the internal affairs of their partners. http://dlvr.it/S29gkP

Family members of two brothers stabbed – one fatally – while waiting for a bus say the pain of the killer’s “tragic, senseless and cowardly act” will be felt by their family for generations. http://dlvr.it/S29gkB

The family of a missing elderly woman are “baffled” by her unusual disappearance. http://dlvr.it/S29gjL

One-fifth of voters have not heard of state Opposition Leader Michael O’Brien, and the vast majority say they would prefer to see predecessor Matthew Guy back in the job. http://dlvr.it/S26glJ

The new polling out today shows just how frustrated Victorians are 18 months into the pandemic. http://dlvr.it/S26ghZ

Does Charles Sturt University like being advertised as the place that taught one of China’s worst goons everything he knows about scaring people into silence? http://dlvr.it/S26DVQ

Ken Wyatt last week played the race card to defend fake “Aboriginal historian” Bruce Pascoe, and played it like a shifty man. How can he now stay as our federal Indigenous Affairs Minister? http://dlvr.it/S26DTx

A toddler is fighting for its life after falling from a vehicle in Cranbourne East. http://dlvr.it/S26DRH

If having to endure six months of lockdown due to the Victorian government’s incompetence in running quarantine wasn’t bad enough, now thousands of households on Melbourne’s southeastern fringe face a month without power. http://dlvr.it/S246CR

The boss of RSL Victoria has been stood down amid an internal investigation. http://dlvr.it/S246CL

There’s an old joke among the medical fraternity. http://dlvr.it/S23gRY

Train passengers using the first section of the multibillion dollar Suburban Rail Loop have been promised 22 minute trips from Cheltenham to Box Hill. http://dlvr.it/S23gPk

I grew up watching the Uncle Toby Ironman Series as a young boy. Darrell Eastlake was the voice of the sport, and Trevor Hendy was the face of it. I would tune in whenever it was on, and barrack for him. There was something about Trevor Hendy I was drawn to. Years later, I was introduced to him by a mutual friend. After meeting him, I was very glad I’d been cheering for him all those years ago. We spoke about a journey that led to great success, but not happiness ... until it did. http://dlvr.it/S23gLq

Victoria’s battling ski ­resorts fear a mass ­exodus as snow staff look to leave the state for greater job stability at NSW destinations. http://dlvr.it/S21MZv

The build time for new houses has blown out by 30 per cent and costs by as much as 50 per cent in a big blow to homeowners, in our already overheated property market. http://dlvr.it/S21MSx

In the same week national broadcaster the ABC aired a hatchet job aimed at Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the current affairs show 4 Corners, staff were told it was time to connect with average Australians. http://dlvr.it/S20pVj

This week I have been doing my best to become “ageism aware”. http://dlvr.it/S20pT2

Cadel Evans has just changed another nappy. His eight-month-old son Blake is playing on the floor, while Aidan, two, will soon wake in his upstairs bedroom. http://dlvr.it/S20pRF

Struggling pensioners have been issued dud cheques under a state government that was supposed to offer bill relief. http://dlvr.it/S1xkYd

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton was set to appear at a parliamentary inquiry before ministerial intervention cancelled the attendance. http://dlvr.it/S1xkWZ

Victoria’s inept and wildly disproportionate Covid-19 response is unmatched in Australia but Queensland has given it a red hot go. http://dlvr.it/S1x6mJ

A world-first, global three race series of electric-powered “flying car” Grand Prix will kick off in a yet-to-be disclosed location later this year, after extensive testing in the South Australian outback. http://dlvr.it/S1x6m5

A magistrate who started a relationship with his court clerk inquired about securing his fiance’s superannuation death benefit within 24 hours of her tragic death, it has been claimed. http://dlvr.it/S1x6lY

Fractures in Australia’s Covid-19 research defences could leave the nation unable to cope with another pandemic surge, according to our foremost expert. http://dlvr.it/S1sxCM

Families are putting off having more children because of the high cost of childcare, a new study has found. http://dlvr.it/S1sxBQ

People using phrases like “old dear”, “old fogey” and “silly old bugger” are on notice under a new taxpayer-funded campaign. http://dlvr.it/S1sLdk

Happy wife, happy life. http://dlvr.it/S1sLd2

Melbourne’s restrictions will be eased further from 11.59pm Thursday, after a week of strict rules that followed the city’s fortnight-long lockdown. http://dlvr.it/S1sLYz

Firefighters have won another boost to their pay with more than 300 of the state’s top brass to be paid an extra $3m a year. http://dlvr.it/S1p84t

A plot to shoot dead a crime figure at a Melbourne kick-boxing tournament was thwarted by police watching conversations among gangsters through an encrypted app. http://dlvr.it/S1p847

Victoria continues to be let down by inferior IT systems and processes. I can book a manicure, a dinner for two and a dog wash digitally within seconds but must go through a cumbersome process to book a vaccination online through the Victorian Department of Health’s website. http://dlvr.it/S1nX3l

A trio of radicalised men plotted to gun down random members of the public in Melbourne after seeing the deadly 2018 Bourke St terror attack on the news, a court has heard. http://dlvr.it/S1nX3G

Hopefully, the pain suffered by so many over the last 18 months is behind us. Never again will Victoria have to be totally locked down because the government has relied entirely on medical advice when such advice should have been received and then weighed up against other competing factors. http://dlvr.it/S1nX16

Three 12-year-old girls were chased and verbally abused at the weekend by five year 7 boys from leading private schools. http://dlvr.it/S1kKgX

Victorians are spending almost half a billion dollars a year on cocaine. http://dlvr.it/S1kKfh

Acclaimed film producer David Lightfoot, whose credits include successful Australian films such as Japanese Story, Wolf Creek, Babe and Rogue, has died. http://dlvr.it/S1jkb2

A group of Labor women including Andrews government minister Natalie Hutchins are leading a push for their party to choose a female candidate for the new federal seat of Hawke. http://dlvr.it/S1jkZF

A convicted terrorist has claimed he has turned his life around and just wants to live like “a normal person”. http://dlvr.it/S1jkSV

About 25 lives could be saved on Victoria’s country roads every year if the positioning of mobile speed cameras was more random and less predictable, Monash University researchers have found. http://dlvr.it/S1flfG

Contact tracers say ongoing problems with call centre phone lines are hampering their efforts to hunt down coronavirus, but authorities remain confident they can ease restrictions over the next week. http://dlvr.it/S1flZ7

So called “Aboriginal historian” Bruce Pascoe pulled off the biggest hoax in Australia’s literary history. But now the jig is up, as even the woke Sydney Morning Herald and Age admit Pascoe told untruths. http://dlvr.it/S1fHjl

Another lockdown done and dusted. There must be no more, except in the most desperate of circumstances. http://dlvr.it/S1fHj1

“Did he do this to you?” http://dlvr.it/S1fHfQ

A day after Ben Roberts-Smith broke down in a Sydney courtroom detailing how he shot an Afghan teenager, the Victoria Cross recipient was spotted relaxing in the company of his new partner. http://dlvr.it/S1cCSc

Being a renter must suck right now. http://dlvr.it/S1cCPG

Every political party has issues they are happy to talk about and those they should treat like a red hot stove. http://dlvr.it/S1bl9l

If you believe what they’re trying to tell you, it’s all very simple; it’s about cruelty versus compassion. Deport the so-called Biloela family or allow them to stay in Australia. http://dlvr.it/S1bl8h

Geoffrey Edelsten was the rarest of combinations, a shy recluse who craved attention. http://dlvr.it/S1bl6t

Sex assault cases which never made it to court will be reviewed and frontline police retrained on cyber stalking and harassment under sweeping reforms to better protect victims of domestic abuse. http://dlvr.it/S1YRPH

Melbourne’s new airport trains would travel for 5km along elevated “sky rail” between the outskirts of the airport and the Western Ring Road. http://dlvr.it/S1YRM2

Dumped Labor MP Adem Somyurek has launched defamation proceedings against the Nine Network, The Age and investigative reporter Nick McKenzie. http://dlvr.it/S1XrqL

Five years ago, on Thursday the 18th of August at 9.25am the ABC online reported that the city of Melbourne had been named the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running. http://dlvr.it/S1Xrpl

Michael O’Brien never dreamt of a life in politics. http://dlvr.it/S1Xrly

A list of the Victorian Comanchero bikie gang arrested in the sting of the century, including Sergeant-at-Arms Christian Taumefolau, has been revealed. http://dlvr.it/S1TmCb

Opposition leader Michael O’Brien could face another challenge to his leadership with pressure mounting over his party’s recent performance. http://dlvr.it/S1Tm9P

Safety investigators are probing whether the driver of a train that derailed in Wallan last year knew there was a track diversion in place at the site of the accident, with an interim report into the horrific crash released on Thursday. http://dlvr.it/S1T8hW

Unscrupulous agents stand to reap huge rewards in dodgy incentive arrangements that can leave homeowners tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. http://dlvr.it/S1T8gf

The cost to send a child to private boarding school in Australia is equal to nearly half the average wage, but for campuses in Victoria, parents should be prepared to shell out significantly more. http://dlvr.it/S1T8cX

Victorian MPs are leading a charge to get the Covid-19 jab with 85 per cent already vaccinated or planning to do so. http://dlvr.it/S1Q26h

The Big Freeze is getting a big boost as Neale Daniher ramps up his fight to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND). http://dlvr.it/S1Q25z

I am not a Collingwood fan. I have never had more than a grudging respect for its coach, Nathan Buckley. http://dlvr.it/S1PQV4

Melbourne has taken another tumble on the world’s most liveable cities list, dropping to eighth place. http://dlvr.it/S1PQSd

Lockdown’s almost finished, but Melburnians are still locked up. http://dlvr.it/S1PQMs

The University of Melbourne has climbed the global rankings of tertiary institutions, according to a new report today, overtaking Sydney University. http://dlvr.it/S1LHJ9

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Three weeks until the halfway point of 2021, and the end of the financial year for businesses reporting. What a difficult, challenging and destructive year it has been. http://dlvr.it/S1KfKD

Adam Goodes belongs in the AFL’s Hall of Fame. http://dlvr.it/S1KfHS

Patricia Ilhan has praised her daughter for speaking out about her alleged rape as a schoolgirl. http://dlvr.it/S1KfG1

Brendan Fevola has opened up about his daughter Mia’s relationship with Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, revealing the Bulldogs no. 1 draft pick does the dishes and washing at home. http://dlvr.it/S1GW9D

A border town gym owner has hit out at the Victorian government after watching clients cross the river to avoid ­regional restrictions. http://dlvr.it/S1GW8Y

Docklands’ first luxury five-star hotel and featuring a rooftop bar and infinity pool is set to open soon, giving the waterfront suburb a much-needed boost. http://dlvr.it/S1Ftqy

Explosive text messages between Labor powerbrokers have shed new light on the internal war engulfing the party, with Bill Shorten at one point warning colleagues of a “stitch-up”. http://dlvr.it/S1FtqW

Brendan Fevola has opened up about his daughter Mia’s relationship with Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, revealing the Bulldogs no. 1 draft pick does the dishes and washing at home. http://dlvr.it/S1FtlF

A leading public health expert is calling for QR codes to be used across Victoria’s public transport network to help with contact tracing. http://dlvr.it/S1BwgZ

New schools being built in a multimillion-dollar blitz will feature state-of-the-art sporting facilities and performing arts centres. http://dlvr.it/S1Bwbw

Smokers are lighting up in the city’s smoke-free zones ­despite laws aimed at butting out the behaviour being introduced almost seven years ago. http://dlvr.it/S1BSDv

What kind of a virus is terrifying Victoria and locking down Melbourne for two weeks? One that can’t even kill a 99-year-old. http://dlvr.it/S1BSDT

It’s now been three months since Daniel Andrews made his last public appearance. http://dlvr.it/S1BS7p

A woman who survived a suicide attempt has defied the odds by walking unaided for the first time since both her legs were amputated four years ago. http://dlvr.it/S18L1H

Victorian politicians who bully and harass people will be investigated by a new behaviour watchdog. http://dlvr.it/S18KxB

The Victorian government is poised to make a call on the viability of the delayed Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix within weeks following the cancellation of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. http://dlvr.it/S17s86

A dentist who broke a ­patient’s jaw during a wisdom tooth extraction has failed to comply with restrictions on his registration. http://dlvr.it/S17s6v

A deer spotted running amok through Melbourne streets on Saturday sparked a two-hour chase by police and animal welface officers. http://dlvr.it/S17s3G

The budgets for transport projects in Victoria blew out by $3.7 billion in the past financial year, while 60 per cent were running at least 12 months late. http://dlvr.it/S15TkM

It is not uncommon for buyers and sellers to be surprised by unexpected costs. http://dlvr.it/S15TkD

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