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Jessica Geddes’ abusive boyfriend threatened to send her home in a body bag. Days later, she was dead. Now, her mum has detailed how her daughter was continually failed by the Victorian system.
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Starved, beaten, broken: How Jessica’s cries for help were ignored
Jessica Geddes’ abusive boyfriend threatened to send her home in a body bag. Days later, she was dead. Now, her mum has detailed how her daughter was continually failed by the Vict...
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Allan set to crackdown on youth crime
Teens who recruit children to commit crimes will face up to a decade in jail under a youth justice shake-up. And that’s not all young offenders can expect under a looming crackdown...
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Major Suburban Rail Loop works could be halted due to cost fears
Major works on the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop could be delayed or deferred amid concerns about the controversial project’s funding and state debt.
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System failure: Authorities must take abusive relationships seriously
Experts say that authorities need to respond more “diligently and strongly” to cries for help after nearly 20 Victorian women were killed by their former or current partners since ...
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‘I’m thrilled’: Sam Pang to host Logie Awards for second year
After bringing “unabashed showbiz” to the Logies stage, Sam Pang has been given the “green light” to showcase some rather curious new techniques when he hosts this year yet again.
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300 and counting: Dusty‘s heartfelt message to Tiger Army
More than 90,000 fans turned out to the MCG in an epic celebration of one of the AFL’s greatest careers. Go inside Dustin Martin’s 300-game milestone – a day when those immediate r...
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Councils asked to find vacant land to help beat housing crisis
The state government is seeking to unlock more vacant land as it looks to keep up with housing demands, with plans to build more than two million new homes over the next 30 years.
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Better job matching for migrants could yield $10bn economy boost
A new study has revealed about half of arrivals to Australia have skills that are being wasted and qualifications going unrecognised — costing the nation billions.
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The common smartphone app that’s ripping you off
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape says consumers are being overcharged by technology when they pay for things.
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Fears of Bayside ‘bloodbath’ as horror home invasions rise
Police have told furious Bayside residents to secure their homes as machete wielding teens on luxury heists terrorise the neighbourhood, with one victim saying her family “could ha...
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