The Victorian government has passed a bail law that includes removing the requirement to consider remand as a last resort for children.
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A triumphant Anthony Albanese started his victory speech on election night addressing “My fellow Australians”—and went on to invoke Australia no fewer than 43 more times over the next 22 minutes. Values also scored six mentions.
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Labor’s election victory defied expectations, with the Albanese government increasing its majority in the lower house and on track to have the highest number of seats since Bob Hawke’s 1987 win.
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Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers has followed in the footsteps of previous Labor ministers, including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2009, by penning a theoretical article in the pages of the Monthly.
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Victoria’s election delivered humiliation for the Liberals and ended with Labor’s Daniel Andrews comfortably re-elected for the third time.
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