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Residents outraged as local council scraps weekly rubbish collections

Angry locals have started a petition calling for the decision to be scrapped.

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A council in Melbourne’s south east has come under fire for scrapping weekly rubbish bin pick-ups.

Nurses, midwives rally over ‘dangerous’ staff shortages at WA hospital

WA’s government has been accused of taking a ‘COVID holiday’ when it should have been recruiting more local health workers.

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Nurses and midwives have rallied against ‘dangerous’ staff shortages and working conditions at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth.

Why you could be fined THOUSANDS for joking around on your Census form

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Funny as it might seem to declare your religion as Jedi Master in the 2021 Census, do it and you could be fined more than $2,000.

Dozens of brand new trains coming to Melbourne at a cost of nearly $1 BILLION

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Victoria will build 25 new trains worth nearly $1 billion dollars.

Bin recycling mistakes could soon cost some Victorian residents a $660 fine

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Residents on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula could be fined more than $600 and could risk having their bin collection suspended under a crack down on recycling.

Melbourne residents fighting to scrap ‘dangerous’ new road safety initiative

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Concerned parents say the polka dot road art is dangerous.