A not-for-profit organisation says increasing administrative costs linked to the federal government's aged care reforms have left it with no choice but to stop providing transport to social outings for residents.
Parts of south-west and western Victoria have been experiencing their lowest rainfall since 1900 and climatologists say recent downpours won't be enough to end the drought.
Workplace law breaches are rampant in prime horticulture zones in Victoria and NSW, the ombudsman reports, with labour hire firms the worst culprits and migrant workers most affected.
After more than four years and over 1,300 submissions, Australia's first Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry has handed down its final report, calling for major reform.
After Victorian mother Elysha Clarke's petition for fencing around her local playground was rejected, she wants the council to build an all-abilities space to keep neurodivergent children safe.