Kennett stalls on Coode Island moveMELBOURNE — Despite promises prior to last year's state election, it appears that the Kennett government may be backing away from funding the relocation of the Coode Island chemical
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MELBOURNE — Sweeping cuts to Victoria's public transport system are being denounced as socially and environmentally irresponsible. Of 14 suburban rail lines, only four appear to have escaped severe
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Policing offensive behaviourPolicing Offensive Behaviour, a report released just before the October 10 Victorian state election by the Federation of Community Legal Centres shows a widespread abuse by police of their power
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Victoria Police racist, says ex-adviserMELBOURNE — The former Koori adviser to the Victoria Police, Ken Saunders, who resigned his position last month because of the "inherent racism in the police force", has accused the
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MELBOURNE — Complaints about the behaviour of members of Victoria Police almost doubled in the last financial year according to a report in the November 2 Age. In the year ending June 30, 1992, there were 4525 complaints
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MELBOURNE — Jeremy Dixon, who describes himself as an anarcho-syndicalist, is trying to wage a legal war against Section 464Q of the Crimes Act of Victoria, which gives police the widest powers to collect fingerprints. He is
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MELBOURNE — Many years ago Shannon Ewart was assaulted by police in Queensland, and since then has heard stories from many people who have suffered the same. One night in April, "on impulse", she did a "spray job" on the South
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A document leaked to Green Left Weekly indicates that the Department of Social Security and the Australian Federal Police are planning regular exchange of information that has generally been regarded as confidential. It