Tag: Victoria
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Victoria’s Forensic Hospital Dilemma: A Safer Unit Waiting, While One Patient Remains Shackled
Crucial Gap Between Readiness and Action in Victoria’s Forensic Care Victoria faces a troubling disconnect: a state-of-the-art forensic hospital unit is prepared and waiting, yet a violent, mentally unwell patient remains shackled and isolated. The County Court’s recent proceedings highlighted a systemic delay that keeps a person who could benefit from humane, specialized care confined…
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Victorian Forensic Hospital: A New Unit Waiting to Open as Patients Remain in Seclusion
Overview: A Safer Path Yet to Open A new forensic hospital unit in Victoria has been completed and sits idle, while a troubling situation persists for a high-risk patient who remains housed in seclusion and solitary confinement. The contrast between a ready-to-use, safer care environment and a patient living under restrictive conditions highlights questions about…
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Victoria Makes History with Australia’s First Formal Treaty with Indigenous Traditional Owners
Historic milestone for reconciliation in Australia Victoria has taken a landmark step in Australia’s journey toward reconciliation by passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners. After a lengthy debate in the state parliament, the legislation received broad support, marking a turning point in how the state acknowledges and engages with its Indigenous…
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Victoria Passes Australia’s First Formal Treaty with Indigenous Traditional Owners
An Historic Milestone in Australian Reconciliation In a landmark move that signals a new era for Indigenous relations in Australia, the state of Victoria has passed its first formal treaty with traditional owners. After two days of intensive debate in the upper house of Parliament, lawmakers approved a framework designed to recognize Indigenous sovereignty, rights,…
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Victoria Passes Nation’s First Indigenous Treaty: A New Chapter in Australia’s Reconciliation
Victoria Makes History with the Indigenous Treaty The Victorian parliament has approved the nation’s first Indigenous treaty, marking a milestone in Australia’s long-standing process of reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The treaty, negotiated with Indigenous leaders across the state, is viewed as a foundational agreement that recognises past injustices while setting a…
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Power Outage Disrupts Victoria’s Triple Zero System Overnight
Overview: A Night of Disrupted Emergency Calls A power outage overnight impacted Victoria’s essential Triple Zero emergency call system, triggering an official investigation as authorities work to determine the cause. The incident, which affected the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system at around 12:30am, raised concerns about emergency response times and the resilience of critical infrastructure.…
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Power outage hits Victoria’s triple zero emergency system
Overview: Outage disrupts Victoria’s triple zero system A sudden power outage overnight disrupted Victoria’s critical emergency call network, commonly known as the triple zero system. The interruption, which occurred around 12:30am, affected the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system that coordinates emergency responses. Authorities say emergency calls were still manned by staff as the fault was…
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Australia’s SABRE South aims to crack dark matter mystery from deep underground
Australia takes a bold step in the dark matter quest After more than a decade of careful planning and construction, Australia is poised to launch a new dark matter detector that could reshape our understanding of the cosmos. SABRE South, to be housed beneath nearly a kilometer of bedrock in the Stawell Gold Mine in…
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Australia To Open SABRE South: A New Dark Matter Hunt Deep Underground
The Search for Dark Matter Goes Underground in Australia After more than a decade of careful planning and construction, Australia is finalising a new chapter in the global hunt for dark matter. The SABRE South experiment will be housed beneath a kilometer of rock in the Stawell Gold Mine near Victoria’s regional communities. Shielded by…
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Staggering ED wait times push mental health patients to dire outcomes
Growing strain on emergency departments in Victoria Access to timely mental health care in emergency departments across Victoria is deteriorating, with Dandenong Hospital recording the lowest transfer rate to a dedicated mental health bed. Official statistics from the Victorian Agency for Health Information show that, in the April–June 2025 quarter, only 4 per cent of…