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Police weigh up whether to charge man over alleged Islamophobic attack
Victoria Police has completed its preliminary investigation into an alleged Islamophobic attack where a man allegedly threatened to kill community members, and is weighing up what charges could be laid. On March 8, an uninvited man entered a community dinner in Ballarat, where he allegedly started punching guests, intimidating children and shouting racial death threats such as "f*** Allah, f*** Islam, death to Allah" and "go back to the s***hole where you come from".
Female workers targeted in second alleged Islamophobic attack in Ballarat
The regional Victorian city of Ballarat has experienced its second alleged Islamophobic attack in the space of a week, after a man hurled racial abuse at female staff at a local pharmacy. Sarah, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was working at the pharmacy with an intern on March 14 when a regular customer expressed frustration about a dispensing protocol. She said the customer began yelling Islamophobic and racial remarks including "go back to where you came from".
Bendigo Writers Festival debacle continues as La Trobe University is asked to apologise
The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival has again embroiled sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid calls for more transparency and accountability. More than 50 authors, academics and participants boycotted the August event over a code of conduct and censorship concerns. The festival will not be running again next year.
Bendigo Writers Festival council report recommends one-year hiatus amid reputational damage
A Bendigo council review of its ill-fated 2025 Writers Festival has recommended a one-year hiatus before returning in 2027 with additional funding and a consideration of the influence sponsors and partners play in decision-making. The review recommended not pursuing the festival next year due to "reputational damage incurred in 2025", among other reasons.
FOI documents reveal lead up to failed Bendigo Writers Festival
Bendigo Writers Festival major sponsor La Trobe University has been accused of pressuring organisers into meeting certain conditions around sensitive topics. The university says "lessons have been learned" from the boycotted event. Bendigo City Council says it is unclear if the festival will be run in 2026. Bendigo Writers Festival major sponsor La Trobe University has been accused of threatening to pull out of the event if certain conditions were not met.
Homelessness crisis in regional Victoria puts Mildura police, local community under the pump
In short: Vulnerable people, including children, are being left at the Mildura Police Station in the middle of the night when they do not have anywhere to go. Police try to find support with friends, family, and community members but sleeping in the foyer of the police station is a last resort. What's next? The Council to Homeless Persons CEO says youth refuge beds are "absolutely needed" across Victoria.
Calls for a Victorian police ombudsman to tackle 'predatory behaviour', after senior officer jailed for raping junior colleague
A senior police officer's conviction for raping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a "vulnerable" junior colleague has led to renewed calls for a Victorian police ombudsman, and a fresh focus on "predatory behaviour" by members of the force.
Where do Victorian councils sit on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament?
For many years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have advocated for Constitutional Recognition through a Voice. Our Government – along with every single State and Territory Government - has committed to it. Legal experts have endorsed it. People on all sides of the Parliament have backed it. Faith groups and sporting codes and local councils and businesses and unions have embraced it. An army of volunteers from every part of this great nation are throwing all their energy behind it.
Zain Nabi - ABC News
With youth refuge beds hundreds of kilometres away, police in Mildura often call on sports coaches and other community members to give kids in crisis a safe place to sleep. The only other option is the police station foyer.
Pakistani woman allegedly denied admission to Australian educational institute due to religious beliefs
Educational institution 'Emdad's PTE' allegedly denied the woman admission because she did not want her photograph to be uploaded on Facebook. After their refusal to provide a formal written apology, she has approached the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to resolve the matter. A Melbourne woman is demanding an apology from a local educational institute after claiming she was denied admission because she refused to allow her photo to be published along with her test results.
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