Greg Lynn found guilty of murdering Victorian camper Carol Clay but acquitted of killing Russell Hill theguardian.com/australia-news… via Adeshola Ore

How freedom for Julian Assange is a quiet triumph for Anthony Albanese theguardian.com/media/article/…

Labor group praises Fatima Payman for upholding party ‘principles and policy’ to cross floor theguardian.com/australia-news…

Why are some Victorian hospitals saying they’re freezing recruitment and looking for ways to cut costs? theguardian.com/australia-news…

Guardian Australia's MEAA House Committee stands in solidarity with media workers and journalists at Nine who have learned today of 200 job cuts across the company, and up to 90 in its publishing division. Our statement is attached.

Melbourne airport backdown on station paves way for long-awaited train link dlvr.it/T9HcQc

CFMEU puts Victorian branch into administration over reports of alleged criminal links dlvr.it/T9bHR9

Melbourne public housing towers demolition to go ahead despite residents’ class action theguardian.com/australia-news… via Guardian Australia

Guardian Australia’s MEAA house committee also stands in solidarity with Nine colleagues on strike. Full statement here:

A ‘scare campaign’ over national parks? The fight over the future of Victoria’s forests theguardian.com/australia-news… via Guardian Australia

‘Preference whispering’: regularly exploited voting system should be scrapped, Victorian inquiry finds theguardian.com/australia-news…

Family violence and childhoods lost: census shows ‘horrifying’ plight of homeless youths in Melbourne theguardian.com/australia-news… via Guardian Australia

Victoria shelves plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 dlvr.it/TBqvt4

Before I got a fulltime job at Guardian Aus, I freelanced. I expect that if I left the company, I'd freelance again. Why is one group of workers allowed to bargain collectively and the other not? GA's MEAA house committee stands in solidarity with freelance colleagues today.