‘Bloody stains of colonisation’: Victorian premier speaks at truth-telling hearing – video dlvr.it/T6Br5l

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Victorian premier confronts ‘bloody stains of colonisation’ at historic Indigenous truth-telling inquiry dlvr.it/T6BT0K

Jacinta Allan dumps Victorian Labor MP from party room after fresh allegations emerge theguardian.com/australia-news… via Guardian Australia

“After enquiries by my office, and in consultation with my colleagues, tonight I asked the Member for South Barwon to resign as a member of the Parliamentary Labor Party – and he has done so.” (2/2)

New statement from premier Jacinta Allan on MP Darren Cheeseman: “This afternoon I received new information about further allegations of persistent, inappropriate behaviour by the Member for South Barwon towards another member of staff”. (1/2)

National cabinet eyes improved information sharing on gender violence offenders dlvr.it/T68k0k

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’ dlvr.it/T668Nv

Truth-telling ‘critical’ to treaty, Victorian premier says ahead of historic appearance at Indigenous-led inquiry theguardian.com/australia-news… via Adeshola Ore

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has asked parliamentary secretary Darren Cheesman to resign from his position over “persistent allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour towards staff”. Will remain in Labor party room.

I started using heroin decades ago. The rejection of a Melbourne CBD injecting room feels like a rejection of me dlvr.it/T60kzB

‘No one is above the law’: police data reveals sexual assault among charges laid against 78 Victorian officers dlvr.it/T61ksF

Melbourne to get second ferris wheel years after Docklands ‘Star’ last spun dlvr.it/T61yrS

Westfield security guards in Victoria say they requested additional protection months before mass Bondi stabbing theguardian.com/australia-news… via Luca Ittimani Guardian Australia

‘Will cost lives’: addiction experts condemn decision to scrap proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD theguardian.com/australia-news… via Guardian Australia

In case you missed it earlier - Ellen Sandell was unanimously elected as the Victorian Greens new leader at a party room meeting this morning. Prahran MP Sam Hibbins and upper house MP Sarah Mansfield were appointed as co-deputy leaders. More via the Guardian Australia blog.

The Victorian Greens have labelled the government’s decision not to open a second safe injecting room in the CBD as a “spineless captain’s call” that will “cost lives”. They accuse Labor of back-tracking on progressive reforms introduced under Daniel Andrews.

Lol . “The government is responding to all the recommendations of the Lay Report, delivering on all but one of them” - that is the main one - for a safe injecting room trial.