Disabled carers afraid to die
20 July 2010
Widows and parents in their 80s are being forced to remain full-time
carers for their disabled children because of a lack of state-supported
housing.
Carers have told the Herald Sun they are ``afraid to die'' because they don't know what will h..
Battle for road crossings
14 July 2010
Retirees in Manningham are forced to risk life and limb when crossing
main roads outside their retirement villages, a local state MP says.
Doncaster state Liberal MP Mary Wooldridge
is fighting two battles for crossings with residents from Doma..
Pedophile policy fails Claim minister broke her promise
11 July 2010
The Government's promise to double the security on
intellectually-disabled pedophiles when they go out into the community
has not been delivered.
Eight months after Community Services Minister Lisa Neville
pledged to improve public safety by req..
There's a kind of hush in the house
11 July 2010
Victoria's silent politicians have been exposed in an investigation
into State Parliament proceedings so far this year.
Labor MP Anne Barker is the state's quietest politician,..
Children in care suffer education, health crisis
01 July 2010
Children in foster care drop out of school and repeat grades at an alarming rate, a report has found. The Anglicare Victoria and Wesley Mission Victoria study showed children in foster,..
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