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Hawthorn residents plan to protest against a “farcical” consultation process after Housing Minister Richard Wynne introduced sweeping powers to fast-track the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build.

Only 10 per cent of hotel homeless in permanent homes amid property shortage We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Just one in 10 homeless Victorians put up in hotels during the pandemic have been relocated to permanent homes, with Housing Minister Richard Wynne saying finding the right properties was a challenge, particularly in regional areas. Homeless people disappeared from the streets within days in March last y...

Household debt escalates as Victorian struggle to pay bills We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Household debt has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, with Victorians now owing more than $103 million to gas and electricity retailers for unpaid bills. Debt has risen by 35 per cent since April 2020, according to new data from the Essential Services Commission that highlights the perilous financial st...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says Related deal doesn’t contain personal conflicts. The mayor told the Tampa Bay Times Wednesday that her partner’s lobbying firm’s involvement and her nephew’s job with the developer won’t result in any family benefits, financial or otherwise.     Ana Cruz, on left, and Seely Bevan, look on as Tampa Mayor Jane Castor holds up her "I Voted" sticker in front of the Stanley Cup, after she cast her ballot in person during early voting at Am...

Employers ‘have to make it okay for people to ask for help,’ says casual dining exec Businesses can play an important role in helping people overcome opioid addiction, Red Lobster CEO Kim Lopdrup said Thursday in an online presentation hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Orlando, Fla.-based chain seeks to create awareness among its workers around the topic of opioid addiction, remove the stigma attached to seeking help, and offer free counseling to those who need it...

Above: Listen to an audio version of this story.  “Even the life-altering news that he received this past year would not change the fact that he would be there supporting his son.” (Rachel Rosenblum/WUFT News) Everybody who knows Jimmy Judge knows that the only place you could find him on a Friday night in the fall is on the sidelines cheering for his 17-year-old son Jakie.  “Same as any dad, you know we enjoy watching our kid play any sport. Whether it be football, baseball, basketbal...