Veterans' hub gets green light for Belmont

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1. Green light for long-awaited veterans’ hub

   Construction will begin this month on the long-awaited $5.5m Surf Coast Geelong Veterans' and Families' Hub in Belmont, more than a year after it was originally expected to open.

   timesnewsgroup.com.au

2. It’s well past time for this sorry premier to call a royal commission

   An opinion piece calls for Premier Jacinta Allan to establish a royal commission into the Big Build scandals.

   theage.com.au

3. ‘More harm than good’: The flaw in the AFL’s plan that has Indigenous icons worried

   Indigenous icons Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts have raised concerns that the AFL's new First Nations strategy, despite good intentions, may do more harm than good.

   theage.com.au

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