( a ) 

 

Prime Minister Robert Lang said he is confident they will “increase their majority in net month’s election by at least 10 seats”.

 

“Such is the disarray of the Opposition and our standing in the opinion polls,” he said, addressing a crowd at a Melbourne press conference.

 

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( b ) 

 

There are plans to build a new prison in Melbourne costing “about $16 million”, according to the Victorian Minister for Community Services, Mr Williams.

 

He was speaking at a press conference in Melbourne’s Parliament House.

 

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( c ) 

 

Hendrix Prize for Portraiture winners make “dull orthodox paintings rather than truly creative work”, according to portrait artist Terence Philby.

 

He launched an exhibition of his own work in Carlton last night. 

 

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( d ) 

 

Convicted murderer John Beaumont was sentenced to 25 years gaol for stabbing a security guard last June. 

 

“I've been framed by the cops,” he said from the Victorian County Court.