Shing faces fiery questions in Games inquiry
Harriet Shing, who was the minister for Commonwealth Games legacy, said she was not informed for a week that lawyers were engaged for advice to cancel the event.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Ousted Victorian Labor MP Will Fowles arrested
Victoria Police confirmed a 45-year-old man was arrested on October 12 and released without charge. Fowles, the member for Ringwood, has denied any wrongdoing.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Victorian election
Liberals want employers to allow their staff to run as candidates
Senior Victorian Liberals say the party is being deprived of good candidates and businesses should allow their employees to be politically active.
- by Rachel Eddie
‘We’re staying’: Public housing residents dig in over tower rebuilds
Some residents say they will refuse to leave their homes in protest at state government plans to raze and rebuild 44 towers in Melbourne.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Education
Payroll tax to be axed for all schools under opposition pledge
Public and private schools across the state would be freed from payroll tax if the Coalition wins the state election, after a watchdog found scrapping the levy for government schools would have no impact on the budget.
- by Rachel Eddie and Robyn Grace
Bullying probes against MPs among powers proposed in integrity shake-up
A powerful trio of commissioners would investigate bullying and harassment complaints against Victorian MPs under changes put forward by Premier Jacinta Allan.
- by Annika Smethurst and Rachel Eddie
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Commonwealth Games
Ghosted Games: Officials asked why top bureaucrat was visiting, but got no answer
UK-based Commonwealth Games officials had asked why the Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary was visiting before Victoria cancelled the regional event.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Melbourne Water advice allowed flooded retirement villas, inquiry hears
Nick Wimbush said he relied on Melbourne Water’s “unequivocal” advice about flood levels to allow construction of retirement villas that were swamped last year.
- by Rachel Eddie
‘Substantially dangerous’: Melbourne Water boss grilled over Maribyrnong flood
Failure to update maps used to assess major flood risk was central to a parliamentary inquiry in which the water authority chief was forced to justify her role after last year’s floods.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Commonwealth Games
Jacinta Allan knew Games would cost an extra $2b four months before event axed
Then-deputy premier Jacinta Allan knew the Commonwealth Games budget had blown out massively months before she said the Games were making tremendous progress.
- by Rachel Eddie, Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Premier says no conversations about cancelling Games until the day lawyers were called
Jacinta Allan told a committee on June 13 that the event was making “tremendous progress”, but says she wasn’t surprised when she found out on June 14 that lawyers were being called for advice on how to abandon the event.
- by Rachel Eddie