Politics
Victoria
Shing faces fiery questions in Games inquiry
Harriet Shing, who was the minister for Commonwealth Games legacy, said she was not informed that lawyers were engaged for advice to cancel for a week.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Manufacturers and schools to buy energy directly from revived SEC
Victorian manufacturers and schools will be able to buy renewable energy directly from the resurrected State Electricity Commission.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Clock ticking on push to revamp ‘broken’ WorkCover scheme
The Allan government has nine sitting days left in the year to deliver WorkCover changes it says are vital to prevent further hikes to premiums.
- by Kieran Rooney
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
Jacinta Allan slams ‘sexualised’ cartoon of her in the nude
The Herald Sun cartoon showed the Victorian premier covered only by pixelated bars, in a joke about children’s tale The Emperor’s New Clothes.
- by Annika Smethurst
‘Most challenging time’: Games boss says para-athletes missing out
Para-athletes have lost a rare chance to be classified into events because the 2026 Commonwealth Games was cancelled, the local Games boss says.
- by Annika Smethurst
Melbourne’s next-gen trams designed for impact
Frequent collisions with cars have influenced the design of the city’s new trams, which will have better air-conditioning and safer handholds.
- by Kieran Rooney
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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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Victorian byelection
Taxpayers slugged in government’s legal fight with Mulgrave candidate
Documents detail a mounting legal bill in the fight against a caterer who accused former chief health officer Brett Sutton of unlawfully ordering the closure of his business.
- by Annika Smethurst
Capturing the power and passion of women aged 50 and over
While celebrities cash in on the trend towards spotlighting menopause, a Melbourne photographer is showing women in midlife their worth by telling their ordinary, extraordinary, stories.
- by Wendy Tuohy