Victorian Parliament
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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State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’
The government has quietly abandoned the idea of decking the Jolimont rail yards next to Federation Square, after successive state leaders have struggled with costly plans for a century.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar
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
Former Victorian cabinet minister jailed for falsely claiming more than $170k
A retired Victorian MP will spend at least a year behind bars after falsely claiming more than $170,000 in administrative expenses.
- by Annika Smethurst and AAP
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
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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
Victoria pushes ahead with a treaty despite other states going cold
Rejection of the Voice referendum has cooled plans for treaties between NSW and Queensland and their Indigenous people, but Victoria’s plans are firm.
- by Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand
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Voice to parliament
After a bruising Voice vote, Aboriginal Victorians turn focus to treaty
As they work through the hurt and anger, leaders say First Nations people know treaty is the way forward. But the road just got a lot bumpier.
- by Chip Le Grand