Farrah Tomazin is The Sunday Age's state political editor. Farrah joined the paper in 2000, reporting on general news, courts and crime, local government and state politics. She was The Age's state political correspondent ahead the 2006 Victorian election, and later spent three years as education editor before becoming a feature writer on Victorian affairs. She returned to the state rounds press gallery for The Sunday Age in 2011.
An Essential Research poll has found only one third of Victorians have heard of Labor's schools agenda, let alone "the Education State" – the catch-all phrase the government uses to represent its multibillion-dollar investment in schools.
Melbourne has been warned the death toll from Friday's CBD horror attack could rise to seven as the city's leaders express their anger and sadness.
More young offenders could end up being sentenced to adult jails – even after the first group of Parkville rioters return from Barwon's maximum security prison.
Victoria's parliamentary entitlements system faces a shake-up, including the prospect of an independent watchdog similar to the agency announced by Malcolm Turnbull to oversee federal MPs' perks.
CFA Pride is a new support network for firefighters who identify as LGBTI.
Fresh from a backlash over plans to audit his ministers' phones, Premier Daniel Andrews has another contentious proposal for Victorian MPs: random breath testing at State Parliament.
A split has emerged in the highest ranks of the Victorian Government over euthanasia, with Premier Daniel Andrews and his deputy at odds about the state's plans to permit assisted dying.
The Andrews Government will overhaul the Safe Schools program and remove its controversial founder Roz Ward amid a public backlash that was set to intensify in the lead-up to the Victorian election.
There are few things that shape your world view like watching someone you love die in pain. For Daniel Andrews, the turning point came in the lead up to April 24 this year: the unforgettable Sunday when his father, Bob, drew his last breath after a lengthy and agonising battle with cancer.
A sitting Victorian Liberal MP is being challenged for preselection by a pro-life campaigner who believes women should never have abortions, even in cases of rape.
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