Former Garrett adviser tipped for seat as Herbert quits politics
One of Jane Garrett's former senior advisers is a contender to replace Steve Herbert in the Victorian Parliament, after he sensationally quit politics.
Benjamin is The Age's education reporter.
One of Jane Garrett's former senior advisers is a contender to replace Steve Herbert in the Victorian Parliament, after he sensationally quit politics.
Some inmates in Victoria's troubled youth justice centres were placed in prolonged seclusion more than 100 times with some inmates held so long they were forced to defecate in isolation rooms.
Disgraced Melton MP Don Nardella chose not to live in his St Kilda property because it was "not spacious enough" and chose to live in an Ocean Grove caravan park so he could continue claiming a lucrative second residence allowance.
Victoria will remain the only state in Australia in which young people must wait until they turn 18 to drive unaccompanied, after the government rejected a parliamentary committee's proposal to lower the probationary driving age to 17.
Commuters face lengthy delays across Victoria's transport system in coming weeks as upgrades, track maintenance and level crossing removals get underway.
Former deputy speaker Don Nardella lived with family in Ocean Grove in an "opportunistic" arrangement with family members so he could claim more than $100,000 from taxpayers in entitlements.
The family of a teenager allegedly raped by three men in Geelong will meet with Premier Daniel Andrews to discuss reforms to prevent re-traumatising victims who appear in court.
The Australian Grand Prix should be stripped of government funding until "grid girls" are scrapped from the event, the Victorian Greens say.
Young inmates have suffered broken limbs due to "clumsy restraints" and some have been locked repeatedly in isolation for 23 hours a day, the Victorian children's watchdog has revealed.
An international hotel operator is among the potential buyers waiting to snap up St Kilda's Gatwick Hotel, if a deal with the Nine Network collapses.
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