Benjamin is The Age's education reporter.
Victorian MPs face a "profound" overhaul of the entitlements system, including tough new penalties for rorters, "real-time" online reporting of expense claims, and end to politicians ability to set their own salaries and allowances.
Recalcitrant Liberal MP pressured into co-operating with audit into country MPs’ entitlements.
A youth inmate at the troubled Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre attempted suicide and self-harm 20 times in three months but has not received adequate psychiatric care, an Aboriginal legal service says.
Short-stay website Airbnb says bad behaviour has resulted in the removal of just 81 property listings in Victoria in the past year, despite horror stories of neighbours subjected to party houses listed for rent online.
A psychiatric hospital that houses dangerous offenders will undergo a $44 million expansion amid rising demand for mental health services.
The number of rough sleepers on the Sacred Heart Mission's veranda in St Kilda has risen dramatically, sparking calls for a crisis meeting of welfare agencies to tackle homelessness.
Punitive action for failing to pay infringements has hit a new high in Victoria with almost two million enforcement orders issued in the past financial year.
Overhauling the punitive CityLink fines system is shaping as a crucial factor in whether the company secures an extension to its road toll deal.
Disgraced MP Don Nardella's taxes are the latest target for scrutiny, with Victoria's opposition asking the State Revenue Office to investigate the former deputy speaker's declarations to Parliament.
The High Court has rejected an Andrews government bid to thwart an investigation into its alleged misuse of taxpayer funded resources for political campaigning at the 2014 election.
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