Victoria
Meet the No campaign's Heidi McIvor, with links to the Gippsland Times and a mission from God
Bhakthi PuvanenthiranAug 31, 20179 Comments
A closer look at a vocal member of the No to same-sex marriage campaign reveals a church on a mission to take over the state.
The strange coalition fighting Victoria’s euthanasia laws
Max ChalmersAug 29, 201717 Comments
Progressive advocates who have fought for LGBTI rights and abortion rights find themselves on the same side as deeply conservative Christians in the fight against legal euthanasia.
LEAKED: Transcript of Matthew Guy's dinner at The Lobster Cave
CrikeyAug 11, 20174 Comments
A transcript of a thoroughly proper dinner between gentlemen with no ulterior motives whatsoever.
Will Australians be living in '20-minute cities' by the middle of this century?
Alan DaviesAug 10, 20172 Comments
Living within a 20-minute walk of your work, your supermarket, your gym, your doctor, your friends and family, etc, sounds like a very nice idea, but is it feasible?
Poll Bludger: is Dan Andrews hurting Shorten's chances of winning the next election?
William BoweAug 3, 20179 Comments
A great convergence has been under way in the four largest states, eliminating a pattern through the last three elections in which Victoria reigned as Labor's strongest state.
Roll up, roll up, the George Pell media circus is in town
Charlie LewisJul 26, 20177 Comments
Not a journalist in Melbourne was going to miss 10 minutes of George Pell at a filing hearing.
Do we need to stop immigration to our major cities before it's too late?
Alan DaviesJul 4, 201710 Comments
Determining the appropriate level of immigration for our cities is obviously an important public policy issue but too often sensible discussion is derailed by knee-jerk accusations of xenophobia or racism.
Victoria Police raise Pell, cardinal pontificates impending See change
Jun 30, 20176 Comments
It is a rare, if ever, event for a cardinal to be charged with a criminal offence, writes Vaticanologist Michael Hewitt-Gleeson.
Why the courts overturned convictions in Brett Whiteley forgery case
May 9, 2017
The Court of Appeal's judgment in this case reads like the script of a great art-crime movie, writes freelance journalist Angus Smith.
Budget changes to uni funding could seriously undermine postgrad studies, warns acting VC
May 8, 2017
Melbourne uni stands to be majorly affected by any changes to current funding arrangements, with the government’s current higher education proposals including plans to overhaul how CSPs are allocated, writes journalist at The Citizen Anders Furze.