Politics
Victoria
Road tolls or day passes a possibility for Great Ocean Road visitors
Victoria's most popular coastal attraction could soon become more expensive for visitors, as local councils weigh up plans to make tourists pay.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Latest
Federal budget
Trains or trams? Debate begins over transport mode from Caulfield to Rowville
The Turnbull government has given Victoria the biggest share of its infrastructure splurge. So what now for the planned connection from Caulfield to Rowville?
- by Adam Carey & Benjamin Preiss
Roads
New lanes open on the Monash Freeway to ease congestion
More than 30 kilometres of new lanes will open this week on the Monash Freeway in the first stage of an upgrade.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Public transport
Commuters brace for the bus as 'big program' of rail works rolls out
Passengers using the Cranbourne-Pakenham and Frankston lines face major disruptions in coming weeks
- by Benjamin Preiss
Analysis
Federal budget
Turnbull government finally buys into Melbourne's congestion problem
In the past 50 years, federal and state governments have combined to build one new rail line in Victoria. That figure just doubled and then some in a morning.
- by Adam Carey
Religion
Mormon influence rising in the Liberal party
Mormons are taking an increasingly active role in the Victorian Liberal Party with at least five elected to party positions at last week’s state conference
- by Royce Millar & Ben Schneiders
Energy
Onshore gas debate heats up again as Pallas searches for new supplies
Victoria’s rising gas prices have sparked a search for underground gas storage sites that could be drawn on to cushion consumers against future price spikes.
- by Adam Carey
Victorian budget
Pallas budget a con, 'not worth paper it's written on' say Liberals
Shadow treasurer Michael O’Brien says Labor's budget position is built on a series of “cons” and is set to end in collapse.
- by Noel Towell
Infrastructure
Road rage: New lanes, new insults between Spring Street and Canberra
Federal Coalition accuses Victorian government of trying to explain away its infrastructure failures with fanciful excuses.
- by Noel Towell
Renewables
Nation's biggest wind farm could be built between Geelong and Ballarat
The biggest wind farm in Australia will be built near Ballarat, powering 450,000 homes a year by 2025, if the Andrews government approves the project.
- by Adam Carey
Health
Legionnaires' outbreak may be linked to north-west Melbourne shopping centres
Outbreak that could be linked to shopping centres in Gladstone Park and Airport West leaves two men fighting for their lives, and a third in hospital.
- by Melissa Cunningham