Politics
Victoria
Liberals in last-ditch bid to stop planned electoral boundary changes
The Liberal Party has launched a push to prevent two Victorian federal seats falling to Labor under electorate boundary changes
- by Benjamin Preiss
Latest
Victorian election
Victorians to pay political parties $6 a vote under tough new donation laws
Anyone caught cheating proposed tougher new donation laws could be jailed for between two and 10 years, the Andrews government has warned.
- by Adam Carey
ALP
Labor MPs told not to ask for pairs after Good Friday double-cross
Labor MPs have been told not to request pairs in State Parliament’s upper house
- by Benjamin Preiss
Tourism
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
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