Politics
Victoria
Analysis
Victorian election
Innocent people caught up in Labor's quest to haul in Matthew Guy
The fishing industry calls it bycatch: the unlucky creatures that are snared and hauled in as unwanted extras.
- by Adam Carey
Latest
Public service
Ombudsman slams 'inappropriate' call to Parkville teacher after riot
But the Ombudsman has stopped short of finding the public servant deliberately pressured the witness not to give damaging Supreme Court evidence.
- by Nick McKenzie & Farrah Tomazin
Liberal Party
Rising powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan quits Liberal power hub
Key conservative Victorian Liberal who was accused of dragging party to the right has quit influential body.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Matthew Guy
Labor's hit on Guy backfires as woman's private details are published
The government has apologised over the 'inadvertent' release of a woman's personal information in a huge document dump targeted at the Opposition Leader.
- by Adam Carey & Benjamin Preiss
Opinion
Liberal Party
Liberals suffer as lady luck does a runner
While voters draw a distinction between state and federal issues when they cast their ballots, the parties’ standing at the national level throws a deep shadow over their efforts in state polls.
- by Noel Towell
Exclusive
Planning
'Lawyer's picnic': Matthew Guy insists Ventnor costs in the millions
But advice from the time, and legal experts now, say a realistic estimate of legal costs and damages would have been in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- by Royce Millar & Chris Vedelago
Industrial relations
Long service leave win for cleaners, guards
Jadwiga Dadok has been a cleaner at at the same office on Collins Street for 27 years, but has never been granted long service leave.
- by Adam Carey
Crime
Auditor-general says crime stats not being gamed for political gain
Auditor-General has confirmed police crime data is mostly accurate and the public can be confident it provides a reliable picture of state’s crime problem.
- by Adam Carey
Victorian election
Planning scandal: Labor keeps up pressure on Matthew Guy
State Labor government to pursue Opposition Leader on the floor of the Parliament.
- by Noel Towell
Waste
Radioactive waste to be moved from uni to safe storage in Yallambie
More than 200 drums of radioactive waste are to be transferred from Melbourne University and stored indefinitely in the city's leafy outer suburbs.
- by Clay Lucas
Indigenous
Halt sale of Crown land until Aboriginal treaty is signed: Greens MP
The Greens want the Victorian government to freeze sales of government-owned land for private development until treaties are signed with traditional owners.
- by Adam Carey