Politics
Victoria
Metro Tunnel crane spruiked by ministers pulled down weeks after going up
The big dig to carve a new underground railway station beneath Parkville has come off the rails, with the first of three massive cranes put up to help complete the works pulled down because of safety concerns.
- by Clay Lucas
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Courts
Malka Leifer must return to face justice, says Andrews
The former Addas Israel School principal would face 74 charges of sex abuse and rape if returned to Australia, but has been fighting extradition from Israel.
- by Kaitlyn Offer
Electricity
'Power not with them': Labor set to scrap 'unfair' home energy deals
Expensive standing offers for energy bills will be scrapped under proposed laws by the Andrews government.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Development
Smoke alarm order with no sign of fix to Melbourne's cladding crisis
Owners of buildings covered in highly flammable materials are being ordered to move smoke alarms closer to danger zones as a stop-gap measure to prevent deadly fires breaking out.
- by Clay Lucas and Cameron Houston
Victorian election
From boat person to Victorian MP: Tien Kieu's incredible journey
Tien Kieu's 'miracle' journey into state parliament is also a politically charged one as Australia looks forward to another election fought over boat people.
- by Adam Carey
Robert Doyle
Doyle withdraws injunction on second harassment report
the council is now claiming it cannot release its investigation report because of a complaint by the woman to Victoria Police over Mr Doyle's behaviour.
- by Clay Lucas
Planning
Melbourne sprawl: 50,000 housing lots to be released making way for 12 new suburbs
Work will begin on turning the large swathes of land into new suburbs within the next four years.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Adam Carey
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ALP
Current Labor MPs escape charges over red shirts scandal
Police will not lay any charges against sitting Labor MPs connected with the red shirts scandal.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Adam Carey, Paul Sakkal and Melissa Cunningham
Public transport
Failure to boost Melbourne rail capacity 'may hit national economy'
Infrastructure Australia has called for urgent capacity upgrades to some of Melbourne’s busiest rail lines to avoid a significant hit to the Australian economy.
- by Adam Carey
Electricity
Householders can now tap in to Labor's $60m solar hot water scheme
Homeowners will be able to apply for $1000 rebates to install solar hot water systems from next week under a government scheme to slash power bills.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Water
Water wars: Neville warns federal Labor against Murray River buybacks
Water Minister Lisa Neville has urged her federal Labor counterparts not to mess with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, warning regional communities will suffer.
- by Adam Carey