Politics
Victoria
Andrews government spent $357.6 million on advertising in its first term
Government spending on spruiking its own projects rose substantially in the most recent financial year.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Election
Saving Sarah Henderson: the fight to hold Victoria's most marginal seat
The battle for Corangamite is tightening with both Labor and Liberal desperate to hold the ultra marginal seat.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Recycling
EPA allowed recycler to reopen after waste mountain went to landfill
Hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of paper, plastic and metal picked up from yellow bins and stockpiled by waste firm have gone to landfill.
- by Clay Lucas
Animals
Farmers win as government decides not to can kangaroo pet food trial
Shooters and farmers in Victoria have had a win, with the Andrews government set to make permanent a lengthy trial processing culled kangaroos into pet food.
- by Adam Carey
Greens
Greens' election review points fingers at enemies and own goals
Review of Victorian Greens’ torrid 2018 state election blamed poor result on an ill-prepared campaign, hostile media and several scandals involving candidates.
- by Adam Carey
Gaming & wagering
Pokies baron personally lobbies local councils to spruik the upside of gambling
As the gaming lobby grows increasingly concerned at a local council crackdown on their business, ALH chief Bruce Mathieson Jnr seeks more favourable treatment.
- by Royce Millar, Nick Toscano and Ben Schneiders
Construction
Residents across city told their apartment wrapped in dangerous cladding
Thousands of residents told their building is at risk - but the government wants the addresses kept secret.
- by Clay Lucas
Election
Tim Wilson's seat in Liberal heartland under attack after union polling
Liberal rising star Tim Wilson is set to come under attack from the Victorian union movement, which is buoyed by internal research indicating Labor could snatch his inner Melbourne seat.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Election
'He’s got a weakness': Union blitz on blue-ribbon seats targets key Dutton backer
The Victorian union movement is targeting at least six high-priority electorates with a telephone and door-knocking onslaught, including one seat held by a key backer of Peter Dutton.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Flashback
From the Archives, 1966: Riots in Kew as PM talks
In 1966, a Liberal party meeting for the Kooyong by-election descended into chaos. Protesters clashed with Liberal supporters, while the PM's speech was drowned out by booing.
- by Staff Writers
Gaming & wagering
Daniel Andrews shuns advice on pokies cash limits
The premier wanted a high $500 limit on the amount gamblers could withdraw from gaming venues in one day - much more than the average spend.
- by Royce Millar, Nick Toscano and Ben Schneiders