Politics
Victoria
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Victorian budget
Victoria postpones state budget until after federal election
Victoria's state budget will be postponed by a month because of the federal election.
- by Adam Carey
Latest
Opinion
Liberal Party
As Victoria changes so too must the Liberal Party
It’s time for the Victorian Liberal Party to seize the opportunity to reclaim the title as the strongest political force in the country.
- by Greg Hannan
Roads
Home owners with tunnel beneath their feet should get compensation, reports find
A Melbourne law firm has told Yarraville home owners who will have Transurban’s West Gate Tunnel built beneath them that they could be eligible for compensation
- by Clay Lucas
Analysis
Roads
North East Link: Andrews gets busy building a legacy
Premiers love legacy projects.The lure of a piece of infrastructure that will define them after politics is irresistible, but also why things go bad.
- by Adam Carey
Roads
Road to wreckage: Their homes will go but residents want gridlock fixed
Peter Stahlberg and his partner Emily Paterson are going to lose their home to make way for the North East Link. But they can see that the road needs to be built.
- by Clay Lucas and Timna Jacks
Breaking
Abortion
Anti-abortion activists fail in legal challenge to scrap buffer zones
Two activists sought to overturn laws in Victoria and Tasmania that ban them from protesting outside fertility clinics.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Waste
'Disrespectful' SKM Recycling fined $16,000 for dangerous stockpiles
SKM Recycling has been fined $16,000 for having unsafe stockpiles of combustible waste, weeks after the environmental watchdog shut some of its warehouses down.
- by Adam Carey and Benjamin Preiss
Updated
Political expenses
Assistant Treasurer overpaid more than $60,000 for second home allowance
Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott was mistakenly paid an allowance of almost $60,000 for a second residence in regional Victoria that he didn't have.
- by Adam Carey
Updated
Greens
Second ex-Greens MP quits in disgust, takes parting shot at leadership
The Greens are again confronted by public criticism from their own former MPs just weeks out from a federal election.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Opinion
Satire
I'm proud to be a dead-parent creative tool
I share this piece of writing advice with everyone, even if it makes them cry.
- by Danny Katz
Analysis
Roads
Why politicians throw money at 'shovel ready' station car parks
Politicians love donning hard hat and high-vis to announce extra station car parking. But beyond winning votes, is there any evidence that they're a good idea?
- by Clay Lucas