Politics
Victoria
New laws aimed at further crackdown on emergency worker assaults
People who assault emergency services workers will have fewer excuses to avoid jail, the government says.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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IBAC
Casey developer's lawyer spoke with Premier, met Treasurer and ministers
The lawyer for controversial developer John Woodman has confirmed meeting with senior Andrews government ministers including Tim Pallas and Luke Donnellan several times to lobby them over planning issues.
- by Clay Lucas
IBAC
Head of "community group" got $2500 a month to further developers' interests: IBAC
The establishment and funding of a fake community group in order to get land rezoned and make developers millions of dollars was “part of the planning strategy”, the lawyer for planner and developer John Woodman says.
- by Clay Lucas
IBAC
'I've got dirt': Andrews government braces as Casey corruption hearings resume
Andrews government braces for potentially damaging revelations and the possible naming of a senior government figure when IBAC resumes its hearings into the Casey land scandal.
- by Royce Millar
Opinion
Education
Teaching and learning, not more tests, will lift literacy and numeracy
Teachers know which of their students need additional support ... and they wish they had the time and funding to give it.
- by Cayt Mirra
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Paris Agreement
Emissions targets not 'ambitious enough': Nationals' Steph Ryan
Victorian Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan wants her federal counterparts to end their infighting, saying the instability is "deeply frustrating".
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Noel Towell
Nationals
Victoria's Nationals face an uphill battle. Is Steph Ryan the answer?
The Nationals are in an electoral slump. How can they rebuild their brand and reconnect with their electorates?
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Video games
Game boys, and girls, up for retro video fun
Ever played a Game Boy? What about an Atari? Retro video games are making a comeback.
- by Nicole Precel
Liberal Party
High school leader takes plum Liberal seat
The ranks of Liberal women have declined further with a male high school leader chosen to replace Mary Wooldridge in the upper house.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Courts
Sam Aziz withdrew $50,000 days before flight to Egypt, court hears
Within a week of an IBAC raid on his home former Casey mayor Sam Aziz had withdrawn $50,000 from his bank accounts and, soon after, left for Egypt.
- by Clay Lucas and Chris Vedelago
Political expenses
Victorian MP who hired her own children spends up big on staff salaries
Catherine Cumming, the Victorian politician who came under fire for hiring her own children and friends, is Parliament's biggest spender on discretionary salaries.
- by Bianca Hall, Benjamin Preiss and Gabriella Payne