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Remembrance Day: Mourning the father I lost
Remembrance Day is a tough day, when the memories kept at bay stand front and centre in consciousness.
- by Ruth Clare
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Liberal Party
Wounded, impotent but Liberals could still reinvent themselves
The party must resolve a problem that has dogged it for most of this century: its reason for being and its sense of purpose.
- by Shaun Carney
LNP
When is a politician's personal life of public interest?
From 'he's lost my vote' to 'what's the fuss?' Revelations about federal minister Alan Tudge drew mixed responses from voters in his Melbourne electorate.
- by Michael Fowler
IBAC
Phone taps reveal how political donations really work in Victoria
Influential Labor lobbyist Phil Staindl has admitted lying to hide the extent of allegedly corrupt developer John Woodman’s links to and influence over Labor MPs.
- by Clay Lucas and Royce Millar
Opinion
Mental health
Men's mental health needs us to jump in the trenches
The success of Movember is testament to the fact that approaching men with a message that we are by their side can really do wonders.
- by Zac Seidler
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Coronavirus pandemic
Huge new COVID testing blitz to target Melbourne's north-west
State government to launch its biggest COVID testing effort yet, aiming to take hundreds of thousands of swabs in Melbourne's north and west.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Noel Towell
Coronavirus pandemic
Free supermarket feeds 2000 international students a week
With casual work drying up and no federal government support, many international students have struggled to put food on the table.
- by Bianca Hall
IBAC
Lobbyists won huge success fee when controversial plans approved
Lobbyist Phil Staindl faced an anti-corruption commission grilling over his record of success fees for helping convince politicians to rezone land and deliver windfalls to his clients.
- by Royce Millar and Clay Lucas
Infrastructure
Transport mega-projects unnecessary, wasteful, report finds
Australian governments have been urged to rethink major road and rail projects, with a warning that they risk delivering a "herd of white elephants".
- by Clay Lucas and Tom Rabe
Casinos
Premier holds fire on Crown as Victoria awaits NSW probe final report
Victoria's Premier insists gaming regulator would "do what needs to be done" if further action is required against casino operator following NSW inquiry.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Coronavirus pandemic
'The front door will now be open': Melbourne to accept flights from NZ
Australians are not yet allowed to fly to New Zealand as part of the trans-Tasman bubble that sparked a squabble between Victoria and the federal government last month.
- by Michael Fowler and Lydia Lynch