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Victoria
Investigation
IBAC
Daniel Andrews 'waxed lyrical' about Woodman's campaign donations to Labor
Secret phone taps have further embroiled the Premier in the Casey land scandal, with veteran lobbyist Phil Staindl claiming the premier 'waxed lyrical' about donations from John Woodman.
- by Royce Millar
Latest
Victoria's 'broken' mental health system gets $870m lifeline
New funding is response to the challenges in the mental health system that even before the pandemic the government admitted was not 'fit for purpose'.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Exclusive
The Faceless Man
ALP members expelled, party reshaped in wake of branch stacking report
The expulsions of Victorian members deemed to be fake comes as an investigation into branch stacking in Labor, led by former premier Steve Bracks and former federal MP Jenny Macklin, nears completion.
- by Nick McKenzie, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Paul Sakkal
Daniel Andrews discussed projects directly with developer, IBAC hears
Daniel Andrews says he never discussed individual planning matters with an allegedly corrupt developer. Evidence by the developer's lobbyist contradicts this.
- by Royce Millar and Clay Lucas
Opinion
Opinion
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
Opinion
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
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
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
Exclusive
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
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