Politics
Victoria
‘These children are too important’: Call to overhaul youth protection system
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare has urged the Andrews government in its May 20 budget to boost early intervention programs that stop children from entering residential care.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Melbourne Airport spends $45m in third-runway buying spree
Melbourne Airport spent millions buying land around its border as part of preparations for a new runway – despite not yet having final sign-off for the project from Canberra.
- by Clay Lucas
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Daniel Andrews
Fox family seeks legal advice to stop rumours over Premier’s fall
The family of trucking magnate Lindsay Fox sought legal advice over whether to sue an obscure Queensland website that posted scurrilous rumours implicating the wealthy family in the Premier’s fall.
- by Annika Smethurst and Paul Sakkal
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Victorian budget
Victorian government pledges $500m to reduce bushfire risk, waives tourist entry fees for emergency workers
Described as a “small gesture to say a big thank you”, the four-week fee freeze on Phillip Island attractions will be open to police officers, firefighters, SES members and frontline medical staff.
- by Annika Smethurst
Albanese rebuffed: Supreme Court judge blocks Labor preselections amid infighting
The judgment will extend the jostling for the new seat of Hawke in Melbourne’s north-west, where three candidates put their hands up to be preselected on Friday.
- by Michael Fowler and Paul Sakkal
Hundreds of hotel quarantine staff paid millions while sitting idle
As the rebooted hotel quarantine program comes under the microscope, the opposition leader also called for the head of Victoria’s quarantine to be stood aside.
- by Michael Fowler and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Pressure on Andrews government to release secret CFA sexism and bullying report
Labor’s leader in the upper house could be suspended from Parliament if the long-awaited report is not released to the public.
- by Paul Sakkal and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Legal threat looms over Labor preselection ‘volcano waiting to erupt’
Major Victorian unions including the CFMEU and Australian Workers Union may attempt to block the party’s plan to install a candidate into a new federal seat.
- by Paul Sakkal and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Push for telehealth video-link consultations for assisted dying cases
Justice Party MP Stuart Grimley will introduce amendments to remove some of the hurdles faced by people unable to access the scheme.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Annika Smethurst
Albanese demands party fast-tracks preselection for federal seats
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has demanded the party’s top decision-making body fast-track the preselection process for federal seats amid a bitter row over the new seat of Hawke in Victoria’s west.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Emma loves her new job, but as Victoria cuts back its economic lifeline, she could soon lose it
The balancing act of propping up newly employed workers like Emma and transitioning out of eye-watering economic supports will be an acute challenge for the May 20 state budget.
- by Michael Fowler