Politics
Victoria
Liberal MP faces lifetime Facebook ban after hackers posted porn on page
Graphic images were posted on the profile of Victorian Liberal MP Georgie Crozier, leading to the account being shut down.
- by Callum Godde
Latest
‘We will all miss her very much’: fans mourn Melbourne drag queen Miss Candee
‘She was outrageous and raucous’ said a close friend of the well-known performer Miss Candee, who has died at 68.
- by Carolyn Webb
Chief medical officers delay investigating isolation rule changes until September
Australia’s peak medical body will investigate cutting the COVID-19 isolation requirements from seven days to five at the end of September when surging coronavirus cases are expected to subside.Â
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
COVID entrenches dominance of Melbourne’s big two unis
Smaller universities have been urged to innovate as Melbourne and Monash report a combined surplus of almost $950 million.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
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Climate policy
Emissions reduction target for opposition ‘serious about climate change’
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said he would legislate a 50 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 if elected in November.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Victorian Parliament
How grief spawned a gritty determination in parliament’s new umpire
The Victorian parliament’s new speaker, Maree Edwards, is quietly proud of her career in politics. But that pride belies a gritty determination spurred by loss and grief.
- by Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Rail
Here’s why we must build the Suburban Rail Loop now
By 2050, we’ll be a city of nine million people – the size of London today. Unless we pursue this major project to recalibrate how we grow in the decades ahead, it’ll be a never-ending cycle of catch-up.
- by Frankie Carroll
Analysis
Victorian Parliament
Labor confident health will remain a strong suit
Hospital crowding and ambulance response times alone are unlikely to swing votes against Labor. But the health crisis is fuelling a wider pessimism among voters.
- by Annika Smethurst
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City of Melbourne
Senior public servant linked to council CEO’s yacht fundraising
A second senior public servant has become embroiled in a controversy over a fundraising campaign to sail in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
- by Cara Waters
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Victorian election
Fledgling political party’s secretary resigns as student sex finding emerges
The Victorians Party’s failure to properly scrutinise the background of one of its most important office holders raises questions over the vetting process for aspiring MPs.
- by Chip Le Grand
Greens member withdraws from election after trans furore
Linda Gale, who was accused of holding anti-trans views and ousted from her convener role, says she will not recontest for the position to spare her party further pain.
- by Paul Sakkal