Politics
Victoria
Analysis
Victorian election
Rolling out the welcome Matt: Quasi election campaign begins
With just over 100 days until the Victorian election, Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy’s media appearances on Sunday gave Victorians their clearest indication of how the poll will be fought.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Healthcare
Victorian Coalition to offer healthcare workers free public transport
The free public transport pledge for health workers was revealed on the same day Premier Daniel Andrews reported Victoria had recruited 700 international employees to work in the health system.
- by Roy Ward and Paul Sakkal
Editorial
Services Australia
Time to plug the holes in Australia’s emergency relief bucket
The natural disasters that have swept through eastern Australia in recent years have been extreme events that have given rise to some extreme human responses.
- The Age's View
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Liberal Party
Guy’s new chief panned state Liberals in preselection speech
“He told me the reason he won was because he basically told the branch people what they wanted to hear by getting stuck into the policy and direction of the party,” a party figure said.
- by Paul Sakkal
IBAC committee brawls amid claims of ‘interference’ from Andrews’ office
Veteran Liberal MP and former treasurer Kim Wells has accused Andrews’ office of “direct political interference” into the Integrity and Oversight Committee.
- by Paul Sakkal
Nature strips to bloom after council rethinks street gardening rules
Residents say looser guidelines for nature strip gardening in the City of Port Phillip are a leap forward for plans for an 8km green corridor for pollinating insects.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
Aged care
Quality and continuity, not profits, should be priority in aged care
Elderly people and their families will be forced to negotiate with private providers as more councils outsource aged care services.
- by Sarah Russell
‘Shambles’: Guy caps horror fortnight with another damaging revelation
The Victorian Liberals were desperate to move on from last week’s donor scandal. Instead, Matthew Guy kicked off the week with a “train wreck” interview and ended it by revealing he’s been asked to produce documents related to the scandal.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
VEC requests documents from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy
Matthew Guy says the Victorian Electoral Commission has asked him to provide all documents relating to the contract drawn up by his former chief of staff Mitch Catlin.
- by Jackson Graham and Rachel Eddie
Faith
Social media
Social media builds a counterfeit community
The modern dream is that technology can build a utopia of ease and enjoyment, but somehow the ideal always stays out of reach.
- by Barney Zwartz
Third Liberal staffer exits Matthew Guy’s office
The opposition leader’s office manager left on Wednesday, shortly after director of communications Lee Anderson quit over a disagreement with new chief of staff Nick McGowan.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey