Politics
Victoria
Merri-bek wants cats indoors, but only if owners are feline like it
Merri-bek council is the latest municipality to take on roaming cats, but will pursue an education campaign rather than an enforceable ‘cat curfew’.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Victorian election
Victorian Liberal leadership contest hangs in the balance
A power struggle over who will lead the Victorian Liberals is split along factional lines, but may be influenced by newly minted MPs.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey, Annika Smethurst and Rachel Eddie
Giant-slayer: How door-knocking and deals turned red Richmond Green
Despite the Greens’ lofty predictions at last weekend’s election, it claimed only the inner-city seat of Richmond from Labor. What made this seat different?
- by Bianca Hall
6 December
Victorian election
The Liberal Party won back Hawthorn, but can they keep it?
Hawthorn is now almost certainly a Liberal seat after four years of being Labor but change is afoot so can the party hold onto it?
- by Clay Lucas
Covering the west means a new take on political gridlock
Reporter Rachael Dexter reflects on the marginal election campaign waged in Melton, part of our special coverage.
- by Rachael Dexter
‘Down to the wire’: Greens wind back concession as Northcote race tightens
The Greens are closing in on Labor in the seat of Northcote, and are now reconsidering their options after their candidate conceded last week.
- by Caroline Schelle
‘We sat on the fence’: Brad Battin’s pitch to Victoria and the Liberals
The Liberal leadership aspirant, who will compete against John Pesutto in a party room ballot on Thursday, believes the opposition needed to come out fighting for the party’s values before last month’s election defeat.
- by Rachel Eddie
Andrews unveils tweaked cabinet, flags overhaul of child protection
Premier Daniel Andrews has shaken up the cabinet at the start of his third term, with former planning minister Lizzie Blandthorn stripped of her portfolio due to potential conflict-of-interest issues.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Some Liberal party members to get a say in leadership fight
Liberal candidate Nick McGowan has taken the unorthodox step of allowing rank-and-file Liberals to decide his vote when MPs meet to elect a leader this week.
- by Paul Sakkal
Help wanted: Op shops seek recruits after volunteer numbers dive
One charity lost half its op shop volunteer workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and may have to close stores if the decrease continues.
- by Carolyn Webb
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Victorian election
Libs must shun radical right, says new MP as sparks fly on internal leaks
Sam Groth, the new member for Nepean, spoke frankly to the Liberal Party’s state assembly on Friday night as it prepares to pick a new opposition leader following a resounding win by Labor.
- by Paul Sakkal