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Greens
Greens councillors tear up membership, slam leadership over ‘surveillance, disinformation, fear’
Two more councillors have quit the Victorian Greens – and up to five more are tipped to soon follow suit – as a broader internal dispute threatens to split the party.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Labor MP kicked out of caucus over alleged inappropriate behaviour says he will stay in parliament
Victorian MP Darren Cheeseman has been booted from the Labor caucus just days after he was forced to resign from his parliamentary secretary role.
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Housing crisis
Planning powers could be stripped from councils that miss housing targets
The Allan government is preparing a second round of reforms to tackle the housing crisis, including proposed targets for councils and a new universal liveability charge.
- by Royce Millar, Kieran Rooney and Josh Gordon
‘Not enough to merely know history’: Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
- by Jack Latimore
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Victorian budget
Water retailers pleaded to borrow $36.5 million extra in debt blowout
Floods and infrastructure costs forced four water retailers in regional Victoria to ask the state government to increase their borrowing limits.
- by Rachel Eddie
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.
- by Jack Latimore
Premier defends keeping MP demoted for ‘inappropriate conduct’ in her team
Jacinta Allan said the alleged behaviour of Darren Cheeseman was not acceptable anywhere in the community, but despite losing his role he’ll remain in her party room.
- by Rachel Eddie
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ALP
Where the tallest Suburban Rail Loop towers – soaring up to 40 storeys – will be built
New maps show down to the street level the clearest picture for development plans around the six train stations between Cheltenham and Box Hill in Melbourne’s east.
- by Kieran Rooney
Investigative body to handle MP complaints won’t be set up by deadline
Labor is still months away from introducing a bill to establish the parliamentary integrity commission that would investigate MPs for inappropriate behaviour, after Jacinta Allan asked Darren Cheeseman to resign as parliamentary secretary.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Political leadership
Premier demotes MP over allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour
Labor member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman has been asked by Jacinta Allan to resign from his role as a parliamentary secretary as a “result of allegations of persistent, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace”.
- by Kieran Rooney
Ellen Sandell the stability choice for ambitious Victorian Greens MPs
Melbourne MP Ellen Sandell is the new leader of the state Greens after Samantha Ratnam stepped down to contest the federal seat of Wills.
- by Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst