September 2024
Minister claims ‘not appropriate’ to hand over rail loop documents
Danny Pearson says it wouldn’t have been right to give SRL documents to the federal government during an audit.
- Gus McCubbing
Andrews could ‘rob a 7-Eleven’ and pressure will still be on Liberals
A secret recording of a meeting between Moira Deeming and the Liberal leadership team after she attended a rally gatecrashed by Nazis has been played in court.
- Gus McCubbing
‘Put this to bed’: Dutton feared federal damage from Deeming saga
Court hears of text messages from the federal Opposition Leader telling John Pesutto to end the furore over MP Moira Deeming’s appearance at a rally near neo-Nazis.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2024
Uncover Jewish chat group doxxers or risk violence, Labor elders say
Former Labor MP Mike Kelly says if the people responsible for doxxing Jewish creatives were not held accountable, they would be emboldened to take further action.
- Gus McCubbing
June 2024
Victoria’s $14b Metro Tunnel has been delayed and will cost more
The bill for Melbourne’s long-awaited Metro Tunnel has spiralled past $12.8 billion, in yet another cost blowout for a major Victorian project.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters storm university building
Police were called and all classes in one building at the University of Melbourne were cancelled after students occupied the site in defiance of administrators.
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- Gus McCubbing
February 2024
Greens booted from parliament, accuse Labor of ‘arming Israel’
Four Victorian Greens MPs were kicked out after demanding the Allan Labor government sever ties with Israel’s defence ministry.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2023
Cost of Victoria’s ‘missing link’ toll road blows out by $10b
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has blamed the cost blowout for the North East Link on inflationary shocks from the war in Ukraine and the pandemic.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2023
Andrews government to face inquiry into scrapping Commonwealth Games
The Victorian Liberals have won support from the crossbench to hold a parliamentary inquiry into the Commonwealth Games debacle.
- Gus McCubbing
July 2023
The MPs who could spoil Andrews’ succession party
Victorian Labor MPs head to a retreat on the Mornington Peninsula next week amid mounting pressure on Premier Daniel Andrews and his hand-picked successor Jacinta Allan over their handling of the Commonwealth Games.
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- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
May 2023
Victorian Labor MPs labelled ‘property barons’
More than half of Victorian Labor MPs own more than one property, with five Labor cabinet ministers owning 21 additional properties between them.
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- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
March 2023
Deeming not kicked out of party, as Pesutto blinks
Liberal MP Moira Deeming has been suspended, but not expelled, from the party after attending an anti-trans rights rally that was gate-crashed by neo-Nazis.
- Gus McCubbing
Victoria hands out $22m in first year of casual sick pay guarantee
The Victorian government and opposition have suggested that federal Labor may need to pick up the tab for the state’s $245 million sick pay guarantee program.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2022
Pesutto appoints three MPs in their 30s to shadow cabinet
John Pesutto has unveiled his shadow cabinet with younger MPs like Brad Rowswell, Jess Wilson and Sam Groth receiving portfolios at the expense of veterans.
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- Gus McCubbing
John Pesutto wins Liberal leadership in Victoria by one vote
The new leader promised to head a constructive opposition and hold the Daniel Andrews-led Labor government to account.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2022
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- Victorian election
Pesutto to run for Liberal leadership as new MPs ‘key’ to renewal
Michael O’Brien has told colleagues he won’t run for the Liberal leadership, paving the way for John Pesutto to take the reins should he win in Hawthorn.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
September 2022
Liberals throw cash at teal-targeted Victorian seats
A pattern is emerging in Victoria. Almost every time a teal candidate is announced, a Liberal spending promise follows soon afterwards.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2022
Vic independent says ‘teal wave’ could be replicated at state election
Clarke Martin believes the surge of federal independents could be repeated as he looks to win a seat in Victoria’s Liberal heartland.
- Gus McCubbing
Victorian independent takes aim at Liberal Party’s second-in-command
Candidate Nomi Kaltmann is aiming to take out the state Liberal Party’s second-in-command after turning her back on the Labor Party.
- Gus McCubbing