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Denis Napthine

March

‘Legacy of fear’: government watchdog fires parting shot at Andrews

Victoria’s outgoing ombudsman Deborah Glass has warned about the ‘dangerous impact of creeping ‘politicisation’ on the state’s public service.

  • Gus McCubbing
Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Opposition Leader John Pesutto are due to face off in court later this year.

Pesutto’s leadership in crisis amid new defamation proceedings

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s hold on the Liberal Party is in crisis mode under the weight of mounting legal battles.

  • Gus McCubbing

January

Jacinta Allan during her first sitting day in parliament as Victorian Premier.

‘Consultative’ Allan has reunited warring Labor factions: MPs

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s more “consultative” leadership repairs a brutal factional rift that emerged after Daniel Andrews resigned, MPs say.

  • Gus McCubbing

May 2023

Daniel Andrews says the promise of reviving the SEC was key to Labor’s election win in November.

Andrews’ $1b SEC ‘stunt’ left in budget dark

Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has defended limited funding being committed to bringing back the State Electricity Commission.

  • Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin

September 2022

Geelong president Craig Drummond says that when it comes to both silverware and the commercial spoils, Saturday’s AFL grand final is winner takes all.

‘It’s winner takes all’: Geelong president Drummond eyes a win

Geelong president and corporate leader Craig Drummond says that the commercial spoils of the AFL grand final are the same as the silverware - it’s winner takes all.

  • Gus McCubbing

July 2022

Former prime minister Scott Morrison concedes defeat on election night.

Time’s up for ScoMo’s board seat boys

Did the Grattan Institute vastly underestimate the malignancy of the Coalition’s jobs for mates?

  • Michael Roddan
Denis Napthine has stepped down from the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Disability agency leaderless after Denis Napthine quits

The agency overseeing the $29 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme is without a permanent chief executive or chairman.

  • Michael Read

June 2022

When he was opposition spokesman, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten was highly critical of Martin Hoffman’s appointment.

Disability agency boss exits after Shorten criticism

However, NDIA chairman Denis Napthine remains in place, despite now minister Bill Shorten labelling his appointment a ‘disgrace’ when it was announced in February.

  • Michael Read

October 2020

Crown intends to open its Barangaroo casino in December.

Who's in bed with Packer's Pecker

Think there'll be stronger regulation of gaming in NSW after the inquiry into Crown Resorts? We wouldn't bet on it.

  • Michael Roddan

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