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
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
‘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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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