Yesterday
Allan told to get SRL money into Melbourne’s west, or else
The controversial $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop was thrust back into the spotlight after Labor’s primary vote collapsed in the Werribee byelection.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
This Month
Victoria’s value capture claims a hurdle to further SRL money: King
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said she had approved the release of federal Labor’s $2.2 billion pledge for the first phase of the rail loop, known as SRL East.
- Ronald Mizen and Gus McCubbing
Allan government on SRL collision course with federal Labor
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has vowed to plough on with construction of the controversial $100 billion rail project despite reports of unease in Labor’s ranks about its future.
- Gus McCubbing and Ronald Mizen
PM schedules Trump call amid steel and aluminium tariffs
Anthony Albanese says he will aim to get an exemption for Australia on US tariffs; Super Bowl advertisers play it safe with nostalgia. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
- Opinion
- Victorian election
Liberal Party is yet to heed the message sent in Werribee
State and federal oppositions will draw encouragement from the byelection result. But neither has shown voters a coherent and credible budget and economic strategy.
- Updated
- Saul Eslake
Byelection result could force Labor to splash cash in Melbourne’s west
Voters have lashed Premier Jacinta Allan’s government in Werribee and look to have dumped the Greens in the inner-city seat of Prahran.
- Gus McCubbing and Andrew Tillett
Allan concedes safe Labor seat ‘on a knife edge’
Labor was ahead – just – in the Victorian state seat of Werribee which it has held since 1979 with half of votes counted in an important byelection.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
Allan orders full-court press to stave off historic byelection loss
Jacinta Allan has gone chips in on the Werribee byelection, with defeat potentially spelling the end of the state Labor government, according to pollsters.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Federal election
Victoria turns into ground zero for Labor
Why a state byelection has Anthony Albanese biting his fingernails. The west Melbourne seat is being treated by both sides as a litmus test for the change in the national mood.
- Jennifer Hewett
Chapel Street will reveal Dutton’s chances in Victoria
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will be watching the Prahran byelection closely as the federal Liberals look to win back key seats in inner Melbourne.
- Gus McCubbing
Debt-laden Victoria could be paying $15m per match to host NFL
The Victorian government claims hosting LA Rams is a coup for Melbourne, but NSW Premier Chris Minns says his state was asked to pay a ‘king’s ransom’ for the fixture.
- Phillip Coorey and Gus McCubbing
No way old-school Labor would have approved rail loop: ex-insider
Former Victorian Labor MP Tony Lupton is dismayed about the current government’s commitment to the $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop despite soaring state debt.
- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Energy
Food producers taking a hit on power prices in Victoria
Victoria-based food, juice and infant formula maker SPC Global says power price rises are out of whack with other states, and that’s hurting the bottom line.
- Patrick Durkin
- Exclusive
- Energy
Allan forced to release Victoria’s secret solar modelling
The Victorian government has released secret energy modelling warning about the impact of rooftop solar on the energy grid after a one-year legal battle.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
This Chinese app could shape the election. It’s not TikTok
Rednote skyrocketed in popularity after a potential ban on TikTok was announced. Now Australian politicians on all sides are flocking to it.
- Gus McCubbing
Frustrated Sims warned Victoria on gas shortages a decade ago
The former ACCC head says his warnings to Victorian Labor were ignored, as wild storms in the state left more than 45,000 homes and businesses without power.
- Patrick Durkin
Victoria’s byelections pave Dutton’s path to The Lodge
Former Victorian leader Jeff Kennett says if Labor loses the safe seat of Werribee in Melbourne’s west, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s leadership is at risk.
- Patrick Durkin
January
Why Jacinta Allan should not take this Melbourne suburb for granted
David Abbey is a life-long Labor voter but he’s ready – almost – to turn against the premier. Peter Dutton will be closely watching two Victorian byelections.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Brisbane should learn lessons of Australian Open’s success
It’s always tough for governments to justify spending money on sporting venues. Yet, long-term thinking and the best option for leaving a legacy should be factored into the plans for Brisbane’s Olympic stadium.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Victorian election
All of a sudden, Allan is running out of time in Victoria
New polling that reveals a record slump in support for Victorian Labor will have Prime Minister Anthony Albanese worried too.
- Patrick Durkin