October 2023
- Exclusive
- Victorian Parliament
Uni in the mix as Andrews plots next career move in NYC
Dan Andrews was spotted at JFK Airport in New York and sources confirm the former Victorian premier has been in talks over his next role.
- Patrick Durkin
July 2023
- Opinion
- Victorian Parliament
Victoria must wake up from Stockholm syndrome
All Australian taxpayers should be concerned about the nepotism, financial recklessness and disregard for good government in the state.
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- John Kehoe
June 2023
Ex-Victorian deputy premier appointed Suburban Rail Loop chair
Victorian opposition finance spokeswoman Jess Wilson accuses the Andrews government of creating a “retirement plan” after James Merlino is appointed SRL chair.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2022
Kennett’s era ended at Hawthorn AGM
Hawthorn premiership player Andy Gowers was expected to secure victory in the club’s bitterly contested presidential election, ousting outgoing president Jeff Kennett’s preferred successor, a club source said.
- Patrick Durkin
November 2022
Tears, beers and cheers as Andrews wins third crown
Daniel Andrews, who romped to a third straight election victory on Saturday, will become the state’s longest serving Labor premier by Easter.
- Gus McCubbing
June 2022
‘Tremendous privilege’: Jacinta Allan named Vic deputy premier
Long-serving Labor minister Jacinta Allan has been appointed Victoria’s deputy premier as Premier Daniel Andrews unveils a new frontbench.
- Callum Godde
December 2021
Restrictions tightened as omicron cases soar
NSW and Victoria have extended indoor mask mandates and NSW has reintroduced QR code check-ins and density limits.
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- Michael Read
States pushed to drop summer travel testing requirements
Long lines for COVID-19 tests could be eased around the country if national cabinet agrees to change rules for travellers moving across state borders.
- Tom McIlroy
Victoria vows Boxing Day Test, Australian Open will go ahead uncapped
Victoria has committed to its two major summer sports events going ahead, while pushing for stronger mask requirements and a shorter dosage period for vaccine boosters.
- Tom Burton
Mask up to save Christmas as 200,000 cases a day feared
A surge in omicron infections could also be stemmed by a faster rollout of COVID-19 booster shots, according to expert modelling from the Doherty Institute.
- Tom McIlroy
Moderna’s Melbourne move predicted to spark medical R&D boom
Victoria was chosen for its strong record in medical research and vaccine development.
- Tom McIlroy
November 2021
- Opinion
- Schools
Education establishment fails the curriculum reform test
Bureaucrats and academics stubbornly hang on to education practices and pet ideas that have no basis in evidence.
- Glenn Fahey
October 2021
Victoria expected to join NSW in scrapping quarantine
Victoria is expected to announce that it will follow NSW and scrap quarantine requirements for international arrivals.
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- Hannah Wootton
September 2021
Victoria to release its end of lockdown plan Sunday
Victoria is to release its plan to end its sixth lockdown and begin to “live with COVID” plan on Sunday.
- Tom Burton and David Marin-Guzman
August 2021
No jab, no entry: the plan to get people going out again
Vaccinated Australians would get greater freedoms to go to bars, sports events and concerts under a plan to be presented to national cabinet on Friday.
- Patrick Durkin
June 2021
Melbourne eases despite Sydney spread
Melburnians can slowly emerge from restrictions four weeks after lockdown, despite the father of the host of Sydney’s super-spreading party bringing the virus back to the city.
- Patrick Durkin
Quarantine plans for Qld and WA as PM backtracks
Facing growing political pressure from the states and Anthony Albanese, Scott Morrison has backtracked on quarantine sites.
- Tom McIlroy
States shut out Sydney as Premier resists lockdown
Hard borders went up against NSW after the Emerald City’s outbreak grew to 38, but the PM backed Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s ‘common sense’ restrictions.
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- Patrick Durkin, Finbar O'Mallon, Tess Bennett and Lucas Baird
Mask mandate across inner Sydney
Sydneysiders in the city’s inner suburbs will be required to wear masks indoors as NSW reported six new locally acquired coronavirus cases over the weekend.
- Finbar O'Mallon and Patrick Durkin
Melbourne curse leaves stage shows, sporting events in the cold
The biggest victims of ongoing restrictions have been Melbourne’s biggest drawcards – food, sport and arts – with the city’s major theatre shows still in the dark on when they can open.
- Patrick Durkin