July
UK results signal Labor threat from Muslim Vote
Labor believes the war in Gaza will boost independents and the Greens, including in the Melbourne electorate of Wills.
- Tom McIlroy and Gus McCubbing
June
Greens ‘fanning flames of division’, says besieged Labor MP
Federal Labor MP Peter Khalil has accused the Greens of spreading disinformation and speaking at protests that resulted in hate speech and physical harassment.
- Gus McCubbing
May
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
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
June 2023
Greens threaten to block Andrews’ housing reforms if demands not met
Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam is demanding that half of all dwellings in new developments be either public or affordable housing.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2023
Home builder avoids collapse as Andrews lashes Greens over housing
Daniel Andrews took a swing at the Greens on Tuesday, saying “you’ve stopped more houses than you’ve built”, as a Melbourne home builder avoided liquidation.
- Gus McCubbing and Michael Bleby
November 2022
Greens, teals deliver major swings but only one extra seat
Despite throwing the kitchen sink at Liberal hopefuls in Kew, Hawthorn and Mornington, it does not appear the teal movement will feed on moderate Liberals as voraciously as it did in May.
- Gus McCubbing
‘Star Wars scene’: Daniel Andrews faces ‘wild’ upper house
A returned Labor government in Victoria faces a hostile and potentially unworkable parliament heavily influenced by both the religious right and green left.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
Andrews won’t form minority government with Greens
Daniel Andrews claims he won’t form a minority government with the Greens in Victoria, saying “no deal will be offered”, but he might not have a choice.
- Gus McCubbing