This Month
EV levy plan sets up revenue fight with states
Victoria and NSW are demanding they receive revenue from a proposed new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles.
The school so crowded kids have to take turns in the yard
State governments are struggling to keep up with infrastructure for a booming student population.
Breakthrough Victoria cuts staff, but sees tech as the future
The future of state-owned Breakthrough Victoria will likely be determined by a review, but new CEO Rod Bristow’s mission is to make the VC fund self-sustaining.
June
Judge slams ‘half-baked’ bid to stop bailout in Pesutto-Deeming saga
The former Victorian opposition leader has squared the defamation bill after a loan from the Liberals, but party members who oppose it are taking legal action.
Time for the Victorian Liberal clown show to get serious
The dysfunctional opposition can’t “do a Dutton” and go to the polls with a bare policy cupboard: it needs to spell out what it will do and how it will be paid for.
Kennett calls for Victorian Liberals clear-out
Former Victorian Liberal premier Jeff Kennett made the comments at a private event on Thursday night and said the Coalition could not win next year’s election.
Allan’s SRL funding plan contradicts housing promise: property industry
The industry says it is not financially viable to build new apartments along Victoria’s controversial Suburban Rail Loop.
Deeming sought preselection guarantee to drop Pesutto debt
The Victorian MP wrote to senior Liberals making a series of demands to halt her bankruptcy proceedings against the former leader.
‘Bunch of losers’: What Victorian Liberals think about their party
The chasm inside the Victorian Liberal Party has grown so big, some fear a one-party state will emerge from all the chaos.
Kennett issues 11th hour plea to save Pesutto from bankruptcy
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has written to the Liberal Party’s executive committee urging it to bail out John Pesutto from a defamation bill that could send him broke.
May
No Liberal lifeline for Pesutto as bankruptcy threat enters red zone
Victorian Liberals’ administrative committee will not convene a special meeting to consider bailing out former leader John Pesutto for a huge defamation bill.
GST carve-up rewards Victoria’s economic failure
States that are prepared to grow the national pie should not be punished with an ever-dwindling slice.
Allan says spending on handouts more important than debt right now
The Victorian premier has defended the budget, saying fiscal responsibility is important but so is providing cost-of-living relief for families.
Labor’s profligacy in Victoria is a problem for all of us
Ratings agencies assume the federal government stands behind the states’ debts, so if Victoria is downgraded because of its ballooning debt that has national implications.
Victoria’s debt problem has a worrying echo of American crisis
Business leaders are sick of the state being a laggard. This budget will do nothing to change that.
Will Victorian budget avert a full-blown debt crisis?
Jacinta Allan’s government has previously shown an inclination to tax its way out of trouble rather than tackle structural spending problems.
‘Fix this’: $2.3m costs ruling could break Pesutto, trigger byelection
Liberal heavyweights are collecting funds for Victorian ex-leader John Pesutto after he was ordered to pay costs in Moira Deeming’s winning defamation case.
Agencies warning to Victoria: Slash debt or risk downgrade
The Victorian treasurer is planning for a budget next week that is expected to raise taxes and cut spending, which credit organisations warn needs to be tough.
Jacinta Allan claims federal election result cements her authority
The Victorian premier says that Labor’s national victory is an endorsement of her leadership and the controversial Suburban Rail Loop.
Victorian Libs look to Hamer for showdown with Allan
The state party will pursue failed federal candidates including Amelia Hamer, Simmone Cottom, Darcy Dunstan and Jason McClintock for the 2026 election.