Politics
Victoria
Six key dates at centre of childcare rape allegations against Joshua Brown
New details have emerged of the extent of the criminal charges against a childcare worker accused of sexually abusing babies and toddlers between April 2022 and January 2023.
- by Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
Latest
Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.
- by Rachael Dexter
Former governor calls for stand against alleged ‘hate speech’ at pro-Palestine protests
Victoria’s first female governor has called for a harder line on hate speech, including prosecuting people for displaying swastikas or chanting slogans.
- by Kieran Rooney
Good craic, banter and beer – oh, and rugby – draw Lions fans to Melbourne game
Welsh-born Leigh Watkins, who lives in a Victorian town without a rugby team, is heading to the MCG to watch the British and Irish Lions play the Wallabies.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
Mushroom trial
As a barrister, there was one question I desperately wanted to ask Erin Patterson
Erin Patterson had 400 books in her home, and not one was devoted to mushrooms. But I desperately want to ask her about a different book.
- by Rachel Doyle
Rainbow flags cover up messages of hate after attacks in Melbourne’s gay heartland
A wave of homophobic attacks, from far-right graffiti to violent bashings, has rocked Melbourne. But the city’s queer community refuses to back down.
- by Rachael Dexter
‘I’m a big believer in democracy’: Electoral reform on cards for City of Melbourne
Unusual rules giving businesses two votes in council elections would be scrapped, and candidates forced to declare donations before polling day as part of a review sought by Lord Mayor Nick Reece.
- by Rachael Dexter
Is private office space a public good? SRL density plan suggests so
Housing advocates have warned that social and affordable housing along the rail line could be diminished.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
Victoria gives $12m to CFMEU-aligned fund under scrutiny
The union-aligned redundancy fund provided $31.5 million worth of safety and training grants since 2018, $12 million of which came from the Victorian government’s coffers.
- by Kieran Rooney
Exclusive
Suburban Rail Loop
Suburban Rail Loop park takeover sparks $7m compo fight
The SRL project seized control of a park to build a station – now it’s locked in a multimillion-dollar dispute with an eastern suburbs council.
- by Patrick Hatch
Opinion
Satire
Premier gives thanks to her everlasting gift: the Liberal Party
In an almost world exclusive, Chip Le Grand imagines what it might be like to visit Jacinta Allan’s sprawling rural estate.
- by Chip Le Grand
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