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Geoff Lake, a long-time Monash councillor in Melbourne’s south-east who this week discovered he had been elected to Gallaghers Ward unopposed.

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Nearly 50 candidates will waltz into council chambers across the state, elected unopposed. Even some of the lucky winners fear the impact on democracy.

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Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass.

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Victoria’s public service integrity bodies say they haven’t seen evidence of change a year after their probe into Labor’s branch-stacking scandal.

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Premier Daniel Andrews works the room during Tuesday’s State budget lockup.

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Daniel Andrews made waves on Tuesday with an appearance at one of his government’s budget lock-ups.

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Bronze Age: How do Dan Andrews’ 3000 days as premier measure up?

If it were not for Jeff Kennett, Monday might be just another day in the political life of Daniel Andrews.

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Premier Daniel Andrews

Victorian Labor called out over lack of cultural diversity

Senior party figures say it must lead the way in ensuring Victoria’s parliament looks “more like our neighbourhoods rather than Ramsay Street”.

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ALP supporters cheer after the ABC projected a Labor election win on November 26.

Victorian Labor members get a vote again as party emerges from administration

The voting rights of Labor members have been suspended since June 2020 when an “industrial-scale” branch-stacking scandal meant the party’s national executive took over.

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Fiona Patten, bottom right, listens to Adem Somyurek speaking in the upper house in 2020.

Candidates’ wait goes on as Patten faces challenge from Somyurek

Labor is ahead in five lower house seats that are still in doubt after the state election, while in the upper house the Reason Party’s Fiona Patten is at risk of losing her seat to ousted Labor MP Adem Somyurek.

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