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How Victoria’s women finally got more public toilets

A public servant in the 1980s proposed an inquiry into whether women needed more public toilets. The Victorian ombudsman wasn’t having it.

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Premier Jacinta Allan will consult on the proposed changes with the Coalition and minor parties.

Bullying probes against MPs among powers proposed in integrity shake-up

A powerful trio of commissioners would investigate bullying and harassment complaints against Victorian MPs under changes put forward by Premier Jacinta Allan.

  • Annika Smethurst and Rachel Eddie
Daniel Andrews brushed past integrity concerns in his government.

Integrity issues never a priority for ‘can do’ premier Daniel Andrews

Andrews always seemed more focused on results than process, and that meant integrity issues suffered under his leadership.

  • Royce Millar
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass.

‘Haven’t seen signs of life’: Watchdogs sound alarm over lack of branch-stacking reforms

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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Ex-Labor MPs, advisers flock to lobbying roles

Almost 65 per cent of lobbying firms registered in Victoria have lobbyists on their books who are former MPs, ministerial staffers or party officials.

  • Royce Millar
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was dismissive of a corruption watchdog report that warned of centralisation of power in his office.

Victoria is virtually a one-party state – that’s bad for all of us

Premiers and governments that feel impervious to opposition are more likely to overreach. For disturbing evidence of this, look no further than the latest IBAC report and Daniel Andrews’ contemptuous reaction to it.

  • Paul Strangio
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Premier Daniel Andrews sought to downplay an anti-corruption probe that pilloried his government for improperly awarding a Labor-affiliated union a $1.2 million contract.

‘Tentacles everywhere’: Andrews denies power centralised in premier’s office

An Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission report has issued a damning assessment of the centralisation of power under Daniel Andrews’ watch and noted a “significant erosion” of ministerial accountability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey and Annika Smethurst
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This line from IBAC’s latest scathing report should alarm Victorians

The Andrews government’s awarding of a multimillion-dollar training contract to a Labor-linked union may not be criminal, but it ​​exposes​ troubling​ failings, unethical conduct and “grey corruption”.

  • Annika Smethurst
Daniel Andrews, then health minister Jill Hennessy (third from right) and union leader Diana Asmar (right) announcing the $2.2 million election commitment a week before the 2018 election campaign began. The grant was opposed by Health Department officials, and the subject of an IBAC inquiry.

IBAC report finds Andrews’ staff inappropriately pressured bureaucrats over union contract

The anti-corruption commission issued a damning assessment of the centralisation of power under the premier’s watch and the “significant erosion” of ministerial accountability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey and Annika Smethurst
The findings of a secret corruption probe into Premier Daniel Andrews’ role in awarding two grants worth $3.4 million to a Labor-linked union on the eve of the 2018 election will be revealed on Wednesday. 

IBAC probe into Premier Daniel Andrews and advisers to be revealed

The findings of a secret corruption probe into the role of Premier Daniel Andrews and his advisers in awarding two grants worth $3.4 million to a Labor-linked union on the eve of the 2018 election will be revealed on Wednesday. 

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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