Jacinta Allan
SEC to build solar farm to power more than 50,000 homes
The farm will be the first 100 per cent government-owned energy generation project since Victoria’s electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s.
- by Broede Carmody
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows
Pro-Palestine protesters, some wearing Santa hats, were outside the department store, blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Morons’: Premier blasts protesters after Myer Christmas windows launch scrapped
Premier Jacinta Allan said there was no need to bolster Victoria police’s powers after an activist group threatened to disrupt the Myer Christmas windows launch.
- by Carla Jaeger, Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
Opinion
Political leadership
Allan’s likeability rating has tumbled and there may be no way back
Labor MPs are growing a little jittery about the party’s prospects under the current premier.
- by Annika Smethurst
Minister orders inquiry into VCE exam fiasco that advantaged thousands of students
The independent review is the second in two years into the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority after it previously published errors in exams.
- by Alex Crowe
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Housing affordability
Voters ‘lukewarm’ on Allan’s housing density push but support making it easier to subdivide land
Overall, Victorians are happy with the government’s housing strategy, but the messages need to be communicated well, research shows.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Political leadership
John Pesutto chalks up a first-time victory over Jacinta Allan in latest Resolve poll
The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Victorian environment
Rubbish rebels: Labor MPs, ministers blast waste incinerator plans in their seats
The minister who first introduced Victoria’s waste-to-energy policy is opposing an incinerator, as the Allan government takes friendly fire from Labor MPs.
- by Bianca Hall and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Gender
Calling men toxic may feel good, but it won’t save a single boy from the ‘manosphere’
When we use school intervention programs that don’t work, we run the risk of making the problem worse than it was before.
- by Ahona Guha
Chop chop crackdown: Illegal tobacco sellers to face up to 15 years in prison
The Allan government also plans to establish a tobacco licensing scheme, after more than 100 firebombings targeting cigarette shops around the state.
- by Carla Jaeger, Rachel Eddie and Chris Vedelago
Analysis
Public transport
It’s a touchy subject, but next-gen myki might already be on the ropes
A legal dispute between the Victorian government and the US firm contracted to replace the myki system raises concerns the state faces another ticketing fiasco – and makes Melbourne look increasingly outdated.
- by Adam Carey
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