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Election 2025: Victorian hot seats
In this series of weekly live blogs, we take an in-depth look of the election campaign in the key Victorian electorates of Goldstein, Wills, Kooyong and Bruce.
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Battleground Victoria: Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result
The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats, while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.
- Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey, Rachael Dexter, Cara Waters, Lachlan Abbott, Benjamin Preiss, Clay Lucas and Tom Cowie
- Exclusive
- Forestry
Back to basics – and familiar faces – as Greens eye balance of power
The minor party will issue a list of key demands of minority government ahead of the federal election. This is one of them.
- Bianca Hall
Labor cops flak from both flanks over suburban high-rises
Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants to be a “builder” as her bold move to reshape Melbourne’s housing landscape sparks a swift backlash from political rivals on all sides.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
‘Wreaking some destruction’: The schism in the Greens driving out Jewish members
Activists rising to power in the Greens are intent on reshaping the party into a hard left force, with overt sympathies for the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
- Chip Le Grand
Ellen Sandell the stability choice for ambitious Victorian Greens MPs
Melbourne MP Ellen Sandell is the new leader of the state Greens after Samantha Ratnam stepped down to contest the federal seat of Wills.
- Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst
- Opinion
- Greens
How Liberal mistakes are driving the Greens and Nationals’ succession plans
A rare reprieve from leadership chatter among Labor and the Liberals has turned the spotlight to other players among the Victorian Parliament.
- Annika Smethurst
This MP never met with Daniel Andrews. He’s already had two meetings with Jacinta Allan
Labor’s control of the crossbench is changing as progressives warn they won’t be taken for granted and those frozen out under Andrews welcome a new approach.
- Royce Millar and Kieran Rooney
Battle of Wills: Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat
Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?
- Paul Sakkal and Broede Carmody
‘Timing couldn’t be worse’: Labor MPs irate over failure to block housing probe
Members of the Allan government are fuming after a minister failed to head off a damaging parliamentary inquiry into the demolition of 44 social housing towers.
- Kieran Rooney
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