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Schools were overwhelmed by questions from exasperated parents when the voucher launched.

‘I can’t pay wages’: Unpaid school bonus bills leave uniform shops reeling

Uniform shops have demanded the state government pay up after being left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket by tardy payments under the $400 School Saving Bonus scheme.

  • Rachel Eddie and Alex Crowe

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The next 25 activity centres for extra housing have been announced.

The two inner-city councils that have to open up their streets to density

Inner suburbs such as Prahran and Thornbury, and outer suburbs including Dandenong, have been identified as the next hubs for the development of extra housing.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
An artist’s impression of a new bridge over the Maribyrnong River, to be built as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail project.

Airport rail back on track after $2 billion federal lifeline

The prime minister has pledged funding to the project as Labor looks to sandbag its heartland in Melbourne’s west ahead of the federal election.

  • Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Chip Le Grand
Premier Jacinta Allan and Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny last year.

Automatic green light for townhouses, small apartments to speed up builds

Neighbours will lose appeal rights for three-storey projects if the plans meet a set of strict standards aimed at streamlining low-rise residential development.

  • Rachel Eddie
Premier Jacinta Allan

Rail loop cash grants came with catch: don’t criticise the government

Local charities, schools and sporting clubs that won grants had to sign agreements barring them from disparaging the Suburban Rail Loop or doing anything to damage the Victorian government’s name.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Camberwell is one suburb to have housing developments fast-tracked.

The Allan government has shrunk its suburban high-rise plans. Here’s what’s changed

The state government has downsized its ambitions for the first tranche of its so-called activity centres, reducing height limits for medium-density apartment buildings and reducing development boundaries.

  • Chip Le Grand and Adam Carey
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Antisemitism and Islamophobia are nothing new in this country. But community and political leaders can help keep them in check by toning down their own rhetoric.

Major party impasse threatens to unravel proposed hate speech laws

Islamic Council of Victoria spokesman Adel Salman said the political defence should never have been dropped from the government’s anti-vilification legislation.

  • Chip Le Grand
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes and Premier Jacinta Allan announce the review on Thursday.

Facing the chop: State public service review to target highest-paid bureaucrats

Between 2000 and 3000 people are expected to lose their jobs, saving the state government billions of dollars, Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says.

  • Rachel Eddie, Hannah Hammoud and Chip Le Grand
Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Minister Anthony Carbines shortly after announcing police chief Shane Patton’s contract would not be renewed.

Some people should never dance. This Victorian pair are two of them

We all know one. Perhaps you have one in your family. These are people for whom backbeats don’t readily apply.

  • Chip Le Grand
Brad Battin says he will support the government’s legislation, with one key change.

The four words blocking the government’s hate speech laws

Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has offered Premier Jacinta Allan bipartisan support for proposed hate laws currently before parliament if she agrees to remove four words from the legislation.

  • Chip Le Grand

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