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Renewables
State’s wind-power plans rocked as key hub quietly delayed by two years
The delay to the offshore hub at the Port of Hastings could force turbines to be assembled interstate and puts Victoria at risk of missing legislated targets to replace coal-fired power.
- by Kieran Rooney and Bianca Hall
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Victorian council elections
‘A shadowy affair’: Push for probe to overhaul council elections
The proposed inquiry would look at six different issues threatening to undermine the integrity of local government elections.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Alcohol
Man hit by car was denied help by sobering-up service over lack of male staff
The man’s death in June was not the first time a drunk patient was hurt under Victoria’s health-led response to public intoxication.
- by Rachel Eddie
Call to pull federal funding from Suburban Rail Loop has Liberals in a twist
Victorian Coalition MPs fear they have been hung out to dry after their federal colleagues called for the $35 billion project to be axed.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Allan government faces showdown with faith groups over hate laws
It is also facing opposition from women’s sex-based rights groups concerned that the proposed new laws will be weaponised by trans activists.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Victorian budget
Major Melbourne hospitals left counting cash weekly as budget constraints hit home
Alfred and Monash Health run some of the largest hospitals in the state, but an attempt by the government to enforce budgets has had a dire impact on their books.
- by Rachel Eddie and 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
More free school breakfasts – and lunches – on the table as food crisis bites
A parliamentary inquiry has called for an expansion of Victoria’s school breakfast program and a “minister for food” to help tackle rising costs and food insecurity.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Victorian budget
$1b in red and going backwards: Victorian hospital cash-crunch revealed
Analysis of dozens of annual reports dumped in parliament on Thursday found some of Victoria’s busiest hospitals failed to meet their target for available cash.
- by Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie, Carla Jaeger and Kieran Rooney
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Brumby cull
Total removal of feral horses planned for some national parks
In Kosciuszko National Park, the government must by law retain 3000 brumbies. But in other national parks in NSW and Victoria, the goal is zero feral horses.
- by Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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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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