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ExxonMobil’s Marlin B platform in Bass Strait.

Government to consider changes to gas appliance ban

Debate on the controversial proposal comes as efforts to prevent a gas shortage were boosted by the discovery of extra reserves.

  • Kieran Rooney

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John Pesutto arrives at the Administrative Committee meeting to plead his case.

How 12 good men (and women) stepped in to save John Pesutto

The rescue package that spared the former Victorian Liberal leader from bankruptcy was on the brink of collapse hours before Thursday night’s vote.

  • Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
Victoria’s first fixed pill-testing service will be in Fitzroy.

Inner-city site picked for state’s first pill-testing centre

The free centre will operate from August as the Allan government expands its rollout of promised drug reforms and fears rise over deadly synthetic opioids. 

  • Kieran Rooney
Monash IVF chief executive Michael Knaap.

Victoria to push for stricter laws after Monash IVF chief steps down

The health minister called on Monash IVF to take further action in response to recent embryo mix-ups after the fertility giant’s embattled CEO stepped down.

  • Grant McArthur
John Pesutto (left), Brad Battin and Moira Deeming

Pesutto offered $1 million by Deeming backer to swear off leadership

The offer, if accepted by John Pesutto, would have given property developer Hilton Grugeon a financial mortgage over the Victorian Liberal Party leadership.

  • Chip Le Grand
Moira Deeming leaving a Liberal Party meeting in May.

Deeming’s bid for guaranteed preselection draws Kennett’s scorn

The Liberal MP has made controversial demands of the man who defamed her, to the chagrin of former premier Jeff Kennett.

  • Alexander Darling
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Maroondah Hospital staff were recently told that specialist paediatric services would shift to Box Hill.

Minister to block Maroondah Hospital’s paediatric shake-up

The public stance comes just one day after this masthead revealed Maroondah Hospital’s plans to relocate paediatric staff to a sister hospital in Box Hill.

  • Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
Workers at a Suburban Rail Loop construction site in Heatherton.

New charge for Victoria’s state-backed insurer of Suburban Rail Loop

The government is raising a “capital management” fee to help bring its Victorian Managed Insurance Authority back to financial health.

  • Kieran Rooney
Tony Zoanetti on land in Cape Patterson which he has invested in.

Coastal village wins 10-year fight to stop housing sprawl

A contentious plan to double the size of a tourist town south-east of Melbourne has been axed by the Allan government, to the dismay of investors but relief of many residents.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
“You can’t handle the truth,” bellowed Jack Nicholson as Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men.

You can’t handle the truth about Victoria’s secret school cuts

What did we learn from Education Minister Ben Carroll’s appearance before budget estimates? As it turns out, quite a bit.

  • Chip Le Grand

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