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Alex WhiteState politics reporter

Alex White is an award winning member of the state rounds team reporting on daily political stories as well as long-term investigative projects. Before the Victorian Parliament she was based in Melbourne as the state security reporter and has accumulated a decade of journalistic experience at News Corp papers.

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(L-R) Minister for Transport Gabrielle Williams, Premier Jacinta Allan and Melissa Horne MP at the new Westgate Tunnel Tollway in Footscray. Picture: Josie Hayden

‘Massive game changer’: $10.2bn West Gate Tunnel opens

The West Gate Tunnel is officially open with cars and trucks taking to the bitumen before 3am on Sunday. Premier Jacinta Allan has celebrated the major milestone, promising the road will reduce congestion and get families home sooner.

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Bandidos boss slams proposed Vic bikie laws as ‘political war’

The head of Australia’s Bandidos has accused Victorian authorities of enforcing “collective punishment” as his club faces potential symbol bans and anti-association orders.

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North East Link manager stood down over bribery allegations

A superintendent working on the Allan government’s $26b North East Link has been marched off the job amid allegations he took bribes from multiple companies and workers, prompting a widespread review of contracts on the project.

Fraser Coast Regional Council staff will rally outside the council offices in Hervey Bay on Friday afternoon after negotiations between the council senior bureaucracy and seven unions representing the council workforce broke down earlier this week.

Police arrest two in raid on CFMEU-linked company

Detectives have charged a man with using false documents after raiding the headquarters of a labour hire firm that worked on major projects including the West Gate Tunnel.

$The Western Port Bay Biosphere project is being reviewed on Tuesday June 23. The report card will identify which parts of the bay are in need of environmental and sustainable biodiversity projects. Mornington, Casey and Cardinia all afront Western Port Bay. Western Port coast line, showcasing its diversity. On the Mornington Peninsula. Cerberus Naval Station and Hastings gas fractionation facility and the mangrove area on the coast directly in front of the industrial area. Picture: Jason Sammon Monday 22nd June 2015$

Allan govt moves to shore up gas reserves amid shortage fears

The Allan government faces fierce backlash after secretly approving gas exploration licences that could determine whether Victorians face energy blackouts within three years.

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Big Build crackdown: Labour hire firms lose licences over bikie links

More than 100 Victorian construction companies have had their licences stripped over links to outlaw bikies and organised crime as business owners face rejection due to their criminal pasts.

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Victorian Labor MP Luba GrigorovitchPicture: Facebook

Labor MP facing printer probe

Labor MP Luba Grigorovitch faces an integrity investigation after leaked messages surfaced showing she offered taxpayer-funded office resources to produce party material for mates.

Victorian Government departments did not act on recommendations to fix the flaws in the state’s Working with Children scheme for almost two years, despite repeated follow ups by the integrity watchdog.

Alleged childcare atrocities expose state government’s WWCC fail

Government departments ignored warnings over Victoria’s flawed Working With Children scheme for almost two years and only moved to fix the system in the wake of sexual assault allegations.

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Kingpin blitz: Bikie boss crackdown after CFMEU Big Build scandal

Victoria’s underworld just got a target on its back. The Allan government is unleashing an unprecedented blitz on bikie bosses in union crook crackdown.

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‘My office is yours’: Labor MP offered printing services to mates

Leaked messages show Victorian Labor MP Luba Grigorovitch told local party members they could use her office printer in a potential breach of parliamentary rules. It comes after a Liberal MP came under fire for doing the same.

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