Liberal MP Georgie Crozier has demanded answers from Sam Groth over his use of her taxpayer-funded chauffeur car after a boozy day at the Australian Open, while Opposition leader Brad Battin has thrown his support behind his embattled deputy.
Victorian farmers will get a one-year reprieve from paying a higher emergency services levy after the Allan government backed down on the contentious tax.
Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth misled a senior colleague and wrongly used her taxpayer-funded chauffeur car to take him and his wife home after getting “smashed” at the Australian Open. He is now facing calls to quit.
Deputy Victorian Liberal leader Sam Groth has refused to reveal the costs of his taxpayer-funded Valentine’s Day jaunt with wife Brittany to the glamorous LIV Golf Adelaide tournament — where the pair partied with WAG Bec Judd.
Former Premier Jeff Kennett has warned the “dysfunctional” Victorian Liberal Party is facing a crisis, with internal fights threatening its future.
The head of one Australia’s biggest gas producers has likened Victoria’s investment environment to that of communist hermit kingdom North Korea, adding PNG was a more attractive business destination than the Allan-run state.
Taxpayers have shelled out thousands of dollars for Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth and his wife to stay in hotels after major events like the Australian Open and the AFL Grand Final.
A third of Victoria’s bus network will be disrupted on Wednesday as more than 800 bus drivers strike amid escalating tensions over a new pay deal.
Advocates are urging farming communities to speak up, as troubling reports of suicide and mounting debt highlight the urgent need for support.
Regional councils are declaring war on the Allan government over its controversial new volunteer levy, with one mayor warning the consequences of the new tax “could be disastrous” for struggling farmers.
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