Community groups and councils have savaged the consultation process around the Allan-government’s plan to build thousands of high-rise apartments across Melbourne, saying the public is being left in the dark about the impact it will have on suburbs.
The Premier’s office secretly called the state’s top industry figures before a probe into a controversial planning overhaul, an inquiry has heard, sparking questions about the relationship between the government and heads of Victoria’s peak property bodies.
Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant has led a group of hecklers who booed during a Welcome to Country while tens of thousands of Victorians gathered at the Shrine of Remembrance to pay tribute to generations of Australian servicemen and women.
Frustrated suburban netballers are calling for a non-binary player to choose a division after learning they have been competing in both men’s and women’s teams.
A group of people have donned T-shirts taking aim at the Teal independent MP at a Jewish community debate.
A Hawthorn publican has devised a cheeky way to keep Boroondara Council off his back after being ordered to remove a billboard calling out Kooyong MP Monique Ryan’s voting record.
A secret send-off with up to 40 guests was held for an Ambulance Victoria paramedic in September 2021, despite Covid bans at the time strictly limiting the number of people at any funeral to 10.
Victoria’s Premier has dodged questions about the decision to implement a Covid curfew on Melburnians, after an explosive document revealed the measure was not based on public health advice.
Jacinta Allan’s ambitious plan to enforce tough new measures on youth crime is underway, with authorities to keep an eye on up to 50 serious alleged offenders using electronic ankle devices.
The death of Pope Francis has drawn tributes from members of the Catholic Church in Victoria and the state’s political leaders.
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