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Matt JohnstonMajor Projects Editor

Matt Johnston is major projects editor at the Herald Sun. He is a former state political editor who has covered local, state and federal politics since 2008. He is a three-time Quill award winner and a Walkley Awards finalist.

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Garrett breaks ranks on fireys’ bullying report

Former emergency services minister Jane Garrett has broken ranks to back the release of a review into bullying and sexism in the fire services.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 04, 2021: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews at North Melbourne Ambulance station making an announcement of increased mental health support. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

The winners and losers in Labor’s power battle

A new internal power sharing agreement has left some Labor MPs out in the cold and Daniel Andrews holding his breath.

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An artist's impression of a train on the Suburban Rail Loop, which will encircle Melbourne. Picture: STATE GOVERNMENT

West Gate Tunnel builders could take on rail loop project

Construction giants locked in a dispute that’s stalled the West Gate Tunnel project have been shortlisted for the Suburban Rail Loop’s early works.

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Wind Turbines for green electricity production near Ballan in Victorias West, with sheep milling around the air-conditioning units as well as birds and an eagle flying pat the blades. Picture: Jason Edwards

Victoria reveals ambitious emissions strategy

After shaving a quarter off its carbon emissions in 15 years, Victoria plans to slash even more in less than a decade.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 5, 2019 shows China's President Xi Jinping applauding during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - China's biggest political event of the year opens on May 22, 2020 after months of delay over coronavirus fears, with President Xi Jinping determined to project strength and control over the outbreak despite international criticism and a wounded economy. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-politics-health-virus,ADVANCER by Jing Xuan Teng

Andrews wouldn’t admit Belt and Road a deal to nowhere

Daniel Andrews was called “brazen, naive and foolhardy” for his Belt and Road deal. Now it’s dead and Labor figures are left to wonder how it came to this?

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A Country Fire Authority (CFA) fire truck is pictured in front of flames while fighting a bushfire at the Bunyip State Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Authorities have issued urgent fire warnings to towns near a bushfire burning out of control east of Melbourne. (AAP Image/Andrew Brownbill) NO ARCHIVING, INTL OUT HS25

CFA embroiled in fresh sexism firestorm

A firey who claims an ex-colleague exposed himself in a Zoom meeting and was sent pornographic material has sparked calls to reopen a review into sexism in the fire services.

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There is a temporary carpark at south morang railway station. Westfield owns the land and is leasing it out to the council to use for commuters. The car park is full every day and the lease expires this month, so commuters will be left without this crucial space to park if the lease isn't renewed. November 19th 2019. Picture: Ellen Smith

Suburbs that could lose station car park upgrades

Scott Morrison promised to expand car parks at train stations across Melbourne, but some upgrades are now likely to be scaled back or dumped. Find out where.

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