Burning debate on holiday homes
In a move regional residents fear will be taken advantage of and used to justify sneaky stays, Melbourne holiday home owners will soon be able to able to visit their second properties to prepare them for summer.
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Metro Tunnel budget blowout turns costly for taxpayers
A deal has been struck between the state government and the consortium building the $11 billion Metro Rail Tunnel to share the eye-watering costs of the budget blowout. Here’s how much of the bill taxpayers will foot.
Victoria’s most expensive energy bill locations revealed
Victoria’s energy bill black spots have been revealed, with average households in these areas racking up bills of almost $3800 a year. Here’s how they — and you — can save a packet.
Inside the plan to get Victorians back to work
Cash incentives will be offered to businesses who hire unemployed young people, with the government hoping the scheme will create 450,000 jobs across the country.
Council candidate’s dramatic move to stop injecting room
A budding candidate for Melbourne City Council is vowing to go to court in order to quash any chance of the new drug injecting facility being built near the Queen Victoria Market from going ahead. Here’s why.
Police Minister’s foul-mouthed tirade at Labor colleague
Victoria’s Police and Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville has delivered a fiery and foul-mouthed take down of one of her Labor Party colleagues in front of stunned MPs at a Right faction meeting. Here’s what she had to say.
China law puts North East Link at risk
New federal powers to crack down on foreign interference and cancel Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road agreement could jeopardise the frontrunning bid to build the biggest road project in the state’s history.
Labor Party loses 4500 members as seat war starts
More than a quarter of Victorian Labor Party members have left the party overnight after a ban on cash payments in light of allegations of branch stacking — and the cull has divided the party.
The bitter break-up we all saw coming
It was only a matter of time before someone had to give. And yet for months, despite being sidelined, Jenny Mikakos never once betrayed her Dear Leader. But for anyone in the know, the cracks in her relationship with Daniel Andrews were showing a long time ago.
Cabinet considers curfew change as virus numbers drop
Melbourne’s 9pm curfew could be changed as Daniel Andrews’ crisis cabinet thrashes out plans to alter key stage four restrictions ahead of an announcement on Sunday as coronavirus numbers continue to fall.
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