Property owners hit hard in budget
Victorian property owners will face millions of dollars in increased property taxes in this year’s state budget, handed down today.
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100,000 people shut down Melbourne
An enormous crowd of people have shut down several major streets for hours as they marched through the Melbourne CBD today.
Fast rail gets $2b budget boost
A high-speed train could soon be a reality — and serve as an example for other regions — after the Budget gave $2b to the project.
Doyle facing investigation on new complaints
Former Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle is facing allegations from six women after an inquiry upheld sexual misconduct allegations last year.
Wife stands by disgraced ‘sugar daddy’
Rachael Broad is playing the good wife and appeared publicly with her disgraced husband after he announced he would leave politics.
Liberal leader quits after disastrous loss
Matthew Guy has resigned as Opposition Leader after Saturday’s thumping election defeat for the Liberals in Victoria.
Vic MP ‘loses his job’ on live TV
Despite potentially losing his seat, John Pesutto has won the support from those online after he graciously accepted defeat while on live TV.
Next few months ‘incredibly tough’
Labor’s stunning election landslide in Victoria on Saturday foreshadows an “incredibly tough” few months leading to the NSW election.
Victoria a warning sign for ScoMo
ANALYSIS: Labor’s Victorian election victory was based on state issues, but those issues tended to overlap with federal matters and priorities.
Teen who could create history
He’s only just old enough to vote but this fresh-faced teen could create electoral history. And he spent just $1750 on his six-week campaign.
Your guide to the Victorian election
It’s election day in Victoria and Labor is hoping to gain a second term. Here is a guide to the major issues, party policies and how to vote.
‘Recipe for revolution’: Australia divided
OPINION: We know what happens when countries split: Trump happens. Brexit happens. Peter Dutton almost happens. So what’s next?
Military camp for Aussie teens
The Victorian opposition has announced a promise to send teen thugs to a 12-week military style bootcamp under a “tough love” program.
Plan to ban extremists from CBD
Suspected terrorists could be banned from Melbourne’s CBD under a new counter-terrorism plan following Friday’s deadly Bourke Street terror attack.
Secret China deal sparks uproar
THE Victorian Premier has sparked fury after signing a secret deal with China without the Federal Government’s knowledge.
Bad Gals: Career ending Facebook post
A GREENS candidate has abruptly resigned after a series of embarrassing Facebook posts made years ago came back to haunt her.
Change Australia needs to make
WE TRIED a “cheap fix” for this problem but it’s not working and one expert has warned of the “waste of human potential”.
Pledge for mental health royal commission
THERE will be a royal commission into mental health if the Victorian Labor government is re-elected on November 24.
How Victorians can make $1000
JUST by switching out their old water system for solar, Victorians could get a $1000 rebate under a new program.
‘Lie’ about men infuriates woman
SYDNEY Watson claims Australia’s men are being “demonised” — and she is planning to do something radical about it.
‘Tasers should be available in Kmart’
WOMEN around Australia are divided over whether they should be allowed to carry pepper spray and other non-lethal weapons after the death of Eurydice Dixon.
Questions you’re too afraid to ask
FOR a very long time, Australians have been too scared to ask these questions in public. Now they are no longer off limits.
Residents’ fury at bizarre place council planted tree
EVERYONE likes a suburban street shaded by trees, but these residents were left scratching their heads when council planted a new specimen.
Mum’s heartbreaking plea for son
A SINGLE mum from Brisbane has made a final desperate plea not to be torn away from her young son as she faces deportation today.
‘Miserable’: Legal cannabis on the cards
VICTORIA will explore legalising cannabis as part of wide-ranging drug reforms recommended in a lengthy report released on Tuesday.
Labor’s $338k election rort revealed
BREAKING: The Victorian Labor Party has been found guilty of cheating taxpayers out of more than $338,000 in a stunning Ombudsman’s report.
Greens crusade to topple Labor
THE Greens want voters to send Bill Shorten a message today as polls open for the marginal seat of Batman by-election.
Councillor ‘fearful’ of coming forward
A CITY councillor has revealed the reason she didn’t speak up about the harassment she suffered from one of Melbourne’s most powerful men.
Greens candidate accused of bullying
A 101-PAGE document accuses a Greens candidate for the Batman by-election in inner Melbourne of bullying party volunteers.
Adani’s real jobs figure released
DOUBTS are growing over a $16.5 billion project in Queensland as politicians question if Aussies have been promised “fake jobs”.
Could this be the next Melbourne mayor?
THIS glamorous and well-connected woman is tipped to run for the city’s lord mayor after the job was vacated in a sexual harassment scandal.
Doyle accuser’s tearful admission
THE woman who claims former Melbourne lord mayor repeatedly grabbed her thigh has broken her silence over the sexual harassment scandal.
Melbourne mayor battles fresh allegations
NEW allegations of sexual harassment have been lodged against Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle — prompting a second investigation ordered by the state’s health minister.
Seven called out over ‘racist’ interview
CHANNEL 7 News is in the midst of what some are calling a “Nazi PR disaster” after they aired a very questionable interview with a far-right leader.
Mayor ‘tried to kiss me’
A SECOND councillor has made new allegations of sexual harassment against Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, saying he tried to kiss her while they were in his office.
Mayor ‘grabbed colleague’s breast’
THE Melbourne Lord Mayor has vowed to clear his name after a young councillor sensationally accused him of groping her breast and sexually harassing her.
‘Cruel’ puppy farming banned
VICTORIA has banned the controversial practice, limiting the number of dogs that breeders are allowed to keep.
Why is euthanasia debate taking so long?
APPROVAL for a controversial bill which legalises euthanasia is looming after another epic debate in Victoria’s Parliament. But why is it taking them so long?
Nation offended with five words
AN MP has issued an apology after her remarks about people with Irish accents offended a whole country.
Assisted dying laws pass
AN EPIC debate in the Victorian Parliament has resulted in the controversial euthanasia bill being a step closer to reality.
Pollies reject Oz Day pressure
A COUNCIL under pressure to scrap Australia Day for “Survival Day” has ignored the push and the decision is being called a “slap in the face”.
Problem Australia just wants to ignore
LIVES ruined, families torn apart and staggering sums of money lost. But is this really an urgent problem, or just light entertainment?
This horror movie is unwatchable
THIS may be the most unwatchable horror flick ever, with some only able to endure 15 seconds of the film. WARNING: Graphic
Wife outs husband over child porn
A VICTORIAN MP has revealed her husband’s secret child porn addiction in a remarkable speech to parliament today.
Fresh drama for ‘No’ campaigner
A PASTOR who appears in an anti same-sex marriage TV ad is facing further fury on social media after a bizarre ad in the newspaper where her husband works.
Council punished for Aus Day cancellation
A MELBOURNE council has had its right to hold citizenship ceremonies taken away from it after it cancelled Australia Day.
Turnbull: ‘It divides Australians’
A MELBOURNE council is copping a hammering over its decision to cancel Australia Day celebrations, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying it divided Australians.
Embarrassing map that proves road tolls don’t work
TOLL a road and watch the money come in, right? Maybe not, with a new map proving whacking a charge on commuters hasn’t worked.
‘Lobster with a mobster’ investigation
THE fallout from the ‘lobster with a mobster’ scandal will continue after claiming its first Liberal Party scalp and attracting a federal investigation.
Minister now regrets lobster dinner
WHEN he went to the Lobster Cave for a slap-up meal, Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy had no idea it would cause this much fuss.
New rail line given $6bn sign off
IMAGES of the new underground stations on the huge Melbourne Metro rail link have been revealed.
People are ‘fleeing’ Sydney for Melbourne
MELBOURNE has struck further blows in its battle against Sydney, with more and more companies and people ditching the Harbour City.
Victoria Budget: Winners and losers
VICTORIA’S latest financial blueprint has been released and it is a tighter budget than the two before it. So who are the winners and losers?
Could this solve Melbourne’s traffic?
A $300 million bypass stretching 9km around suburbs on Melbourne’s southeastern edge could help solve traffic congestion.
Victorian Budget: What we know so far
THE Victorian budget is predicted to be tighter than the two before it, but the Andrews government will spend big on infrastructure and law and order.
Abbott lauds Credlin ‘but not for Higgins’
FORMER prime minister Tony Abbott has labelled former chief of staff Peta Credlin an “ideal candidate” for the Liberal Party – but not for Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer’s seat.
‘Greatest ever rorter’ is about to cop it
DON Nardella has refused to pay back eye-watering sums he claimed from taxpayers to live by the beach. But now there might be a way to make him cough up.
Is this guy our worst expenses rorter?
A $5000 helicopter ride undid Bronwyn Bishop’s career, but this MP has played taxpayers for up to 40 times that and he won’t budge.
Dumped pollie tells reporter to ‘F**k off’
VICTORIA’S dumped ex-deputy speaker has effectively been booted out of the Labor Party, after refusing to repay $100,000.
Disgraced MP’s $100,000 insult
VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews is refusing to make a Labor MP pay back $100,000 he inappropriately claimed.
Fiery confrontations in Melbourne
TEMPERS have flared on the streets of Melbourne, where protesters and cops are engaged in a fevered confrontation.
‘Australians are decent and tolerant’
AUSTRALIANS donated nearly $10,000 an hour on Wednesday to reinstate an Australia Day billboard pulled after a social media backlash.
Families’ fears for billboard girls
THE families of two young Muslim girls who featured on an Australia Day billboard fears they could become targets of hate.
Bishop’s suspicious Polo no-show
FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop says she was never a confirmed guest at today’s prestigious Portsea Polo. But her suspicious no-show is raising eyebrows.
Three steps before Victorians can die
A BILL to legalise euthanasia is on the horizon in Victoria. It means, among other things, patients will administer the drug themselves.
Gender audits for public sector
GENDER audits in government and public sector workplaces will be undertaken as the Victorian Government launched its first Gender Equality Strategy.
Hanson rally cancelled after security concerns
UPDATE: A One Nation rally to be held in Melbourne’s southeast this weekend has been cancelled due to “security concerns”.
Minister quits for chauffeuring dogs
THE Victorian minister who used a taxpayer-funded car to chauffeur his dogs between city and country homes has quit cabinet.
You paid for chauffeured dogs
MEET Patch and Ted. The pet dogs of Victorian Minister Steve Herbert were chauffeured 100km at the taxpayers’ expense.
Victorian premier accused of bowel cancer jokes
THE Victorian premier has been accused of making disparaging comments about a political rival battling bowel cancer.
Victorian Premier’s big stuff up
DID Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews make a huge mistake when he ditched Melbourne’s East West Link project?
Anti-AFL Pride leaflets at Libs fundraiser
LEAFLETS opposing the AFL’s first Pride match have been distributed at a fundraising dinner attended by former prime minister Tony Abbott.
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