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.
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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.
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