Politics
Victoria
‘Gross witch hunt’: Brittany Groth breaks silence to rip into intrusive tabloid reports
The wife of Victorian Liberal Party Deputy Leader Sam Groth has addressed what she describes as false allegations about how the couple’s relationship began.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Privacy
Even for less-than-honourable professions, this was way out of bounds
If the Sam Groth case goes to trial, it will be nervously watched by media organisations which lobbied for years against the introduction of a privacy tort.
- by Chip Le Grand
Victoria keeps its AA credit rating despite warnings over project costs
The state has a stable outlook, according to S&P Global, but Suburban Rail Loop costs could blow out.
- by Kieran Rooney
Stamp duty changes could provide Suburban Rail Loop funding stream
Victoria could be helped in its efforts to find a funding stream for Suburban Rail Loop by a decision already made on commercial properties.
- by Kieran Rooney
Battin had legal advice that Pesutto loan could breach Liberal Party constitution
The Victorian opposition leader didn’t share the advice with the party before it supported the $1.55 million loan to John Pesutto, Supreme Court documents claim.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Melbourne childcare crisis
Authorities thought a psychologist was a violent abuser but let him work with children for months
A man who was an innocent victim of mistaken identity says his case shows gaps in the working with children scheme that pose unacceptable safety risks.
- by Rachel Eddie
Brick-by-brick rebuild of bulldozed pub becomes a concrete ‘Temu Corkman’
Nearly a decade after its illegal demolition, the Corkman Pub is going back up. But what’s emerging has left those who fought for its rebuild feeling cold.
- by Rachael Dexter and Clay Lucas
Dozens of schools to open up sports facilities after hours for western communities
Trial program will make ovals and gyms available once classes are over at 41 recently opened campuses.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Six key dates at centre of childcare rape allegations against Joshua Brown
New details have emerged of the extent of the criminal charges against a childcare worker accused of sexually abusing babies and toddlers between April 2022 and January 2023.
- by Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.
- by Rachael Dexter
Former governor calls for stand against alleged ‘hate speech’ at pro-Palestine protests
Victoria’s first female governor has called for a harder line on hate speech, including prosecuting people for displaying swastikas or chanting slogans.
- by Kieran Rooney
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