Daniel Andrews
The forgotten human toll of locking up the state
Policymakers overlooked social cohesion and mental health factors when pushing through health orders, according to a panel of experts.
- by Michael Koziol and Alexandra Smith
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The unique soccer club that may not survive public housing tower knockdowns
The Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club allows nearly 300 public housing estate kids to play soccer for free. But with 44 towers earmarked for demolition, it’s feared the club won’t survive.
- by Hannah Hammoud
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Infrastructure
Victoria holds up $2.2b in Suburban Rail Loop funds, auditor finds
The Allan government has not submitted crucial information that would unlock funding promised by the Commonwealth for the mega-project.
- by Patrick Hatch and Annika Smethurst
‘Appalling conspiracy theories’: Andrews blasts former cop’s crash claims
The strongly worded statement comes after the release of a report into the 2013 car accident involving the former premier’s family and a cyclist.
- by Broede Carmody
Australia’s Comm Games body splashes millions more on Glasgow 2026 games
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games could receive up to $4.5 million to pay for a shortfall the Scottish and UK governments refuse to cover.
- by Steve Larkin and Ashleigh McMillan
Why native forest harvesting is the ‘zombie’ industry that won’t die
Commercial logging in native forests is the industry that refuses to end, with foresters extending into private land logging and selling firewood from national parks.
- by Bianca Hall
Nearly 3000 Victorian households apply for social housing in three months
The fresh waiting list figures come as the state opposition has accused the Allan government of trying to make its data look better by changing the way it is reported.
- by Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst
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Public housing
The Victorian social housing projects that have quietly lost funding
Hundreds of new homes due to be built on state land have been left without funding after the state government removed them from its Big Housing Build scheme to cut costs.
- by Rachel Eddie
Billionaire Anthony Pratt hires old rivals Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews
The cardboard box king has shown admirable bipartisanship in his choice of two new very well-paid consultants.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
God forgives, the CFMEU doesn’t: The warning for Labor after Setka
The union speaks to Labor’s working-class voters more than any other. Now the party fears the CFMEU has a long memory.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Copenhagen, not Docklands: Nick Reece wants to be lord mayor for real – here’s how
The former deputy mayor has confirmed he will run for the city’s top job at the coming elections, saying he’ll insist new growth suburbs are about putting “people first, not developer profit”.
- by Aisha Dow
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