Jacinta Allan
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Victorian Parliament
Allan shuffles the deck in hopes of a better hand in 2026
The premier has used her first major cabinet reshuffle to elevate housing as a policy priority before the next state election and cement the key role of women in her frontbench.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Jaclyn Symes to be Victoria’s first female treasurer
State Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes is to be sworn in as treasurer on Thursday as she takes on one of the most difficult challenges in politics.
- by Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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Protests
‘Knee-jerk lawmaking’: Terror flags and masks to be banned at protests, sparking backlash
The Allan government is on a collision course with civil libertarians and pro-Palestinian groups over a plan to criminalise behaviour at peaceful protests.
- by Carla Jaeger
With state byelections looming, there is no clear successor to Pallas
Some frontbenchers are emerging as possible replacements for the retiring treasurer.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Pallas’ departure leaves Allan with mounting headaches
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ resignation means Premier Jacinta Allan must find a new economic manager to tackle the biggest debt pile in Victoria’s history.
- by Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand and Carla Jaeger
‘A bit of tension’: Treasurer quits parliament after 18 years as state bogged down in debt
Tim Pallas has stepped down after delivering his 10th budget, which left Victoria with a forecast net debt of $187.8 billion and gave Labor a hit in the polls.
- by Kieran Rooney, Annika Smethurst and Carla Jaeger
The treasurer says Victoria’s economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.
Who doubts Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas’ fiscal repair strategy? It’s the economists, stupid.
- by Chip Le Grand
Lindsay Fox is out, and the premier’s a no: Guest list juggling at the NGV Gala
The gallery’s biggest donors won’t be among the NGV Gala’s 1400 guests on Saturday night, but the gallery expects plenty of Melbourne’s movers and shakers.
- by Cara Waters
‘Incredibly disrespectful’: MPs back calls to change racist station name
The name Arden is completely inappropriate for one of the new Metro Tunnel stations, state Greens leader Ellen Sandell says.
- by Carolyn Webb
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Gas
Victoria banned gas in new homes. Now it’s fast-tracking supply projects
Gas use has emerged as a thorny political problem for Labor as it seeks to balance its green credentials with criticisms that it is going too far with electrification.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
No ATAR, no worries. You can write your own career script
Experts have urged tens of thousands of anxious VCE students not to panic about Thursday’s VCE results. You can have a successful career without an ATAR score.
- by Noel Towell
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