Jacinta Allan
- Opinion
- Australia votes
The leader most likely to lose their job after the federal election? Jacinta Allan
There will be no move against Allan while the campaign is on but if Labor does as badly in Victoria as the polls suggest, senior party figures have made it clear whom they will blame.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Updated
- Australia votes
Allan seeks to charm caucus as concerns mount over state Labor poll slump
Federal Labor MPs are struggling with how they should campaign in a state vital to Labor’s electoral fortunes when the state branch is so on the nose.
- Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Olivia Ireland
- Updated
- Victoria Police
‘My time is precious to me’: Victoria Police acting chief commissioner won’t apply for top job
It means Victoria will have had at least three different chief police commissioners in 2025, with applications for the permanent role closing this Friday.
- Alexander Darling, Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Melissa Cunningham
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- Victorian Parliament
Hate speech laws pass parliament as Liberals claim freedom of speech is at risk
The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification – such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.
- Daniella White
- Analysis
- Naked City
Position vacant: A crushing police chief job with 18-hour days, a crime crisis and not enough police
The front-runner for the new chief commissioner role is a late scratching after he drew up a list of pros and cons for the job then walked out the door.
- John Silvester
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Jacinta Allan’s sinking popularity inflicts brand damage on Albanese’s election hopes
An exclusive survey shows support for the Victorian Labor Party has collapsed to crisis levels – and it will have a huge influence on the federal political contest.
- Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Welfare
Dear Jacinta Allan, thanks for the $400, but I really didn’t need it
Millions of parents are under intense pressure. But plenty are in cruise mode – financially chastened, but hardly on the bones of their bums. So why are we all getting free money?
- Tom Ormonde
Cutting Sunshine hub would kill Airport Rail, says Allan
The Victorian premier responded to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s announcement that he would pull federal funding from the SRL East and Sunshine rail hub if elected.
- Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand
Dutton pledges to axe $2.2 billion from Suburban Rail Loop ‘hoax’
The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that, if elected, he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop, branding the project a cruel hoax.
- Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Paul Sakkal
Victorian ministers flouting transparency rules, and the premier is the worst offender
Premier Jacinta Allan is supposed to enforce her ministers’ disclosures of meetings with lobbyists. But her latest disclosures were submitted nearly three months late.
- Daniella White
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