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Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes (left) announce an independent review.

Jac the Knife: New treasurer signals major budget surgery

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes spent her summer studying the state’s books. She is deeply troubled by what she found.

  • Chip Le Grand

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As it happened: Werribee, Prahran byelection; Major parties battle for crucial Victorian seats

It’s a super byelection Saturday as voters take to the polls in both Werribee and Prahran. Follow all the latest live updates.

  • Ashleigh McMillan and Broede Carmody
Liberal Party candidate for Werribee Steve Murphy has served as his wife’s campaign manager in four previous elections.

Indian diaspora disappointment as Liberals back old guard in Werribee

Why did the Liberal Party choose a white, 63-year-old real estate agent and Knight of the Southern Cross to battle Labor in Werribee?

  • Chip Le Grand
Ashok Kok with wife Monika and five-year-old daughter Eva outside their Manor Lakes home.

The race for Werribee: How the west will be won (or lost)

Labor has held the seat since 1979, but with crime on the rise and traffic eating hours of residents’ days, can the party hold onto its traditional heartland?

  • Sophie Aubrey
Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes, pictured with Premier Jacinta Allan, has sought advice about her government’s use of treasurer’s advances.

Integrity experts call it a $12b slush fund. Now the new treasurer is asking questions

Jaclyn Symes has questioned her own government’s use of treasurer’s advances after integrity experts described Victoria’s approach as manifestly out of step with other Australian jurisdictions.

  • Chip Le Grand
Opposition Leader Brad Battin.

Businessman the first name to emerge in Liberal contest for Werribee byelection

The Victorian Liberal Party is targeting former treasurer Tim Pallas’ seat of Werribee in next month’s byelection.

  • Broede Carmody
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Jaclyn Symes will be moved to the key portfolio of Treasury.

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.

  • Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Tim Pallas on Monday.

With state byelections looming, there is no clear successor to Pallas

Some frontbenchers are emerging as possible replacements for the retiring treasurer.

  • Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Premier Jacinta Allan with Tim Pallas on Monday.

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.

  • Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand and Carla Jaeger
Premier Jacinta Allan accompanies Tim Pallas, who has stood down as treasurer.

Pallas had a front-row seat, but he wasn’t driving the bus

The outgoing treasurer delivered his valedictory speech a few days ago. We just didn’t know it at the time.

  • Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney

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