Jacinta Allan
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Local council
Integrity rules could include local government for the first time
Lobbying at the local government level is not regulated in Victoria, despite councillors often making decisions on multimillion-dollar projects.
- by Broede Carmody and Rachael Dexter
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Hospital carve-up completed, new health networks unveiled
The Allan government is creating 12 new networks – each designed to service at least 200,000 people – after consulting hospitals, doctors and councils opposed to the original plan.
- by Henrietta Cook and Sumeyya Ilanbey
What’s in that white powder? Inside Victoria’s first pill testing site
From this weekend, festival-goers will be able to get their drugs tested confidentially to make sure they are taking what they think they are taking.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Parking to get more expensive as congestion levy rises 79 per cent
A hike in the levy to deter motorists from Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs has been lashed by a peak lobby group as ineffective.
- by Carla Jaeger and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Letters
The pen may have run out, but not the measure of the man
Readers mourn and celebrate the life and work of much-loved cartoonist Michael Leunig.
Opinion
Letters
Ban masks at protests to show courage of convictions
Readers discuss proposed Victorian protest laws.
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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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Victorian budget
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
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