Victorian election
Bail laws to be split to cope with influx of prisoners
Bail reform in Victoria will be staggered to allow the system to prepare for an influx of people on remand.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Literally anyone else: Fear for the major parties in Werribee’s result
No candidate was able to secure 30 per cent of primary votes in the byelection. It’s a warning sign for Labor and the Liberals of what experts tip will happen more and more.
- Rachel Eddie
Fresh from fighting fires, John Lister takes hot seat in Werribee
School teacher and CFA volunteer John Lister says the message from Werribee voters has been heard “loud and clear”.
- Chip Le Grand
- Editorial
- Victorian byelection
Premier, the people have spoken. Listen to them
Labor received a walloping in the Werribee byelection last Saturday. It’s now up to Premier Jacinta Allan whether her government chooses to heed the message.
- The Age's View
Horror budget ahead as voters desert Labor
There is limited room in the state budget to respond to voter frustrations in the west after Labor’s primary vote collapsed 16.7 per cent in the Werribee byelection.
- Rachel Eddie
Liberals claim victory in Prahran as Greens concede defeat
The Greens blamed preference deals and low voter turnout for their failure to hold the inner-Melbourne seat.
- Rachel Eddie
Crime worries voters in Prahran as volunteers squabble
Many in the small electorate are concerned about community safety, and even on the voting booths tensions were high.
- Nicole Precel
- Analysis
- Analysis
Regardless of the result in Werribee, Allan has already heard the message
The premier’s “do more” promise signals a change already under way in her leadership and government’s priorities.
- Chip Le Grand
- Exclusive
- Victorian byelection
Electoral commission sought court injunction against right-wing lobby group
Advance has been bankrolling an anti-Greens campaign in the Prahran byelection, but was taken to the Supreme Court after placing signs against the rules.
- Rachel Eddie
There’s a mood on in the west as Labor braces for byelection reckoning
A fractious Werribee electorate is about to have its say on a 10-year-old government, and Labor may discover that long-familiar ground is shifting beneath its feet.
- Chip Le Grand
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