Fury as Parks Victoria bans rock climbing after secret surveys
The Victorian government is set to formally destroy rock climbing at Australia’s most significant site after a four-year secretive process to investigate cultural heritage.
John Ferguson
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Nothing but a witch hunt that fails the test of fairness
It’s one thing to hide behind cultural heritage preservation, quite another to use secrecy and obfuscation as bureaucratic weapons.
Labor approves 120,000 visa arrivals for families of foreign students
More than 120,000 arrivals of the family of foreign students have been recorded under the Albanese government, with one in five not undertaking study.
Bill to protect punters’ rights
Online sports betting platforms would be unable to ban successful punters under a strategy backed by a prominent South Australian MP.
Premier trolled relentlessly as #idon’tstandwithjacinta becomes the new black
Dan Andrews’ replacement is being smashed on social media and has lost the former premier’s hard-core backers sounding an alarm bell for Labor hardheads worried Jacinta Allan’s popularity could be in freefall | WATCH HER CRINGIEST MOMENTS
ALP approved 210,000 Covid visas after epidemic ended
More than 200,000 foreigners were granted pandemic-event visas by the Albanese government well after the crisis ended.
Private health reform backlash fear for MPs
Federal Labor MPs are being warned about the full impact of the NSW government’s private health insurance changes affecting millions of Australians.
Pressure to defer Pesutto spill vote
Victorian Liberals are debating whether to wait until the John Pesutto versus Moira Deeming defamation judgment is delivered before the end of the year before deciding on his leadership.
Liberals in the Hunt for a big-name leader
Former federal health minister Greg Hunt was asked to re-enter politics to lead the Victorian Liberals amid a crisis over John Pesutto’s leadership.
Pesutto in last-ditch race to save his job
Embattled Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto is facing a likely spill motion next week as foes mull how to engineer a bloodless coup.
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