Nankervis: Balta a changed man since summer incident
Noah Balta played his first game of 2025 on Saturday night — and his skipper welcomed the return with open arms. Plus, Damien Hardwick takes aim at the Victorian Premier.
Victoria Politics
Bracks backs Allan, PM unlikely to appear again with Premier
Steve Bracks has issued a rare public intervention into Labor leadership tension, as it emerges Anthony Albanese is unlikely to appear with Jacinta Allan over the remaining weeks of the federal campaign.
Dutton thrives on the attack in first leaders’ debate
The clash on Medicare bulk billing highlights how Peter Dutton has got the balance right between aggression and civility.
Albanese keeps Premier at arm’s length
Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from unpopular Labor Premier Jacinta Allan and her government’s management of Victoria’s finances while standing next to her, saying her budget was her issue.
‘Putrid’: Rules under fire after grade cricket run feast
Officials will conduct a review of ‘all aspects’ of the Premier Cricket grand final after St Kilda batted for more than two days in the decider against Carlton at the Junction Oval.
Heat is on as PM gives Allan the cold shoulder
Anthony Albanese has snubbed Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in his first day of campaigning in Melbourne amid fears her unpopular state government will drag down Labor’s vote.
Premier digs in behind Labor’s signature Rail Loop
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is digging in behind Labor’s signature Suburban Rail Loop, as federal election battle lines sharpen over funding the controversial project.
Premier hit with IBAC complaint in police crisis
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has been engulfed in a worsening crisis over her management of police command, after an ousted deputy police commissioner filed a complaint against her to the state’s anti-corruption agency.
Anti-golf mob can’t see woods for the trees
Much of the campaign against golf is driven by the idea it is an elite sport – yet it is not the elite private clubs that are being targeted, because they own their own land. What a tragedy if it became a sport only for the rich.
Donald Trump or Dan Andrews?
I enjoyed the thought-provoking article by Henry Ergas on Donald Trump’s hubris. I read a chunk to my dear wife, only to learn that she thought I was talking about Daniel Andrews. Fellow Victorians will understand.
Pre-war numbers: The young quick averaging 7.95 in Premier Cricket
Young fast bowler Luke Destito did not bowl a ball last season. Now he’s making up for time lost to injury, taking wickets at a head-turning rate for St Kilda in Victorian Premier Cricket.
Labor rocked by top Home Affairs official’s exit
Anthony Albanese’s top immigration official Emma Cassar, who ran Daniel Andrews’ quarantine system, has quietly departed the Home Affairs department weeks out from the election.
‘You’re still obsessed. Get over it’: PM’s message to Mitchell
After conceding he picks up the prime ministerial pooch’s poo, the PM then arked up after being pushed by Melbourne broadcaster Neil Mitchell on his continuing closeness to ex-Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.
Minister told to follow top cop out the door
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has defended Police Minister Anthony Carbines as the opposition calls for him to be sacked.
State’s top cop resigns ‘effective immediately’
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said a crushing vote of no confidence in the state’s top cop “could not be ignored”, following Shane Patton’s resignation on Sunday night.
Tiger time: D’Rozario hits a patch of Premier form
Richmond top-order player Jonathan D’Rozario credits his defence with his rapid rise up the Victorian Premier Cricket run charts this season. He’s hit three centuries and is hungry for more.
Bruised Premier sticks to cost-of-living script
Jacinta Allan says Labor’s Werribee by-election wreck was made worse by global cost of living crisis.
Vic Libs claim victory in Prahran, likely ‘just short’ on Werribee
The Victorian Liberals have claimed victory in the inner-suburban seat of Prahran over the Greens, but a source tells The Australian they fear they haven’t done enough to take Werribee from Labor.
Farming family fury at ‘peanuts’ deal
A company linked to a deregistered international student kingpin scored a quick $22m profit in a land deal that has left elderly hobby farmers feeling they were paid ‘relative peanuts’ for the site.
Pre-poll Allan talks tough on bail laws
Just days out from a crucial by-election, and with polls looking dicey, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has ordered a review of the state’s bail laws.
Police boost urged in Melbourne’s biggest Jewish district
Five current and former mayors have urged Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to permanently boost the police presence in Glen Eira, saying a long-term solution is needed to ensure the community’s safety after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks.
PM, the dodgy foreign student college, the degustation dinner … and Dan Andrews
Anthony Albanese was the star attraction at a private dinner in a Melbourne mansion at which he sat next to a wealthy foreign student kingpin whose international college has been deregistered after federal investigators uncovered ‘significant noncompliance’.
Vic pick: State call-up for Dandenong’s Shobit Singh
A change of clubs and a new, aggressive approach have taken Shobit Singh to the top of the Victorian Premier Cricket run charts this season. Now he’s been selected for the state Second XI.
Premier calls for end to protests following Gaza ceasefire
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has been praised by Jewish groups for her ‘leadership’ after urging an end to pro-Palestinian protests nationwide.
Premier calls for peace on streets following ceasefire
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has called for an end to pro-Palestinian protests across the nation, saying if ‘the guns can be silenced in Gaza’, the disruption to local streets can also stop.
Kennett slams shrine’s ‘commercialisation’
Jeff Kennett says the Shrine of Remembrance’s new commercial deal with catering and events company Peter Rowland Group is ‘totally inappropriate’.
Key role for Deeming in by-election
Moira Deeming has missed out on a spot in the Victorian Liberal Party shadow cabinet but newly elected leader Brad Battin says she will play an important role in the party’s campaign for the seat of Werribee.
Premier expects ‘no repeat’ of ALP’s Dutton meme
Jacinta Allan says she is ‘sure’ the Victorian ALP will be reviewing its processes to ensure a social media attack on Peter and Kirilly Dutton ‘doesn’t happen again’.
Deeming backflip surely the last straw for weak Pesutto
Scared for his own leadership, John Pesutto now wants Moira Deeming back in the party room. His calling for another meeting to enable that vote smacks of putrid desperation. He must be bereft of principles.
Last Post: Victorian Libs, drovers dogs, and knowing when your turkey is cooked
A drover’s dog could probably win the next Victorian state election, but I’m not sure about John Pesutto.
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