Devil in the detail for new LNG terminal
These LNG tankers are not small, so for all the hoo-ha over Victoria’s new gas import terminal, the fact the shipping channel to the site might not be big enough is surely cause for concern.
Victoria Politics
Jacinta Allan criticises Israeli government on independence day
The Premier used her keynote address at the state’s annual Israeli Independence Day celebration to criticise the Israeli government over its handling of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Premier hit with shock manure stunt
A farmer has delivered a package of cow manure to the doorstep of one state premier as fury explodes over a sharp new tax grab.
Kennett rattles tin for Pesutto over $2.3m legal bill
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett is leading a fundraising effort to save John Pesutto from bankruptcy.
The most relieved leader in the country is not in federal parliament
Anthony Albanese’s big win gives a big boost to Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.
‘Un-Australian, disgraceful’: PM, Dutton, Marles join chorus of condemnation for dawn disruption
Anthony Albanese has called for the perpetrators who booed a Welcome to Country at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance to face the full force of the law, adding his voice to furious criticism from the Opposition Leader, Defence Minister, Victorian Premier and RSL bosses.
Hardwick lashes Allan over Balta comments
AFL coach fired back at the Victorian Premier and court judges, as well as the ABC, for not questioning whether enough was being done about crime.
Law firm’s payout in Andrews cyclist case
A teenage cyclist struck by ex-Premier Dan Andrews’ car has agreed to end a lawsuit against his former lawyers after receiving a settlement offer “too good to refuse”.
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.
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’.
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