Essendon turf war: Shots fired as Windy Hill code feud escalates
AFLW games and Victorian Premier Cricket matches have been set down for Essendon’s Windy Hill as football and cricket hit heads over the iconic suburban sports ground.
Victoria Politics
‘Silenced big ambitions’: ex-Andrews chief of staff slams Labor
Lissie Ratcliff, who ran Daniel Andrews’ office for seven years, says the ‘big miss’ of the voice referendum contributed to federal Labor going to the last election without a ‘big vision’.
Spruik the loop for Labor – that’s $7.4m a year
Victorian taxpayers are funding an army of almost 50 staff tasked with communications and engagement for Jacinta Allan’s Suburban Rail Loop, despite the mega project’s multibillion-dollar funding black hole.
Anti-hate taskforce set up to combat anti-Semitism
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a new anti-hate taskforce, following a spate of anti-Semitic incidents in Melbourne at the weekend.
Shock footage shows anti-Semitic arson
A special taskforce has been established following a string of suspected anti-Semitic attacks across Melbourne, with footage showing a series of arsons.
Allan to set up Anti-Hate Taskforce as Ley flags synagogue visit
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a new taskforce following a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in Melbourne, while Opposition Leader Sussan Ley vowed to visit a firebombed synagogue with Jewish MP Julian Leeser on Tuesday.
Man linked to alleged Melbourne daycare predator charged with child sex offences
A man linked to alleged pedophile Joshua Brown has been charged with a string of child sex offences and bestiality, as Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announces a crackdown on the use of personal phones in childcare centres across the state.
Premier silent on costs update for $34.5bn rail loop project
Jacinta Allan has refused to confirm whether her government will provide an updated cost estimate for its $34.5bn Suburban Rail Loop.
States go toe to toe over their GST share
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki’s repeated claims that the state’s GST revenue has propped up Victoria’s poor policy decisions have been dismissed by the Victorian Premier.
Huge change to help Premier Cricket’s battling clubs
Cricket Victoria is set to make a huge change to its Premier Cricket rules to help battling clubs and those who experience an exodus of players. Paul Amy has details.
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.
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.
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