Saviour steps in to mop up Daniel Andrews’ Comm Games mess
Just as Australia’s Paris Olympic campaign came to an end, renewed hope that the 2026 Commonwealth Games abandoned by Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Government may be saved.
Victoria Politics
Labor’s squeamishness on borders is confounding
During the Covid pandemic, Labor premiers were so eager, heartless and efficient at turning state borders into impenetrable barriers. Why are our sovereign borders treated like a maritime welcome mat?
Stowaway: Young Cats spinner to bowl for Renegades
Geelong’s fast-emerging wrist spinner Callum Stow is among the contingent of Victorian Premier players tapped to play in the expanded Top End T20 series.
NSW Labor formally backs Palestine state ‘as priority’
The NSW Labor conference has formally called on party leader and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to recognise Palestine as a sovereign and independent state.
Realism on Gaza must prevail
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has made an important contribution to Labor’s internal debate over the future of Israel and Gaza.
Andrews ‘is out of step’ over Palestine
Daniel Andrews’ stance that a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine is ‘some way off’ has won key support among the Labor Party.
Kennett lashes out at anti-nuclear stubbornness
Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett says one of his biggest regrets is not developing a national water and agriculture policy, and ideological opposition to nuclear power threatens prosperity.
Premier refers CFMEU to IBAC, Victorian branch placed into administration
Jacinta Allan has referred allegations of criminal behaviour inside the CFMEU to Victoria Police and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.
‘Disgraceful’: Vandals attack Premier’s office
Animal rights activists have reportedly damaged a state premier’s office after smashing windows and spray-painting insults.
Allan quashes airport rail hopes
The Victorian government’s reluctance to expedite the Melbourne Airport rail project comes after it booked a $5bn saving in its May budget by declaring the project had been delayed by at least four years.
Dan’s backflip on phone records: court
Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews has agreed to hand over phone records from the day his wife and a cyclist collided, just hours before a key court hearing.
Dan’s backflip on phone records: court
Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews has agreed to hand over phone records from the day his wife and a cyclist collided, just hours before a key court hearing.
Backflip: Andrews agrees to hand over phone records from collision with cyclist
Daniel Andrews’ phone records from the day his wife hit a 15-year-old cyclist with the family car in 2013, leaving him with a punctured lung and broken ribs, will be handed into the Supreme Court.
Big Bash ball to blast off in Victorian T20s
Cricket Victoria is set to overhaul the ball used for it’s premier T20 competitions in line with a request from its high performance division.
Time to restore Exxon’s shelved gas plan for Victoria
The looming gas crisis is so serious that Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and deputy Ben Carroll need to take personal charge and perhaps raise a small amount of money to drill a few wells.
State going ahead with bold new pill trial
A state premier has just announced a bold new trial she says will save young people’s lives at festivals and concerts, while insisting the policy doesn’t legalise drugs.
Petition to strip Andrews of ‘highest honour’
Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for controversial former Victorian premier Dan Andrews to be stripped of his King’s Birthday Honour.
Awards make mockery of those who have delivered true service
Awarding the Companion of the Order of Australia to Daniel Andrews has diminished the award and undermined the worthiness of previous recipients.
‘Disgraceful’: AI nude scandal slammed
Up to 50 young girls have been targeted, with pictures of their faces used to create explicit images.
Confounded by birthday honours
King’s Birthday honours may achieve the unintended consequence of swelling the ranks of the republican movement.
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