Melbourne on the Monet as city gets first look at art masterpieces
A delicate dance to retrieve a world-class exhibition of French Impressionism has launched with a triumphant twirl at the NGV. See which prominent Melburnians were in attendance.
Victoria
Melbourne’s big weekend chill just got worse
Melbourne is shivering through its coldest week of the year and the weekend icy blast is set to be worse than first forecast.
Energy Minister: ‘If these projects are not built, the lights will go out’
Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has knocked back opposition to new transmission projects, warning the entire state’s energy is at risk if they don’t go ahead.
Opinion: Ley, McKenzie, Stockdale and the ‘nasty woman’ paradox
Baldwin: Alan Stockdale wants to ‘protect’ men from Ley’s and McKenzie’s leadership in the LNP. Assertive women are just so hard to deal with, aren’t they?
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The change taxi drivers say will stop Melbourne Airport fare rip-offs
Victoria’s peak taxi association says it would “absolutely support” fixed fares to stop customers being ripped off or refused rides from cabbies at Melbourne Airport, after similar reforms were recommended interstate.
More bus strikes loom in Victoria as pay dispute deepens
Victorian commuters could face more pain as pay negotiations for bus drivers remain at a stalemate.
They’re convenient – but are they good for you?
Pre-packaged meals and meal kits.
‘I went to the toilet and brought it back up’: Erin’s admission on lethal meal
Erin Patterson told a court she threw up after a deadly meal, and how a personal habit might have been the very thing that saved her from the same fate as her guests.
Country Road Group CEO quits
Country Road CEO Raju Vuppalapati has resigned a year after the sexual harassment scandal, with relieved staff expressing that it’s “about f – king time.”
Passenger killed as Mustang torn apart in horror Truganina smash
A passenger has been killed after a high-powered Ford Mustang muscle car slammed into a parked truck in Truganina in Melbourne’s west.
Vic birthed the tobacco wars. Its licence scheme has just 14 officers
Victoria is ground zero in the war over illegal tobacco which has now spread interstate. The Allan-government’s new licensing scheme will have 14 officers to patrol the entire state, the same number as Tasmania.
Opinion: Politicians fail on ‘forgotten’ drought
Southeast Australia’s drought has been brewing for nearly two years, yet a lacklustre government response has prioritised optics over urgency, writes The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff.
Reece Police squad still yet to hit Melbourne streets
Lord Mayor Nick Reece promised during the election he would ‘get good done’. To be fair, he never specified just how long that would take…
Victorian family snaps up four-farm aggregation near Nathalia
Almost 2000ha of mixed farmland in northern Victoria has been sold to a local family after it was expected to be worth $15 million. See the details.
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