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Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship they are experiencing.

  • The Age's View

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Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.

  • The Age's View
Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

A race to secure parliamentary assent for a range of measures before the holiday season is hardly new. But there were troubling aspects of this week’s events in Parliament House.

  • The Age's View
Isla’s memory must be honoured with action
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Crime

Isla’s memory must be honoured with action

It is now commonplace to talk about violence against women as a “national crisis”. But has our response been commensurate with this sort of language?

  • The Age's View
Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time
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VCE

Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time

Year after year there have been serious problems with exams. It is simply not good enough.

  • The Age's View
Melbourne Cup 2024 in photos: all the colour, fashion and action
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Melbourne Cup 2024 in photos: all the colour, fashion and action

A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage, from fashion to the races and everything in between.

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Council elections tallying: Victoria deserves better

Council elections tallying: Victoria deserves better

If voters, well accustomed to seeing live tallies in state and federal polls, go looking they will not find any results on the Victorian Electoral Commission’s website this week.

  • by The Age's View
Who’s best for Melbourne? The Age cannot endorse mayoral candidates

Who’s best for Melbourne? The Age cannot endorse mayoral candidates

It’s not only donation reform that is required, but better transparency around who candidates are, what they really stand for, and their political affiliations.

  • The Age's View
FIFO final could be fitting finish to vintage AFL season

FIFO final could be fitting finish to vintage AFL season

The angst around interstate raiders has rightfully eased and now fans can enjoy one last taste of our great game.

  • by The Age's View
One year on, Premier Jacinta Allan must forge a new path

One year on, Premier Jacinta Allan must forge a new path

However much Allan may wish to draw a line between her government and that of Daniel Andrews, on a host of unresolved problems and failures, Allan herself is the point of continuity between that era and the one she is trying to establish as her own.

  • by The Age's View
Time to end political point-scoring over freed detainees and crime
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Immigration

Time to end political point-scoring over freed detainees and crime

The current blame game is setting a low bar for Australia’s political discourse. A sober, balanced assessment of the problem is urgently required.

  • The Age's View

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