Victoria’s Agenda
Analysis
Victorian election
Parties talk tough on budget plans, but there’s no magic pudding
Labor and the Coalition want to create the impression that tough decisions are being taken, but a closer look shows they’re both taking a buy-now-pay-later approach to budget management.
- by Josh Gordon
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Libs to partially privatise the sewerage system and drain the Future Fund
Both Labor and the Coalition would raid Victoria’s rainy-day fund to scrape together a budget surplus in the next term of government.
- by Rachel Eddie and Josh Gordon
Analysis
Victorian election
Rollercoaster election campaign has highlighted importance of integrity
Over the course of the campaign there have been donation scandals, a court injunction, questions about cash for political allies and accusations of political interference.
- by Josh Gordon and Paul Sakkal
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Opinion
Integrity reform necessary to restore trust in government
The politicisation of integrity processes means Victorians have no real confidence that power is being exercised in their interest.
- by Catherine Williams
‘It’s not easy being a socialist’: Door-knocking with Richmond candidate Roz Ward
Despite being a micro-party, the Victorian Socialists are campaigning with militant efficiency this state election.
- by Bianca Hall
The worsening part of the housing crisis affecting hundreds of thousands
The number of older Victorians renting or paying off mortgages is rising rapidly and politicians aren’t offering a solution.
- by Cara Waters and Jewel Topsfield
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Inside Melton
ALP pulls in the big guns as Melton contest heats up
Labor is calling in big party names to help its candidate in Melton, as the powerful United Firefighters Union begins a mega offensive backing independent contender Dr Ian Birchall.
- by Rachael Dexter
Opinion
Opinion
Cost-of-living pledges poorly targeted to help most needy
Too many election promises haven’t made the distinction between helping those in acute need and helping those who are merely stressed and inconvenienced.
- by Emma King
Opinion
Victorian election
Hey big spenders: Tackling debt doesn’t seem to be either party’s priority
We find ourselves on the eve of a state election in which public debt is worrying a lot of Victorians, but the major parties are turning the other way and vowing to spend more.
- by David Hayward
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Victorian election
Health worker resignations surge by almost 20%, fresh data shows
Resignations undermine efforts to recruit tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and midwives needed to relieve stress on the overburdened health system and staff new hospitals.
- by Josh Gordon
Analysis
Victorian election
Victoria is missing a golden opportunity to rethink the health system
Experts say there are two glaring omissions among the billion-dollar election promises - a failure of much-needed reform and lack of crucial investment in preventive health.
- by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham
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