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Labor primary vote slumps under Premier Jacinta Allan
Support for the government has eroded to its lowest level in years, as disgruntled voters swing behind the Coalition and minor parties in the latest Resolve Political Monitor.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Indigenous justice commission to probe worksite allegations amid CFMEU fallout
Premier Jacinta Allan has also confirmed that the Victorian Labor Party had begun formal processes to eject the CFMEU’s construction division from its ranks.
- by Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
Conservative Liberals will challenge for top Victorian party roles
Former MP Graham Watt, who refused to stand for family violence campaigner Rosie Batty when she addressed parliament, is aiming to be party president.
- by Annika Smethurst
Jacinta Allan has some time to delay airport rail, but not for long
Why has a popular project to connect Melbourne to the airport by rail and invest in the western suburbs become a political quagmire?
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Possum poo, no showers after games: A long-promised Fitzroy footy fix-up faces a downgrade
The state government allocated $6.5 million to improve the facilities at the historic Brunswick Street Oval in 2018 and another $6.3 million a few years later. But the council says it’s still over budget and is now seeking a new design.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Crime
Compromise will be key for Allan to manage youth crime
Competing priorities within the Victorian government could see the push for stronger punishments on youth crime at loggerheads with ambitions for reform.
- by Annika Smethurst
‘Everything is on the table’: Premier to meet police, courts on youth crime
Premier Jacinta Allan will sit down with stakeholders next week after conceding there was “more to do” on repeat young offenders.
- by Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
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Homelessness
The areas first in line for Victoria’s new homelessness scheme
People at risk of sleeping rough in Melbourne’s north and west and on the eastern fringes will be among the first to access an overhauled homelessness-to-housing program.
- by Broede Carmody
Tougher bail rules, ankle monitors: Victoria flags youth crime crackdown
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes says nothing is off the table as she meets with police, legal advocates and community groups over public concerns about young repeat offenders.
- by Kieran Rooney, Annika Smethurst and Wendy Tuohy
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Roads
Council fights for more compensation for tennis courts lost to North East Link
A local council has taken the Victorian government to court to fight for tens of millions of dollars more in compensation.
- by Rachel Eddie
Premier reverses hospital bailout decision but health services sceptical
Jacinta Allan’s new stance comes after hospital insiders warned of bed closures, surgery delays and even the end of vital services across Victoria’s health system.
- by Broede Carmody