Chip Le Grand
Chip Le Grand leads our state politics reporting team. He previously served as the paper’s chief reporter and is a journalist of 30 years’ experience.
- Analysis
- Victorian election
One Nation isn’t just eating the Coalition’s lunch, they’ve taken over the tuckshop
In the latest Resolve poll of Victorian voting intentions, there is no good news for anyone. But for Jess Wilson and Jacinta Allan, things look especially dire.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Exclusive
- Victorian election
‘End of days’: Labor’s own supporters say time’s up for Allan government
The latest Resolve Political Monitor results confirm most Victorians yearn for political change, and declare the two-party system dead amid surging support for One Nation.
- Chip Le Grand and Patrick Hatch
- Exclusive
- Victorian election
An orange wave is breaking over Victoria. Can Labor hold back the populist tide?
Fears that One Nation could win as many as 30 seats at the Victorian election have sparked a new battle plan within Labor to fight Pauline Hanson’s party.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
- Exclusive
- Victorian election
Jacinta Allan vows to take up fight against ‘anti-worker’ One Nation
Amid surging support for One Nation and speculation about her leadership, the Victorian premier has warned that Pauline Hanson’s party looms as a serious threat to the state.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Victorian election
In a normal election, Jacinta Allan would be gone. These are not normal times
Now that Pauline Hanson’s army of the dead is on the march, Labor MPs need to stop plotting against their own queen and prepare for the battle to come.
- Chip Le Grand
Allan dismisses leadership rumblings as ‘navel-gazing’ amid One Nation surge
The Victorian premier has conceded for the first time that One Nation is eating into Labor’s support, blaming global forces – such as the global fuel price shock – for people’s turn against the major parties.
- Chip Le Grand
- Exclusive
- IBAC
IBAC to push for more public hearings, as Wilson changes tack on corruption definition
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, having resisted long-standing calls to broaden IBAC’s jurisdiction, says she will “seriously consider” the change if the Coalition is elected to government.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- AFL 2026
James Hird coaching Essendon again sounds bonkers. Which is why it might just happen
It is worth holding an image of Hird hacking his way through the Colombian jungle as you read over coming days and weeks about his chances of coaching Essendon.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Political donations
When there’s this much money involved, you can guarantee it will end up in court
For $2000 you can buy a private audience with Pauline Hanson in Moonee Ponds. But this is small beer compared to the cash on offer.
- Chip Le Grand
‘A pox on all of them’: Former IBAC chief slams major parties over integrity
Former IBAC commissioners Stephen O’Bryan and Robert Redlich have been calling for greater powers since the early years of the anti-corruption agency. They remain frustrated by the lack of political action.
- Chip Le Grand