Politics
Victoria
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.
- by Chip Le Grand
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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.
- by Chip Le Grand and Patrick Hatch
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City life
The bid to create a world-class Yarra trek, from river mouth to near mountain source
There are hopes the Birrarung Valley Walk, a 13-day walk stretching 220 kilometres, will become a life goal for Melburnians and visitors.
- by Adam Carey
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Energy
Wind farm plan tipped to risk billions in energy investment and 26,000 jobs
An analysis estimates the Coalition’s proposed policy would put $3.9 billion in local wages and more than $200 million in landholder and community payments at risk.
- by Annika Smethurst
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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.
- by Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
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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.
- by Chip Le Grand
Firefighters’ union boss unmasked over bid to suppress corruption report
United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall has lost a court bid to keep his identity a secret as he fights to block the publication of an IBAC investigation.
- by Kieran Rooney
This hedge was their pride and joy. Then came the council email to ‘butcher’ it
The decades-old hedge at a Prahran apartment complex was slashed on Thursday because Stonnington Council said it encroached on the footpath.
- by Rachael Ward
Scandal-plagued union in fresh fight for control
Leaders of the Health Workers Union are at loggerheads over when the branch should be returned to the hands of members after its former boss was forced out.
- by Kieran Rooney
Zoos Victoria to cut up to 70 jobs, including in conservation and wildlife
The organisation in charge of Victoria’s biggest zoos is proposing job cuts that could affect operations, conservation and wildlife services.
- by Kieran Rooney
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.
- by Chip Le Grand