Jess Wilson
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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.
- Chip Le Grand and Patrick Hatch
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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.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
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- 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
‘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
Liberal president sends blunt message to warring party members: stop helping Labor
One Nation and Pauline Hanson were not mentioned by name, but they loomed large over the Victorian Liberal Party’s state council meeting on Saturday.
- Chip Le Grand
‘If you don’t fight, you lose’: Allan appeals to party faithful with sparkie apprentice drive
The SEC will fund the training of hundreds of electricians, while the Coalition will commit to spending a quarter of infrastructure funding in the regions.
- Kieran Rooney
Jess Wilson’s forklift foray sparks safety investigation
The unlikely furore around the opposition leader’s forklift driving skills has led to a WorkSafe probe.
- Fiona Byrne
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- Victorian election
Bitter taste: Opposition says taxpayer-funded dinners have become blatantly political
Coalition leader Jess Wilson won’t attend a dinner for Christian communities after the government refused her request for a speaking role.
- Chip Le Grand
‘She scrolls’: The trick to Jess Wilson’s low-budget social media ploy
The digital battleground will be central to deciding the state election, and while the opposition leader has fewer followers than Jacinta Allan, she is trying to gain the upper hand.
- Annika Smethurst
The battle for social media supremacy on Spring Street
As November's state election draws closer, Jess Wilson is trying turn around years of Labor dominance online.