The Victoria government has scrapped plans for a second supervised drug injecting room in the centre of Melbourne. Premier Jacinta Allan said the government had been unable to find a location in the CBD and was unwilling to protract the process anymore. A second supervised injecting room would have complementedContinue Reading
As Australia mourns the violent deaths of another five women, a growing chorus of experts has called for our attention to shift from the actions of young girls, to those of boys and young men. Pikria Darchia, Yixuan Cheng, Jade Young, Dawn Singleton and Ashlee Good – and security guardContinue Reading
A heroic shopper has described the harrowing moment he made eye contact with the Bondi murderer before he continued on his stabbing spree. Six people – including five women and a male security guard – were killed by Joel Cauchi, 40, during a stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield onContinue Reading
Dan Andrews and his government have been slammed in a bombshell new report. Outgoing Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass took aim at the former Premier of Victoria in a scathing final report, accusing the Andrews government of ruling with a ‘culture of fear’. She also claimed that her work was obstructedContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected claims that Queensland and NSW are being swindled in the cash carve up of Australia’s $89.5bn GST pool. Speaking in Sydney on Thursday, Mr Albanese refused to intervene in the GST allocation process, saying the system had not changed under his government and itContinue Reading
Dozens of speeding fines are expected to be waived after residents fleeing bushfires were caught by speed cameras. Beaufort locals received a “leave now” bushfire alert on February 13 as fires ravaged Western Victoria. However, 31 motorists were snapped up by speed cameras as they left the area seeking safety.Continue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has backed his decision to cancel an annual iftar dinner with Muslim community groups and leaders, after peak Islamic bodies announced they would be boycotting the event. On Friday, the NSW government followed Victoria in scrapping the government-organised dinner celebrating iftar – the first meal MuslimsContinue Reading
A new union pay deal in Victoria that would see labourers and junior stop-sign holders working 36-hour weeks earning $120,000 a year has prompted backlash — as well as a heated defence of tradies. The Herald Sun reported on the weekend that the hard-line Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU)Continue Reading
Debate is swirling on whether a sawed-down Captain James Cook statue should return to a Victorian park, with one local councillor pushing for the community to have their say. The 115-year-old Captain Cook statue at Catani Gardens in St Kilda made headlines last week after it was defected on theContinue Reading
The Albanese government’s multi-billion contribution to the controversial $200bn Victorian Suburban Rail Loop project could become the subject of further scrutiny after the matter was referred to the auditor-general. Coalition infrastructure and transport spokesman Bridget McKenzie called on the Auditor-General Grant Hehir to investigate the Commonwealth’s $2.2bn spend allocated towardsContinue Reading