NSW Premier Chris Minns has led the call from state leaders denouncing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plans to build seven nuclear reactors across the country. On Wednesday, the Liberal leader made an election pledge to build at least two of the government-owned nuclear plants between 2035 and 2037 at existingContinue Reading
A union leader has justified the hefty salaries awarded to traffic controllers on major projects in Victoria, with some earning as much as $206,000 annually. Industry whistleblowers report that some CFMEU-affiliated traffic controllers working on Victoria’s Big Build projects, which include all current road and rail infrastructure developments in theContinue Reading
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has refused to detail what aspects of the state’s treaty negotiations she will support but said she remains “resolutely determined” to reach a formal land agreement with First Nations peoples. Appearing in front of the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Monday, Ms Allan made history as theContinue Reading
Victoria’s Liberal opposition leader John Pesutto will fight three linked defamation cases later this year over his response to a controversial rally in Melbourne. Weeks out from Christmas last year, Victorian MP Moira Deeming launched defamation proceedings against the party leader after she was expelled over her involvement in theContinue Reading
Labor has held the seat of former Victoria premier Daniel Andrews in a closely watched by-election but the win was a tight one and the numbers spell trouble for the state’s progressives. Eden Foster, Labor’s candidate for Mulgrave, suffered a substantial 10.9 per cent swing against her in the traditionallyContinue Reading
Victoria’s new Premier has taken a swipe at the Liberal Party for appointing a man with 17 properties as the new shadow minister for cost of living. David Southwick says he doesn’t think his property portfolio is “relevant” to his ability to act in the best interest of Victorians inContinue Reading
Dan Andrews will hand in his resignation in a matter of hours, marking the end of his nine-year reign in the job, but not everyone is rolling out the tributes to the soon to be former Premier. Mr Andrews will hand over the reins to his successor at 5pm onContinue Reading
Daniel Andrews will walk away with an eye-watering annual pension of at least $300,000 a year under a lucrative scheme available to fewer than 20 state politicians. The timing of the Victorian Premier’s shock retirement announcement on Tuesday, after nine years in the top job and more than two decadesContinue Reading
Victorian Liberal MP Nicole Werner has clinched victory in a crucial by-election in Melbourne’s northeast. The Australian called the vote for the Victorian Liberal Party about 8pm after a closely-watched ballot. The Victorian Liberal Party declared the vote themselves about the same time, according to the Age. Ms Werner enjoyedContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has demanded his party “sort their mess out” after the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party was threatened with legal action by one of his own MPs. Controversial MP Moira Deeming was suspended from parliament for nine months after she attended an anti-transgender rally that was also attendedContinue Reading