We can only hope the Germans have a word for what is happening in the Liberal Partybecause there is nothing in English that seems to wholly capture it. Cooked, cactus and chaotic are just three of the c-words for a start, although another one occasionally springs to mind to describeContinue Reading
Sexual assault charges have been dropped against a former regional Victorian Nationals candidate after he died just days out from the state election. On Monday, charges against Shaun Gilchrist were formally discontinued in the County Court of Victoria before judicial registrar Matthew Phillips. The former Warragul businessman had been standingContinue Reading
Once upon a time, border protection was the magic ingredient of the Liberal Party’s electoral dominance. John Howard, the Liberal Party’s second longest serving prime minister, even had a nifty little slogan that delighted the faithful and outraged his opponents. “We decide who comes here and the circumstances in whichContinue Reading
Matthew Guy will step down as leader of the Victorian Liberal Party after leading the Coalition to a second resounding election loss. Mr Guy has announced he will not recontest the leadership after Labor won a third consecutive term in government on Saturday night. Daniel Andrews has secured a historicContinue Reading
Premier Dan Andrews has revealed the surprising way he celebrated after watching the numbers tick over on election night to reveal a landslide win to the Victorian Labor Party. The Labor Party was victorious in 49 electorate seats as of Sunday morning, with Premier Andrews retaining his position of PremierContinue Reading
High-profile Liberal Senator Jane Hume has accused Dan Andrews of being ungracious while celebrating winning a third term as Victorian Premier. Labor had claimed the 45 seats needed to govern by 11pm on Saturday night when Mr Andrews fronted supporters to make his victory speech alongside his wife and threeContinue Reading
Liberal leader Matthew Guy is facing an impossible task to form government tonight in Victoria and one of his biggest problems is that he is likely to lose some inner metro seats despite likely gains in other places. According to political pollsters and strategists, the Liberal Party seats most atContinue Reading
Two people are dead and a third is in a serious condition in hospital after a house fire in Melbourne’s west in the early hours of Saturday morning. Victoria Police said emergency services were called to an address Manor St, Werribee, at 7:25am, where a two-storey unit was alight. TheyContinue Reading
In politics death often comes violently. But sometimes it comes silently. “No one’s saying anything,” my best friend tells me down the line from Melbourne’s ultra-left enclave of Northcote. “People have stopped talking about politics.” As our mothers always told us, if you can’t say anything nice about someone don’tContinue Reading
Daniel Andrews looks set to scrape a third term as premier of Victoria, the Newspoll on the eve of the state election shows. The poll, conducted exclusively for The Australian, has the Labor government on track to retain 45 to 50 of its 55 seats in the 88-seat parliament –Continue Reading