Jacinta Allan
More than 170 people facing allegations still have work-with-children clearance
But authorities will have the power to immediately suspend those clearances once a bill being rushed through Victorian parliament passes.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Victorian budget
‘Find someone to hug’: Museums Victoria to cut 55 jobs, raise ticket prices after funding slashed
New spending on exhibition spaces and IT upgrades will be deferred after big cuts in this year’s state budget.
- Clay Lucas
Housing targets falling short in nearly all Victorian council areas
Melbourne is on track to fall well short of its housing aims – a trend that could worsen the state’s housing crisis and prompt the state government to intervene.
- Angus Delaney
- Letters
- Letters
Political apathy a blight on humanity
Readers despair at the continued Israeli attack on Palestinian citizens.
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- Rail
How a quiet rail closure could swamp western suburbs with trucks
The move in Melbourne’s west is likely to push thousands of tonnes of goods onto trucks, worsening road congestion and pollution.
- Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
Anti-hate taskforce to hear from LGBTQ community in wake of violent attacks
Victoria’s anti-hate taskforce will hear from members of the LGBTQ community following a spate of violent, targeted attacks across Melbourne.
- Bridie Smith
‘It’s going to be war’: Farmers who refuse transmission lines could be fined thousands
A lobby group fighting lines for renewables in Victoria and South Australia has warned of war when companies try to access farms.
- Alexander Darling and Bianca Hall
- Letters
- Letters
In Albanese we trust, but depends on which issue
Readers discuss how much trust they place in the prime minister’s leadership.
- Letters
- Letters
No child should lose from changes to NDIS
Readers argue that any carve up of NDIS must include a well-funded, robust service cater to cater for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Surge workforce could take over failing childcare centres
The Victorian government committed to going it alone to trial CCTV if necessary. But education ministers around the country are expected to support a national trial at a meeting on Friday.
- Rachel Eddie