Victorian election
- Opinion
- Opinion
For Victoria, Allan’s bounce back is anything but healthy
A looming electoral cataclysm for Victorian Labor has been replaced by the likelihood of a fourth consecutive win. It is remarkable and disturbing.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Jacinta Allan
Allan rises from historic low, eyes unprecedented fourth Labor term
The results of the latest Resolve Political Monitor leave Victoria’s Liberal Party teetering towards a seventh defeat from eight elections.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Public service
‘Just wrong’: State government seeks to draft public servants into WFH campaign
Public law expert William Partlett likens the Allan government’s latest WFH ploy to the behaviour of a party cartel.
- Chip Le Grand
Inside story: Why work from home could return Jacinta Allan to office
Victorian Liberals and major employers are treading delicately on the issue of legal out-of-office work protections, but Labor hopes its WFH plan will boost productivity and the government’s popularity.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
- Opinion
- ALP
Dear Leader Jacinta Allan will fight for your right to do what you’re already doing
When the premier first announced her Two-Day Plan, it was not immediately clear what problem she was promising to solve.
- Chip Le Grand
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Muslim Vote to support candidates in NSW, Victorian elections
A pro-Palestine political movement that failed to win a seat at May’s federal election has vowed to push on, after strong results in some western Sydney neighbourhoods.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Harry Dutton’s big win a sobering lesson for Victorian Liberals who think they might do a Bradbury
There is little evidence that a party which has malingered in opposition for all but four years this century is ready to start making a compelling case for change.
- Chip Le Grand
Bail laws to be split to cope with influx of prisoners
Bail reform in Victoria will be staggered to allow the system to prepare for an influx of people on remand.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Literally anyone else: Fear for the major parties in Werribee’s result
No candidate was able to secure 30 per cent of primary votes in the byelection. It’s a warning sign for Labor and the Liberals of what experts tip will happen more and more.
- Rachel Eddie
Fresh from fighting fires, John Lister takes hot seat in Werribee
School teacher and CFA volunteer John Lister says the message from Werribee voters has been heard “loud and clear”.
- Chip Le Grand