Labor easily wins Victorian election; Greens on track to win four lower house seats This article has been updated. The Conversation · Nov 26, 2022
‘Hope always defeats hate’: Labor’s Daniel Andrews returned as premier in 2022 Victoria state election Despite ‘incredibly challenging’ few years negotiating Covid, Labor cruises to victory, while the Greens and Nationals gain seats The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2022
Victorian election results show Greens increasing footprint, key electorates changing hands in Labor majority government The Greens are likely to expand their numbers in Victoria's lower house, but with Labor projected to retain its majority the government won't need their support. ABC News · Nov 26, 2022
Vic Labor win a 'hope over hate' triumph The Victorian Labor government has been returned with a comfortable majority, as Premier Daniel Andrews hailed the result a triumph of hope over hate. AAP · Nov 25, 2022
Final Victorian Newspoll gives Labor a large lead The Victorian state election is today. There are 88 single-member lower house seats with members elected by preferential voting, and 40 upper house seats in eight five-member electorates. The election in the lower house seat of Narracan has been postponed owing to a candidate’s death. The Conversation · Nov 25, 2022
Victorian Labor wins third term; Greens and teals in tightly fought contests – as it happened Re-elected Andrews government to govern in its own right. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022
Vic voters given hand-written ballots Polls have closed in Victoria, but on the final day of voting, some centres ran out of ballot papers and hand-written ones had to be given out. AAP · Nov 25, 2022
Victorians cast final election votes as Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy battle for power The countdown to the close of polls is on as people across Victoria queue up at voting centres to have their say. Premier Daniel Andrews has urged voters to give Labor a third term, while Opposition Leader Matthew Guy is asking the state to "move on". ABC News · Nov 25, 2022
No matter who wins, both major parties have made this Victorian poll the Daniel Andrews election Sources say the Liberal strategy of focusing the campaign around the premier is working, with Labor unsure of how to respond The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022
Victorians head to the polls as race tightens over final days Victorians head to the polls today to cast their votes in the state election.It's been a hard fought, and at times nasty campaign in a state that has endured much over the past three years. The New Daily · Nov 25, 2022
Daniel Andrews joins kindergarteners on eve of Victorian election, but Matthew Guy is all business Premier spends last full day of the campaign in Northcote, where the Greens are making headway The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022
Victoria election 2022 report card, week four: a debate, the challenge for pollsters and the sprint to the finish line Three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the final week of the campaign The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022
Privatisation has failed. Australia needs to ditch the ‘incentives’ rhetoric and simply spend money on things we need State governments are starting to realise that old-fashioned direct public investment in essential services solves a lot of problems at once The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022
Australia's Victoria state election tightens with Labor ahead in polls Australia's Victoria state will vote to select its next government on Saturday in what polls predict to be a close-run contest with the incumbent Labor government's lead against the conservative coalition shrinking in the final campaign stretch. Reuters · Nov 25, 2022
ABC News · Nov 25, 2022 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s ambulance response times were the best ever just weeks before the pandemic. Is that correct? Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state achieved its best ambulance response times in its history "just weeks" before the pandemic. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
The Conversation · Nov 25, 2022 Should pharmacists be able to prescribe common medicines like antibiotics for UTIs? We asked 5 experts Victoria is the latest state to move towards pharmacist prescribing, with Premier Daniel Andrews promising a trial allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) and medicines for other conditions if re-elected.
ABC News · Nov 24, 2022 Victorian leaders Daniel Andrews, Matthew Guy make final pitches as election day nears The electoral commission says more than 1.63 million Victorians have taken advantage of early voting, and Premier Daniel Andrews and his family members have joined them as the leaders make their final election pitches.
ABC News · Nov 24, 2022 As Victoria's election race tightens, these are some of the seats the leaders have been visiting In the final few weeks of campaigning, the two men vying to be Victoria's premier have been zig-zagging across the state. Where they've visited could offer some clues into how they think things might be shaping up in the final stretch.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022 Confused about who to vote for in the Victorian election? A guide to the promises made across key issues From health to the environment and the cost of living, we’ve sorted through the major promises and policies announced by Labor, the Coalition and the Greens
The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022 Victoria’s major parties look to contingency funds as part of election commitment costings Both Labor and the Coalition claim they could achieve forecast surpluses after releasing their costings
The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022 Daniel Andrews on the defensive as 80% of local Victorian election promises benefit Labor electorates Guardian analysis of promises targeting single seats shows Labor sandbagging home turf while opponents spend big on marginals
The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022 From bail reform to Covid: the five issues missing from the Victoria state election campaign Amid the pledges for new hospitals, power bill relief and $2 public transport fares, other important matters have been noticeably absent
The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022 War of words continues over removal of Victorian Labor election billboards despite court ruling Darebin council has denied ALP accusation of ‘blatant political interference’ in the tightly contested seat of Northcote
The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022 Why has the Victoria state election campaign turned so ugly? In a political landscape polarised by the pandemic, the campaign has been dogged by scandal, allegations of vote-rigging and even violence
The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022 Bridget Archer flags crossing the floor again on national integrity commission – as it happened This blog is now closed