Funding shortfalls force Melbourne legal centre to stop taking calls on police misconduct Criticism mounts of Victoria’s police oversight model, with Andrews government urged to establish new watchdog The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022
Essendon v church: how Andrew Thorburn fell from AFL grace The club thought it was starting the week on a high. It took less than a day for all that to change The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022
Angry backlash against plan to rename Australian hospital after Queen Elizabeth II Maroondah Hospital is named in the Woiwurrung Aboriginal language The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
‘That’s my Catholicism’: Daniel Andrews embarks on theological debate with archbishop over Essendon furore Victoria’s premier denies he stirred division in the community following appointment of Andrew Thorburn The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2022
Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier accuses Essendon of 'panic' over Andrew Thorburn appointment The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a "knee-jerk response" to issues involving religious beliefs. ABC News · Oct 6, 2022
Andrew Thorburn resigns as Essendon CEO after one day over links to controversial church Essendon says City on a Hill’s values are in ‘direct contradiction’ with its own, as Daniel Andrews labels its views on homosexuality and abortion ‘appalling’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s hospitals to be split in two under expansion plan Daniel Andrews announces 12-year strategy to separate emergency care from elective surgery The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Victorian opposition didn’t consult hospitals on plan to deploy protective service officers Pledge to station officers at five hospitals, despite inquiry finding it would be ‘contrary to the good management of security’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
New Vic hospital as Labor raises stakes Both major parties have committed to building a new hospital in Victoria's growing West Gippsland region but Labor plans to go it alone without federal cash. AAP · Oct 2, 2022
Victorian Labor pledges new West Gippsland hospital if re-elected Both major parties have committed to funding a new hospital in Victoria's fast-growing West Gippsland region after a long-fought community campaign. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Victorian opposition pledges to legislate a cap for the state's 'spiralling' debt as election promises mount The opposition pledges to legislate a cap on government debt if elected, as both major parties pitch themselves as the solutions to the state's healthcare crisis. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Monash hospital to undergo $560m expansion The Victorian government will spend up to $560 million to upgrade Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne's southeast as the healthcare system struggles with demand. AAP · Oct 1, 2022
‘No health workers want to stand with us’: the challenge for Victoria’s Coalition The two major parties are sparring over health policies, but some Liberal sources are questioning the strategy The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022
National cabinet agrees to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules next month — as it happened National cabinet agrees to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules from October 14. ABC News · Sep 30, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022 Legalise Marijuana Party withdraws Victorian election application as others take up the cause Party’s application for registration ahead of November poll was objected to by Legalise Cannabis Victoria
The New Daily · Sep 28, 2022 ‘Compensation from Optus’: Telco under pressure to pay for hack cleanup Optus is under pressure to foot the bill for replacing personal information exposed to criminals in a huge hack last week.
AAP · Sep 28, 2022 Vic govt unapologetic for tower lockdowns Premier Daniel Andrews says he won't apologise for locking down Melbourne public housing tower residents without notice in 2020 to curb a COVID-19 outbreak.
ABC News · Sep 27, 2022 As Labor's safe status in Melbourne's west slips, independents are eyeing off 'neglected' communities Melbourne's outer west has been safe Labor territory for generations, but there is growing unease among government strategists about how the Victorian election will play out in places like Melton, Point Cook and Werribee.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022 Victoria pledges nation’s most ambitious renewable energy storage targets Andrews government says by 2035 it wants enough storage capacity to power half the homes in the state
AAP · Sep 27, 2022 Vic sets largest renewable energy targets The Victorian Labor government has unveiled renewable energy storage targets as part of a $157 million package.
AAP · Sep 26, 2022 State funeral for Uncle Jack Charles The family of Indigenous actor and elder Jack Charles has accepted an offer from the Victorian government for a state funeral.
ABC News · Sep 26, 2022 Uncle Jack Charles to be farewelled at Victorian state funeral at Hamer Hall Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the family of Uncle Jack Charles has accepted a state funeral, which will be held at the prestigious Hamer Hall on October 18.
ABC News · Sep 24, 2022 Western Victoria's passenger train campaign continues 30 years after Kennett's closure Residents in western Victoria feel forgotten as they deal with poor public transport and inconvenient timetables almost three decades after the Kennett government discontinued passenger trains in the region.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2022 Trains or parks: Victorian election battle looms over Suburban Rail Loop South-east Melbourne residents say growing population needs better public transport, but not at the expense of green space
AAP · Sep 21, 2022 Vic Labor has election-winning lead: poll New polling shows the Andrews government maintains a comfortable lead heading into Victoria's state election in November, while Coalition support has dropped.