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Train lines busier but no new free transport services

A state leader acknowledges free public transport has made train lines busier but has stopped short of offering dedicated additional services.

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Jacinta Allan wants voters to see Victoria’s 12-year-old Labor government as ‘new and united’. Can she cling to power?

With a reshuffled cabinet, the premier is hoping to quell leadership rumblings as her party seeks an unprecedented fourth term

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Revised donation laws vow after High Court ruling

The High Court has quashed state political donation restrictions in a ruling with wide-reaching implications, though a state government will push for change.

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Victoria left without limits on political donations after high court rules laws unconstitutional

Scrapping a law which left a loophole for Labor and Coalition funding will expose the state to ‘dark money from foreign billionaires’, says premier

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'Manosphere' in sights as premier shakes up cabinet

The Victorian premier has created a cabinet position for men and boys while calling on a close ally to be her health minister in an election-year reshuffle.

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‘I don’t just ditch my mates’: new Victorian Labor minister defends John Setka ties amid criticism

Luba Grigorovitch, one of four MPs promoted to Jacinta Allan’s cabinet, says she has ‘no regrets’ over friendship with former CFMEU boss

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New minister has 'no regrets' over ex-CFMEU boss ties

A state government cabinet pick has shrugged off concerns about her association with an ex-union boss, declaring she doesn't ditch mates in tough times.

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'Circle of life': major reshuffle as senior MPs quit

Three state ministers have called time on their political careers, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle and factional carve-up as an election looms.

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Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Public school educators are moving ahead with plans for a wave of rolling strikes as pay and condition negotiations stall with a state government.

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'Dog's breakfast': commuter fears over free transport

Regional residents are concerned temporary free public transport to offset fuel prices in one state will make finding a seat harder than ever.

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Two Aussie States To Offer Free Public Transport To Ease Pressure As Fuel Prices Skyrocket

"As Premier, I'm determined to do everything within my control to help Victorians deal with the cost of living and these rising fuel prices."

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Victoria and Tasmania get free public transport in fuel crisis but NSW and WA to keep collecting fares

Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar

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Labor’s slide continues in federal polls, as special DemosAU poll has Coalition winning just nine seats

Labor is still ahead, but the latest federal polls suggest a move against them. A DemosAU MRP poll has One Nation winning 52 of the 150 House seats and the Coalition just nine. A Victorian poll has the Coalition gaining a 52–48 lead over Labor.

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Victorian teachers are on strike for the first time in 13 years – it’s about more than pay

Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike.

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'Complete joke': teachers pencil in protracted pay war

Tens of thousands of angry teachers have disrupted schools and shut down major city streets to demand better pay and conditions.

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Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Parents have been told to keep their children home from school due to staff shortages stemming from two statewide strikes.

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A ‘few scallywags’ gossiping or a premier under threat? Inside Labor’s push to ditch Jacinta Allan

More than a dozen Victorian Labor sources, including ministers and factional powerbrokers, confirm move for leadership change

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'Scallywags' rebuked over Labor leadership 'drive-by'

A state premier says Labor figures discussing a pre-election leadership change in the shadows are a "few scallywags" in need of a cuddle.

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Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.

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Chris Bowen declares rush on jerry cans ‘un-Australian’ as he urges end to panic buying of petrol

Energy minister says country’s fuel supply has yet to be affected by war after meeting with suppliers and retailers

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Let the games begin: Victorian Liberals fail at sport but surprise with teamwork in viral video

Jess Wilson’s party has made a splash on social media but will they work together in the state election race?

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As Australia’s tobacco wars continue, a NSW heroin drought in 2000 might offer lessons

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced she plans to introduce “Australia’s toughest illicit tobacco laws”, which marks another escalation in the state’s battle against the illicit tobacco trade.

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'Real hero': mourners honour slain security guard

Flowers and heartfelt messages honouring an off-duty security guard were laid during a candlelight vigil held near the spot where he was allegedly murdered.

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'Made me feel ill': relief for househunting headache

Vendors are set to be saddled with organising and paying for building and pest inspection reports under an Australian state-first scheme.

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Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

The heroism of a young man fatally stabbed while trying to protect a schoolboy from a group of teens has been lauded by the boy's family and the community.

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