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VIC:Labor, Liberal leaders to sharpen pre-election pitches

With a state election on the horizon, Labor and Liberal party faithful are set to be whipped into a frenzy and discuss contentious policy reforms.

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Party leaders make election vow as PM defends tax

With an election looming, two state party leaders have joined their federal counterparts to declare office is theirs for the taking.

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Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

A teachers' union has struck an in-principle deal with a state government for pay rises of up to 32.4 per cent over four years.

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Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped

The state’s opposition said case was proof ‘the justice system is broken’

The Guardian - AU

Victorian politics still exposed to ‘dark money’ and foreign donations as MPs struggle to agree on urgent reforms

Exclusive: state is now without caps on political donations or disclosure requirements, months out from November election

The Guardian - AU

Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

The federal taxpayer's stake in Victoria's massive Suburban Rail Loop public transport project has ballooned to $6 billion, as regional rail gets the axe.

AAP

Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked

Changes to the superannuation performance test will unlock more investment opportunities, the sector says, but concerns are raised over the scheme's integrity.

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Almost $4bn more for Victoria’s contentious Suburban Rail Loop to be included in federal budget

Additional funding for the costly 90km public transport project promised before state’s November election

The Guardian - AU

Federation Square ban on screening Socceroos World Cup games overturned

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has overturned a decision not to screen Socceroos matches at Fed Square following an angry response from the football community

The Guardian - AU

‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp

Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Victorian budget 2026: state records first post-pandemic surplus but financial health uncertain as debt nears $200bn

Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows $727m operating surplus for this financial year as debt forecast to soar by decade’s end

The Guardian - AU

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

A $200 billion state budget debt bomb remains live and ticking as a long-time Labor government favours cost-of-living measures for struggling families.

AAP

Economic hawks eye restraint in pre-election budget

Business and economic leaders are warning against an election-year spendathon as a state treasurer prepares to hand down her second budget.

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The Liberals stared down One Nation in Nepean – but they shouldn’t be popping champagne just yet

Nepean might have ‘said yes for Jess’ but the Victorian Liberal leader knows her party still has a major task ahead of the November election

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Law loophole lament as accused paramedic stabber held

A man will remain behind bars charged with the attempted murder of a paramedic as politicians commit to changing laws for assaulting emergency workers.

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Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

A would-be premier is going after the pay packets of high-ranking public service leaders in a bid to save $20 million over the next decade.

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Potholes on political agenda but too late for some

More than $1 billion has been pledged to fix roads and potholes across Australia's second-most-populous state, but riders and advocates argue it's not enough.

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Police Bar Group Linked To March For Aus From Perth ANZAC Service After Booing In Other States

A group of people linked to March For Australia had been barred from attending a Perth ANZAC Day Dawn Service after booing in other states.

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Canavan addresses Canberra anti-immigration rally – as it happened

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Fast-tracking or ploughing through? Renewable energy shaping up as defining issue for Victorian election

Most landholders in regional Victoria support renewable energy – if they get a say. But planning approvals are riding roughshod over community concerns

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Crime fighting plan revealed as brawling teens charged

Police officers are set to be freed from their desks as a state pledges $80 million for new crime fighting measures while four brawling teens have been charged.

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Slump for Labor in YouGov survey, but not in other federal polls

While a federal YouGov poll has Labor’s primary vote down three points to a tie with One Nation, that hasn’t been the case in any other federal poll this week, with Newspoll, Resolve and Morgan all much better for Labor. A Farrer byelection poll has given One Nation’s David Farley…

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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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