Frosty reception as major parties lock horns on housing Leaders from the Labor, Liberal and One Nation parties have drawn political battle lines over housing as a state election draws near. AAP · Sep 2
Fresh-faced premier scraps divisive Dan Andrews statue A controversial statue honouring a divisive former premier has been scrapped by a new leader months before a state election. AAP · Aug 29
Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government The $134,000 cost of the statue of the former Victorian premier has been heavily criticised by the Liberal opposition The Guardian - AU · Aug 28
Unpopular, unknown or undecided: Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson have a lot of work to do to win over Victorian voters The embattled Laborpremier and an opposition leader struggling to establish her identity need to define their vision for Victoria The Guardian - AU · Jul 3
VIC:Libs take aim at premier's pledge with a personal edge With an election looming, two state party leaders have launched a series of pre-election pledges. AAP · May 23
Libs take aim at premier's pledge with a personal edge With an election looming, two state party leaders have launched a series of pre-election pledges. AAP · May 23
Polls, preferences, potential defections: can Victoria’s Liberal party ward off the rising threat of One Nation? Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approaches The Guardian - AU · Feb 27
Election history awaits as voters 'yearn for change' Voters will soon start turning their minds to a state election contest with historic implications for the major parties, both led by glass-ceiling breakers. AAP · Nov 28, 2025
New Liberal leader bats away factional frontbench fear A former Liberal premier has warned the state party's first female leader not to reward factional players with promotions but she's offered no assurances. AAP · Nov 19, 2025
From the Pocket: they may be old but Scott Pendlebury’s Collingwood are wily and hungry The Magpies’ core group of self-driven, physically and mentally resilient senior players eat up the hard work to maintain high performance The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2025
Victorian Liberal members to push for regulated cannabis market at state council Proposal to treat cannabis similarly to alcohol among 62 policy motions on draft agenda, alongside increased parental leave and scrapping net zero The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2025
John Pesutto owes Moira Deeming $2.3m, but he doesn’t have it. Can former premiers be forced to pick up the tab? Victorian MP Moira Deeming attracted headlines recently when news broke she’s intending to sue three former Liberal premiers, among other party figures. The Conversation · Jun 6, 2025
'Sheer hell': elder pleads for Liberals to save Pesutto With time running out for former state Liberal leader John Pesutto to repay a $2.3 million legal bill, Jeff Kennett has fired off a missive to party directors. AAP · Jun 3, 2025
Bankruptcy notice lodged against John Pesutto after he fails to pay fellow Liberal Moira Deeming $2.3m Former Victorian opposition leader says he will be doing ‘everything possible’ to pay the defamation costs within 21 days The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025 Victorian Liberals prepare last-minute bid to bail out John Pesutto with loan to help pay $2.3m defamation costs Exclusive: Liberal sources say proposal to save former opposition leader from bankruptcy is being finalised
The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2025 Senior Liberals fear Coalition split may damage party for years but others see silver lining Reforming with Nationals could be very difficult once deep policy divergences set in and are openly debated, MPs say
The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025 Love and optimism turns to despair as Melbourne reach end of an era The Demons have started the season with five defeats for the first time since 2012 as pressure mounts on coach Simon Goodwin
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2024 Hawthorn denies meeting took place with AFL player over terminating partner’s pregnancy, court documents show Court documents show AFL club’s strong denial of allegations filed by three Indigenous former players – Carl Peterson, Cyril Rioli and Jermaine Miller-Lewis – their partners and a former employee
The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2024 ‘We might need to discuss Moira’: defamation trial puts Liberal party rifts and rivalries on show Machinations, high-profile players and secret recordings feature in ousted MP Moira Deeming’s court case against Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto
AAP · Oct 2, 2024 Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company Three Australian food companies are joining forces in a merger expected to deliver more than $400 million in revenue this financial year.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024 As Daniel Andrews gets immortalised in bronze a year after retiring, will obsessed critics ever get over him? Confirmation that the former Victorian premier will have a statue in his honour has sparked another series of headlines
AAP · Sep 26, 2024 Bronze statue of divisive ex-Victorian premier in works Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will be honoured with a bronze statue, after qualifying for one under rules introduced by Liberals.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024 Jeff Kennett said MPs who gave defamation case evidence would be ‘dealt with’ after John Pesutto revealed names, court hears Former Victorian premier described the Liberal MPs as ‘disloyal, and perhaps even treacherous’, federal court trial hears
The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2024 From the Pocket: Hawthorn are on the right path while rubbing plenty up the wrong way The Hawks have surged into finals contention as coach Sam Mitchell encourages his young side to bring their own energy and enthusiasm
The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2024 Liberals split on Coalition’s supermarket divestiture policy Some of Peter’s Dutton’s MPs feel party’s adoption of Nationals’ plan is ‘driven by politics’ after speaking out against it in joint party room