Victorian MP Moira Deeming won’t return to Liberal party room after motion fails Tony Abbott criticises result, after Deeming successfully sued leader John Pesutto for defamation The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2024
Victorian domestic violence victims wait two years for public housing, data shows Advocates fear blowout in wait time could force people to choose between homelessness or staying in an abusive relationship The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023
Myki Fares Will Rise To $10/Day From Next Weekend & Get Absolutely Fkd Mate Does the Victorian government not understand what a cozzie livs is? Pedestrian.tv · Jun 23, 2023
Labor rejects report it has thrown in the towel on multinational tax reform – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023
Letter to Premier Daniel Andrews details firm's concerns over myki tender process A firm has revealed in a letter to Premier Daniel Andrews that its bid to take over the myki ticketing system was $100 million cheaper than the winning bid. ABC News · Jun 5, 2023
US-based firm Conduent put under spotlight ahead of December myki takeover The company runs public transport payment systems in cities around the world, but promised features like open payments remain unavailable in many places. ABC News · May 20, 2023
Moira Deeming supporter Richard Riordan urges delay of Victorian Liberal’s expulsion vote The Polwarth MP claimed Friday’s meeting could risk a ‘messy legal dispute’ due to an ‘invalid’ motion The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023
Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92 Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92 The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
‘Like we’re being punished’: family told to move 100km to Melbourne for public housing or lose crisis accommodation Mother of two says she has little choice but to live in a property described by a Liberal MP as ‘an embarrassment to the state’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2023
Bid to expel Moira Deeming deepens divide in Victorian Liberal party MPs to decide whether to block MP from party room next week after she attended a rally she says was ‘gate-crashed’ by neo-Nazis The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023
‘Now you’re evicting them?’: Victorians in ‘life-changing’ housing scheme face homelessness again Hundreds yet to be permanently housed and others unhappy with accommodation as government scales back funding The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2023
Victorian election results confirmed for Labor in Preston as Liberal MP laments party's 'existential crisis' The Liberal Party is facing a crisis and must undergo generational change, one of the few MPs to gain ground in the election says, as his party prepares to elect a new leader in the wake of a widening electoral defeat. ABC News · Dec 7, 2022
Victorian Liberal leadership hopeful John Pesutto to push for more women MPs The moderate Pesutto and conservative Brad Battin will vie to lead the opposition after state election loss The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022
Liberal leadership fight down to two Incoming Hawthorn MP John Pesutto and opposition frontbencher Brad Battin will face off for the Liberal leadership after the only other nominee withdrew. AAP · Nov 30, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022 Moderate John Pesutto to ramp up Victorian Liberal leadership campaign after securing seat Brad Battin and Richard Riordan make up contenders in three-way contest after Ryan Smith withdraws
The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022 Victorian Liberals raise ‘faith values’ and Labor-style broad appeal in jostle for party’s leadership Ryan Smith confirms he would reinstate controversial MP Renee Heath to the party room while John Pesutto urges the party to connect ‘more widely’
The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022 Young Victorians caught in cycle of homelessness despair of missed education Campaigners call on state government to act on crisis, as most young people who approach homelessness services are turned away
Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022 How Karen Bass prevailed against Rick Caruso’s $100 million LA mayoral campaign LOS ANGELES — As autumn settled over Los Angeles, Rep. Karen Bass suddenly found herself in a tight race with developer Rick Caruso.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022 Caruso spending $53 million on relentless ad war against Bass, a 13-1 advantage LOS ANGELES — Businessman Rick Caruso will end his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles much as he started it — pounding away with a television advertising campaign that attempts to persuade Angelenos he is the kind of independent problem solver who can overcome entrenched and corrupt interests at City…
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2022 Can Rick Caruso regain steam in LA mayoral race as Karen Bass' lead mounts? LOS ANGELES — After a fiery spring and a relatively quiet summer, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso will soon enter the final stretch of the Los Angeles mayor's race: a monthslong, all-out sprint to November.
Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022 LA loves the glitz but suspects the rich. Will it turn to a billionaire mayor? LOS ANGELES — Joe Russell, a Hollywood producer who has worked on spots for billionaires seeking political office, was on a date with his wife at the Grove on a recent afternoon when he took a break to talk about the suddenly relevant phenomenon of L.A. billionaires seeking public office.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022 Rick Caruso has loaned his campaign $10 million. It’s upending the LA mayor’s race LOS ANGELES — To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, the very rich are different from you and me: They can bankroll their own campaign for mayor.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2022 Karen Bass takes early lead in LA mayor's race, poll finds LOS ANGELES — Voters would advance Rep. Karen Bass to the November runoff by a wide margin if the Los Angeles mayoral primary were today, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.