Politics
Victoria
Pro-Palestinian protesters target premier’s office with fake corpses
Deputy Premier Ben Carroll, whose office was also targeted, says the claim the Victorian government is linked to Israeli weapons manufacturing is “unfounded and malicious criticism”.
- by Alex Crowe
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Labor demands details on donors who support Pesutto’s legal fund
Integrity experts say personal donations that aren’t for election campaigns represent a new front for transparency questions.
- by Annika Smethurst and Broede Carmody
Experts to review Victoria’s energy crash after extreme storms
How half a million properties were left without power will be reviewed by experts, as more than 3000 homes remain in the dark a week after extreme weather.
- by Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
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Stamp duty
The fastest way to add $5 billion to Victoria’s economy? Axe stamp duty
For every $1 of stamp duty collected, 55 cents goes down the drain in lost economic activity. Yet the state government is refusing to switch.
- by Josh Gordon
Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts
Victoria’s opposition is gathering support for an inquiry into the state’s ageing electricity infrastructure after transmission lines came down and half a million homes lost power in heavy winds.
- by Annika Smethurst and Broede Carmody
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Bushfires
‘Incomprehensible’: Black Saturday inquisitor blasts state over grid safety
A key figure in the inquiry into Victoria’s most deadly bushfires is dismayed by the limited progress to make the state safer.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Swift kick from concerts crafts an Australian tourism love story
Bulging planes, packed trains and hotels full to the brim. The pop superstar’s concerts have poured people into central Melbourne for a timely economic sugar hit.
- by Carolyn Webb
Senator distances himself from neo-Nazi’s social media post
Victorian senator Ralph Babet says he does not know a neo-Nazi who posted a photo in which the man appeared to give the Nazi salute while posing with the politician.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Begley
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Stamp duty
Foreign buyers let off on extra stamp duties, but government won’t name them
Victoria’s budget bottom line took an estimated $73 million hit after additional stamp duty obligations were waived on dozens of foreign-owned entities last year.
- by Broede Carmody
Thousands avoid arrest – and instead enjoy a snooze, a coffee and a ride home
Victoria’s new intoxication services helped more than 3100 people in the first three months after public drunkenness was decriminalised.
- by Kieran Rooney
‘Looks like intimidation’: Moira Deeming hits back over Pesutto legal fund
The former Liberal backbencher has questioned the wisdom of three former Liberal Victorian premiers donating to Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s legal defence.
- by Bianca Hall and Kieran Rooney