Dumped MP takes leave,as premier blasts ‘inappropriate behaviour’

Dumped MP takes leave,as premier blasts ‘inappropriate behaviour’

A complaint from a second woman prompted Premier Jacinta Allan to punt Darren Cheeseman from her Labor government,but he’s declared he will remain on the crossbench.

  • byRachel Eddie,Broede Carmody andKieran Rooney

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The tough measures on the table to stop men killing women

The tough measures on the table to stop men killing women

The premier has vowed action on violence against women. This is what is being considered as community anger mounts.

  • byWendy Tuohy andBroede Carmody
Ellen Sandell the stability choice for ambitious Victorian Greens MPs

Ellen Sandell the stability choice for ambitious Victorian Greens MPs

Melbourne MP Ellen Sandell is the new leader of the state Greens after Samantha Ratnam stepped down to contest the federal seat of Wills.

  • byBroede Carmody andAnnika Smethurst
‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

The government agency responsible for stepping in when there are medicine shortages in Victoria will announce redundancies on Thursday.

  • byBroede Carmody,Henrietta Cook andAisha Dow
Alison claims her digital land records were altered and a 120-year-old document proves it

Alison claims her digital land records were altered and a 120-year-old document proves it

The battle over the scrapping of an advisory council that oversees Victoria’s official archive is heating up.

  • byBroede Carmody
Fears for politically sensitive documents if board overseeing state’s archive is axed

Fears for politically sensitive documents if board overseeing state’s archive is axed

The government’s plan to scrap a board that scrutinises Public Record Office Victoria has sparked concern that critical records could disappear.

  • byBroede Carmody andChris Vedelago
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Crocs in the chamber? Politicians test boundaries of parliamentary dress code

Crocs in the chamber? Politicians test boundaries of parliamentary dress code

Some state MPs are ditching their collared shirts,voting in their activewear and even wearing Crocs. But certain limits remain.

  • byBroede Carmody
Battle of Wills:Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat

Battle of Wills:Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat

Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?

  • byPaul Sakkal andBroede Carmody
Where Victoria’s latest IT blowouts are biting the budget hardest

Where Victoria’s latest IT blowouts are biting the budget hardest

Newly revealed cost overruns are expected to top $100 million across state government agencies.

  • byBroede Carmody
Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

More than half of Victorians are experiencing cost-of-living and personal debt distress beyond normal levels.

  • byBroede Carmody
Tobacco scheme will need tough powers to end state’s turf wars
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Tobacco scheme will need tough powers to end state’s turf wars

Victoria’s new tobacco licensing laws must have strict character tests,a dedicated task force and massive fines to avoid being a toothless tiger at stopping the state’s underground turf war,the industry has warned.

  • byKieran Rooney,Broede Carmody andChris Vedelago