Brittany Groth (left) and Sam Groth (centre) pictured arriving at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney

Herald Sun reveals defence in Sam and Brittany Groth privacy case

The Herald Sun needs to convince a judge that stories questioning whether a Victorian Liberal MP had slept with his now wife when she was underage should be considered news.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes.

Foreign investment plummets,as government boasts of its success

Despite a $400 million downturn in state-generated foreign spending over two years,the government has boasted that it dramatically exceeded its targets.

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Premier Jacinta Allan announcing sweeping changes to planning laws.

Neighbours lose appeal rights in new laws to slash planning approval times

A major overhaul of Victorian planning laws is designed to cut permit approvals from an average of 140 days to just 10.

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Melbourne is experiencing a data centre boom.

Melbourne is turning ‘rust-bucket’ suburbs into a thirsty,power-hungry billion-dollar data empire

The rush is raising questions about the strain of the power-hungry facilities on the state’s electricity and water supply.

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March for Australia rally in Melbourne.

Push to declare Melbourne a protest-free zone

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully,after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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Unpaid tolls are a major source of fine debts.

‘Tone-deaf cash grab’:State government to dramatically increase fine fees

The move has sparked concerns that vulnerable people already overwhelmed with ballooning toll and other fees,will be pushed further into debt.

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Deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth.

Journalism or ‘malicious gossip’? Herald Sun story on MP’s sex life will test the definition of news

The Herald Sun argued an exemption for journalists shielded it from respecting the privacy of deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth’s wife,Brittany,when questioning the legality of how their relationship began.

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Queen Victoria Market traders - Fahna Ammett,Frank Fontana and Rose Ansaldo - say the government’s car park levy would spell the death of the market

Tax hike could almost double the cost of parking – if it passes

The Allan government’s plan to dramatically hike car parking levies has been labelled “big tax grab” that could hurt the Queen Victoria Market.

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Premier Jacinta Allan held a press conference about the new Metro Tunnel stations on Monday morning instead of attending a social services event,where she was due to speak.

Allan defends prioritising Metro Tunnel press conference over social services event

The premier was scheduled to appear at a major social services event on Monday morning. Instead,she held a press conference to spruik a new train station.

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The valuation of Nigel Carter’s Aireys Inlet land increased by 134 per cent.

‘Gross incompetence’:Landowners sue state government over 134% valuation jump

Tensions between property owners and the state government are flaring over allegations of inflated valuations leading to huge land tax bills.

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