Simon Holmes a Court,the son of a Liberal premier,and their hopes for a local ‘teal wash’

Simon Holmes a Court,the son of a Liberal premier,and their hopes for a local ‘teal wash’

Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.

  • byCara Waters

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‘Simpler and fairer’:Albanese flags HECS changes in budget relief

‘Simpler and fairer’:Albanese flags HECS changes in budget relief

The prime minister says he will announce soon a response to a recommended overhaul of HECS as calls come from the crossbench to look at wiping student debt.

  • byAngus Thompson
Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight,then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses

Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight,then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses

Transport Minister Catherine King say it is clear Australia’s airlines are not delivering what passengers expect,as pressure mounts for greater consumer protections.

  • byAndrew Taylor
I’m no nepo-baby:The plan to wrest back a blue-ribbon Liberal seat from a teal

I’m no nepo-baby:The plan to wrest back a blue-ribbon Liberal seat from a teal

Amelia Hamer is a female Millennial finance professional who rents – the very demographic that helped unseat former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. Now,the 31-year-old from a prominent political dynasty has been tasked with winning it back.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.

  • byPeter Ryan andMichael Gleeson
Calls for social housing to be built on prized land in the middle of Kew

Calls for social housing to be built on prized land in the middle of Kew

The former VicRoads headquarters next to Xavier College sits unused,but the government has been silent on the site’s future.

  • byClay Lucas
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The winds of change are coming to Hawthorn. Some welcome it,others are wary

The winds of change are coming to Hawthorn. Some welcome it,others are wary

The genteel demographic of Hawthorn is slowly being replaced by apartments,young people and chain stores. But some question what the suburb could lose as a result.

  • byClay Lucas
Another five years of pain facing Australian households,expert predicts

Another five years of pain facing Australian households,expert predicts

One of the nation’s top economic forecasters is warning the financial pain of recent years will continue for the rest of the decade for most Australians.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
Teal MPs want tax reform on the agenda as they float support for new cuts

Teal MPs want tax reform on the agenda as they float support for new cuts

Teals Kate Chaney and Monique Ryan said they would support Labor’s changes but warned wider reform must be on the agenda to tackle problems such as bracket creep.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Liberal trans woman Rochelle Pattison wants to succeed Josh Frydenberg
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Liberal trans woman Rochelle Pattison wants to succeed Josh Frydenberg

Pattison would be the Liberal Party’s first transgender candidate if she won preselection for Kooyong.

  • byStephen Brook
Surgeon throws hat in the ring to take on Ryan in Kooyong
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Surgeon throws hat in the ring to take on Ryan in Kooyong

Susan Morris,who runs a practice in Kew,told friends on the weekend that she planned to nominate for Liberal preselection in Melbourne’s wealthy inner east.

  • byPaul Sakkal