The battle over the scrapping of an advisory council that oversees Victoria’s official archive is heating up.
Party members and MPs currently have a 50-50 say in deciding the Labor leader. But a proposed change to party rules would cut the membership’s voting rights.
Labor’s control of the crossbench is changing as progressives warn they won’t be taken for granted and those frozen out under Andrews welcome a new approach.
The government’s plan to scrap a board that scrutinises Public Record Office Victoria has sparked concern that critical records could disappear.
Victoria’s environmental regulator has slapped notices on a local council to hand over records and bring in experts to test more parks after asbestos was found in mulch at several sites.
Some state MPs are ditching their collared shirts,voting in their activewear and even wearing Crocs. But certain limits remain.
Newly revealed cost overruns are expected to top $100 million across state government agencies.
Parliament’s efforts to have the report into a second injecting room made public have come to nothing,as integrity experts voice concern over a culture where the rules aren’t respected.
More people in Victoria rely on the arduous freedom of information regime to access records than in any other jurisdiction in the country,with increasing delays and redactions prompting calls for an overhaul.
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.
The state’s voters are ripe for the picking,but the opposition will need to do more to capitalise on Labor’s problems,not simply rely on their misfortune.