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‘Grind it out’: Allan defends royal commission refusal to cabinet
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1194+ words) July 15, 2026 — 5:00am Jacinta Allan has defended to her cabinet her refusal to establish a royal commission into Big Build corruption despite new polling showing overwhelming public support for such a measure, including among Labor voters. Resisting growing calls from integrity experts…...
Universities must rise to the challenge of tackling antisemitism
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (371+ words) July 15, 2026 — 5:00am The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, sitting in Melbourne this week, is hearing testimony on the effects of antisemitism at universities. It is learning of the devastating impact antisemitism has had on Jewish students and staff, the…...
Fair Work commissioner Sophie Mirabella’s duties changed after court proceedings
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (348+ words) July 14, 2026 — 4:18pm Fair Work commissioner Sophie Mirabella has had her caseload altered after the former Liberal MP was caught up in legal proceedings, while her husband, former senator Greg Mirabella, has been charged with assault. Sophie Mirabella, who represented the Victorian…...
No tissues required over private school cuts
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (362+ words) July 14, 2026 — 8:00pm Christian Brothers’ staff should strikeThere is a simple solution to the Christian Brothers/Edmund Rice Education Australia scandal: the staff at these schools go out on strike until the Christian Brothers decide to follow Christ’s teachings and support the…...
Controversial billboard truck pulled from Melbourne streets
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (600+ words) July 14, 2026 — 10:52am A truck fitted with digital billboards displaying controversial advertisements blasting Jacinta Allan and Anthony Albanese has been pulled off the road by Victoria Police, who are claiming it breaches vehicle registration standards. The truck – best known for displaying a…...
Fair Work Commission alters Sophie Mirabella’s caseload after police charges
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (446+ words) July 14, 2026 — 4:18pm Both halves of one of the Victorian Liberal Party’s most high-profile couples, Sophie and Greg Mirabella, have been charged with separate criminal offences. Sophie Mirabella, who represented the Victorian federal seat of Indi for 12 years, was listed to appear…...
The CFMEU wanted a company sacked. Then, Stephen got a call from the government
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1031+ words) July 14, 2026 — 5:00am A former senior official who oversaw the redevelopment of a Victorian hospital says the state Labor government intervened in the taxpayer-funded project to pressure public servants to sack a company that had attracted the disapproval of the CFMEU. The…...
Bitumen blitz: Coalition pledges billions to rural road upgrades
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (722+ words) July 13, 2026 — 12:01am Victoria’s crumbling roads will receive a $5 billion funding boost that will eliminate 1 million potholes under an election pledge by the Coalition to rebuild the state’s road-maintenance program. With less than five months until the state election, Opposition Leader Jess…...
Court finding for MSO is chilling for artists
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (460+ words) July 12, 2026 — 8:00pm Missing linkLiberal Party policy tells us that self-regulated privatisation is the way forward, but when a self-regulated private business (Telstra) fails, they blame the government. Am I missing something here?Cathy Wheel, Castlemaine Lack of boffinsOdd isn’t it, that…...
Melbourne has Australia’s least restrictive planning zones, but these suburbs remain ‘locked down’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (799+ words) July 12, 2026 — 7:30pm Melbourne has the least restrictive planning zones of any Australian capital, new research shows, but development advocates say the city’s inner-eastern suburbs remain largely locked down. Pro-development group YIMBY Melbourne released its Australian Zoning Atlas on Sunday, finding an…...