Politics
Victoria
Premier walks back support for raising age of criminal responsibility to 14
Jacinta Allan was asked three times whether she remained committed to lifting the minimum age to 14 by 2027, but refused to be drawn.
- by Annika Smethurst
Latest
Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up
The encampment at a car park in Melbourne’s north started out with a campervan or two, but is now overflowing with timber offcuts, damaged furniture and old bike parts.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Public housing
Land set aside for social housing to be sold off for private development
The Allan government is planning to rezone and sell the block in Melbourne’s north to developers, despite insisting just days ago that it had not scrapped the project.
- by Rachel Eddie
The ‘scared’ green activist who is now embracing a nuclear future
Long-time environmentalist Arnold Dix, who gained fame when he helped rescue 41 Indian workers trapped in a Himalayan tunnel, says the threat of climate change means rethinking everything.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Trade unions
TWU investigating allegations against Victorian secretary
The Transport Workers Union has revealed it is looking into allegations against its Victorian state secretary Mem Suleyman.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Healthcare
Parkville locks in 400 hospital beds, but replacement of Arden’s pledged 1800 still up in the air
Victoria has appointed a builder for the first stage of its Parkville medical precinct upgrade. But there’s a long way to go to match a 2022 election promise.
- by Broede Carmody
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Development
Decision made on future of prized Kew VicRoads site
The government hopes the former VicRoads headquarters will be rezoned, with 10 per cent of the project to be affordable homes.
- by Rachel Eddie
Exclusive
Public housing
The Victorian social housing projects that have quietly lost funding
Hundreds of new homes due to be built on state land have been left without funding after the state government removed them from its Big Housing Build scheme to cut costs.
- by Rachel Eddie
Opinion
Crime
With power in the balance, Allan is facing a youth crime headache
A rise in youth crime is rattling community confidence and undermining support for the Allan government’s pledge to lift the age of criminal responsibility to 14.
- by Annika Smethurst
Analysis
Healthcare
Labor is hurting under Jacinta Allan. It had to do something about hospitals
The premier’s decision to soften a planned revamp of health services has exposed other problems that will be tougher to fix.
- by Kieran Rooney
Updated
Healthcare
Hunger Games hospitals: Victoria’s radical health shake-up sparks fears
Victoria’s health system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, as the government announces an overhaul that will avoid mergers but centralise staff and services.
- by Rachel Eddie, Broede Carmody, Jewel Topsfield and Kieran Rooney