Politics
Victoria
Victoria will not force hospitals to amalgamate after public backlash
The Allan government will add $1.5 billion to health system funding and take merger plan off the table.
- by Kieran Rooney and Henrietta Cook
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Corruption
Building authority workers charged as part of bribes-for-registration probe
Victoria’s corruption commission has raided the homes of three Victorian Building Authority employees amid accusations they took bribes to register builders.
- by Clay Lucas, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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CFMEU, health union probed over alleged millions spent on ‘ghost printing’
Victoria Police and Fair Work Commission are investigating a potential multimillion-dollar fraud, as well as allegations top official spent members’ money on cinema tickets and shopping at IKEA.
- by Nick McKenzie, Kieran Rooney, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders
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Women's health
‘Waste of money’: Pain specialists challenge endometriosis surgeries
Leading pain specialists say a focus on endometriosis and laparoscopies can delay effective treatment.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Political donations
Former Victorian teal candidates threaten High Court challenge over donation laws
The Allan government is facing a challenge over claims that Victoria’s political donation laws are a rort giving the major parties an unfair advantage.
- by Josh Gordon
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Rail
Victoria ignored Infrastructure Australia for two years on SRL details
Billions of dollars in funding Victoria wants for the Suburban Rail Loop has been held up for almost two years because the state refuses to hand over information.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Victorian election
Politics is getting increasingly dangerous. Even here in Victoria
Threats to kill the premier and attempts to burn down electoral offices - the violence that infected politics overseas is taking root here in Victoria.
- by Annika Smethurst
No relief for owners of unsellable homes despite report confirming failures
Residents of a flooded retirement village face being marooned in homes rendered unsellable after a new report confirmed serious planning errors, yet rejected a government buyback scheme.
- by Sophie Aubrey and Clay Lucas
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City life
Jamal Hakim to run for Melbourne Lord Mayor and push to reveal donors
Independent councillor says he won’t accept donations from property developers, tobacco companies, gambling companies or weapons companies.
- by Cara Waters
The simple tweak that could allow medicinal cannabis users to drive
Legalise Cannabis MPs are pushing for motorists who have a prescription for medicinal cannabis to have legal protection while behind the wheel.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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Political leadership
Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s Liberal enemies
The Coalition’s primary support is soaring ahead of Jacinta Allan’s Labor, but the conservative party has been racked by bitter divisions and disputes.
- by Annika Smethurst