Latest articles by Evan Mulholland
A fresh start for Victoria
Last week, my friend Jess Wilson was elected unopposed as Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition. This isn’t just a great result for our party – it is fantastic news for every Victorian.
Read MoreIt’s time to restore balance on the streets of Melbourne
Victorians have always valued free expression and the right to protest, but they also expect to live, work and move about safely. Right now, that balance has been lost.
Read MoreAnother Labor budget of lies, debt and decline
A new Labor treasurer, but the same old Labor spin from this tired Labor government.
Read MoreLabor just cannot be trusted
Over the past few weeks, Victorians have learned a great deal about just how dishonest and incompetent this 10-year-old Labor Government has become.
Read MoreLabor out of ideas about solving the corruption they’ve covered up
Another day, another massive exposure of corruption, rorting and organised crime on Premier Jacinta Allan’s Big Build, or Big Rort, infrastructure program.
Read MoreMetro Tunnel blowout costing Victorians
Initially estimated at costing $11 billion, the Metro Tunnel project has now blown out to $15.5 billion, in yet another clear case of Labor’s financial mismanagement.
Read MoreThere’s an old saying that every government dollar should be treated as if it was hard earned, because it was – by a taxpayer.
Given that Victoria is the highest-taxed state in the nation, this is a pretty fair rule to apply and one I would hope that the government would abide by. Sadly, this is not the case.
Read MoreOnly the Liberals will get Melbourne back in business
For more than 150 years, we’ve all taken great pride in the nickname for our city being “Marvellous Melbourne”, a nickname that – legend has it – was coined by a visiting London journalist named George Augustus Sala.
Read MoreLabor turns a blind eye to union corruption
I am sure that most Victorians have been shocked by revelations in the past few weeks about widespread corruption, misconduct, and thuggish behaviour on construction sites around Victoria.
Read MoreVictoria’s financial landscape under Labor’s stewardship increasingly perilous
Former Premier Dan Andrews asserted that we could have “not rail or hospitals” but both, referencing the Old El Paso advertisement. However, Labor’s most recent budget shows this was never possible.
Read MoreSince Labor has been in power …
For almost a decade now, rents in Melbourne have increased by around 58 per cent. You might think it’s just bad luck, but it’s really because Labor hasn’t managed the economy well.
Read MoreReflecting on Australia Day
With another Australia Day now past us, we have an opportunity to reflect on our nation and the reasons why it cherished by so many of those who live here, those who have decided to call Australia home and the many millions more who wish to do.
Read MoreRenters getting a rough go under Labor
If you’ve had the misfortunate of attending a rental inspection in Melbourne, you’re not alone.
Read MoreA better balance on heritage
Recently, the City of Melbourne has been working with consultants to conduct a review of heritage protection in North Melbourne. The Planning Panel’s report raises questions over where our priorities should lie.
Read MoreLabor’s broken harm minimisation model threatens community safety
Recent speculation that a medically supervised injecting room will be located at the Salvos at the top of Bourke St demonstrates the Andrews Government’s disregard for our community.
Read MoreParking woes
The latest solution in search of a problem from the City of Melbourne quietly kicked off in July, with a new Sunday and late-night parking ticket regime for Melbourne’s CBD.
Read MoreAddressing our housing crisis
In my inaugural speech to the Victorian Parliament in December last year, I spoke about what I believe is my duty as a millennial MP to do what I can to assist my peers to achieve the great Australian dream of home ownership.
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