Politics
Meet Melbourne’s new federal member Sarah Witty
Dethroning the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, seemed an unlikely feat to many, but Labor’s Sarah Witty defied the pundits and delivered one of the biggest upsets of the 2025 federal election.
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State government shortfall paves the way for the Reece Police
In a bid to reduce crime, the City of Melbourne has increased its public safety budget, despite disquiet among councillors concerned that they have been left to pick up the pieces of an underfunded police force.
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Another Labor budget of lies, debt and decline
A new Labor treasurer, but the same old Labor spin from this tired Labor government.
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Melbourne’s 2050 Summit walks a fine line between vision and volume
More than 700 minds gathered at Melbourne Town Hall on May 9 to envisage what the city could become by mid-century, brought together by a council with bold ambitions and a Lord Mayor determined to stir civic imagination.
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Could Adam Bandt’s departure spell better things for the City of Melbourne?
Politics is often referred to as a “numbers game”, and when it comes to elections, it’s all governments care about.
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Labor 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.
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Brad Battin doesn’t fit the mould of a typical politician – and he’s fine with that
Dubbed the “bogan from Berwick”, Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin embraces his background as a former police officer, footy player and coach, and someone who still genuinely road-tests policy ideas at the pub.
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A fairer housing system must be a priority this election
We’re in a housing crisis. Rental affordability in Melbourne is the worst it’s ever been and the idea of owning a home is now completely out of reach for most young people.
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Public housing tower demolition hits at the heart of our community
In Melbourne there’s not enough affordable housing.
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Labor 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.
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