‘Almighty sound’:House falls down cliff on Mornington Peninsula
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‘Almighty sound’:House falls down cliff on Mornington Peninsula

Witnesses heard a loud crash when a house collapsed during a landslide in McCrae on Tuesday morning.

  • byLachlan Abbott andCarla Jaeger

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‘Disheartening’:Mechanical problems plague Victoria’s ageing fire truck fleet

‘Disheartening’:Mechanical problems plague Victoria’s ageing fire truck fleet

Firefighters say they are having to make do with trucks prone to breaking down as tensions with the state government deepen.

  • byBenjamin Preiss andCarla Jaeger
Greens pitch 50¢ fares to Prahran voters

Greens pitch 50¢ fares to Prahran voters

The Victorian Greens will pitch a 50¢ flat public transport fare to locals in the inner-city seat of Prahran in a bid to fend off the Liberals.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Grand Prix boss cashes in after government ignores salary advice

Grand Prix boss cashes in after government ignores salary advice

Travis Auld earned $170,000 more than his predecessor after the Allan government waived the advice of the state’s salary-setting tribunal.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Public transport,short-term stays about to get more expensive in Victoria

Public transport,short-term stays about to get more expensive in Victoria

Using public transport will cost an extra 40¢ a day for a full-fare passenger. Stays in Airbnb properties and visits to the zoo and snow will also cost more from January 1.

  • byRachel Eddie andCarla Jaeger
Liberals jockey for senior positions in new-look shadow cabinet

Liberals jockey for senior positions in new-look shadow cabinet

Victoria’s new opposition leader says Labor’s insults and failure to contest a key byelection show the party is terrified of a voter backlash.

  • byBroede Carmody andCarla Jaeger
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Brad Battin,having rolled Pesutto,promises unity and makes election pitch

Brad Battin,having rolled Pesutto,promises unity and makes election pitch

The 49-year-old former police officer,flanked by his new all-male leadership team,has vowed to bring the party together and said he would toughen bail laws and slash taxes.

  • byCarla Jaeger andBroede Carmody
Wilson,Battin to challenge for Liberal leadership,as crucial vote to be put to MPs

Wilson,Battin to challenge for Liberal leadership,as crucial vote to be put to MPs

Liberal MPs Jess Wilson and Brad Battin will run for the top job if the party votes to oust Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto.

  • byCarla Jaeger andChip Le Grand
Parking to get more expensive as congestion levy rises 79 per cent

Parking to get more expensive as congestion levy rises 79 per cent

A hike in the levy to deter motorists from Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs has been lashed by a peak lobby group as ineffective.

  • byCarla Jaeger andKieran Rooney
‘Gutless’:War of words breaks out over remote voting in Liberal showdown

‘Gutless’:War of words breaks out over remote voting in Liberal showdown

John Pesutto’s decision to allow remote voting in Friday’s leadership spill has put him – and his opponents – in the line of fire.

  • byCarla Jaeger,Broede Carmody andKieran Rooney
‘Knee-jerk lawmaking’:Terror flags and masks to be banned at protests,sparking backlash
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Protests

‘Knee-jerk lawmaking’:Terror flags and masks to be banned at protests,sparking backlash

The Allan government is on a collision course with civil libertarians and pro-Palestinian groups over a plan to criminalise behaviour at peaceful protests.

  • byCarla Jaeger