Jacinta Allan’s list of broken promises is growing. Instead of being a bug,it should be a feature

Jacinta Allan’s list of broken promises is growing. Instead of being a bug,it should be a feature

For each backflip/reversal/change of heart,the Labor government has offered up an excuse. Some are more justifiable than others.

  • byAnnika Smethurst

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Victoria’s Births,Deaths and Marriages plan hatched then dispatched

Victoria’s Births,Deaths and Marriages plan hatched then dispatched

Treasurer Tim Pallas has ditched Labor’s unpopular idea of giving private investors access to parts of the state’s wholly public births,deaths and marriages registry.

  • byBroede Carmody
Melbourne Airport’s $3 billion third runway cleared for take-off

Melbourne Airport’s $3 billion third runway cleared for take-off

The long-awaited plan has been approved by the federal government,with strict conditions on noise for surrounding communities.

  • byKieran Rooney
Labor folds on Lawyer X bill,supports $1 million damages cap over ban

Labor folds on Lawyer X bill,supports $1 million damages cap over ban

The Victorian government had originally tried to ban people from pursuing civil claims connected to barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo but did not have the support.

  • byBroede Carmody
Councils say new state charges put kids’ vaccine program at risk
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Councils say new state charges put kids’ vaccine program at risk

Councils say they were promised free use of the state’s immunisation record platform – until the Department of Health sent the bill.

  • byRachel Eddie
Guns,sandwiches and a 60-tonne tank:Inside the Land Forces expo

Guns,sandwiches and a 60-tonne tank:Inside the Land Forces expo

The Land Forces arms expo features weaponry that can kill en masse,alongside armour to protect military dogs. And more lanyards than you can poke a howitzer at.

  • bySherryn Groch
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Nearly 3000 Victorian households apply for social housing in three months

Nearly 3000 Victorian households apply for social housing in three months

The fresh waiting list figures come as the state opposition has accused the Allan government of trying to make its data look better by changing the way it is reported.

  • byBroede Carmody andAnnika Smethurst
John Pesutto within striking distance as state’s preferred premier

John Pesutto within striking distance as state’s preferred premier

Labor’s primary vote remains stubbornly stuck behind the Coalition,as Pesutto moves within one point of Allan as preferred leader.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Police to get up to $15 million to deal with anti-war protests this week

Police to get up to $15 million to deal with anti-war protests this week

Hundreds of extra officers have been deployed and police powers have been expanded to respond to protests outside the Land Forces weapons expo in Melbourne this week.

  • byRachel Eddie
Time’s up for Health Workers Union leaders as court action looms

Time’s up for Health Workers Union leaders as court action looms

A federal push to put Victoria’s Health Workers Union into administration is bound for the courts over the branch’s refusal to stand down secretary Diana Asmar.

  • byKieran Rooney andLachlan Abbott
Victoria clears path for giant undersea gas storage project

Victoria clears path for giant undersea gas storage project

New laws will facilitate a massive gas storage project in waters off 90 Mile Beach at a cost of $500 million,reflecting a shift in gas policy.

  • byKieran Rooney andMike Foley