Tobacco scheme will need tough powers to end state’s turf wars
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Tobacco

Tobacco scheme will need tough powers to end state’s turf wars

Victoria’s new tobacco licensing laws must have strict character tests,a dedicated task force and massive fines to avoid being a toothless tiger at stopping the state’s underground turf war,the industry has warned.

  • byKieran Rooney,Broede Carmody andChris Vedelago

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‘Battle for my independence’:Ombudsman slams Daniel Andrews’ ‘legacy of fear’
Justice

‘Battle for my independence’:Ombudsman slams Daniel Andrews’ ‘legacy of fear’

In her final report to parliament,outgoing Ombudsman Deborah Glass has described “a battle for my independence,with gender overtones”.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
‘Presidentialisation of politics’:Daniel Andrews’ iron-fist era exposed in new documents
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Victorian Parliament

‘Presidentialisation of politics’:Daniel Andrews’ iron-fist era exposed in new documents

The former Victorian premier’s private office was extensively involved in responding to health-related media inquiries,prompting warnings about the centralisation of power.

  • byAisha Dow
‘Waste of taxpayer money’:How the Commonwealth Games was won – and lost
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Commonwealth Games

‘Waste of taxpayer money’:How the Commonwealth Games was won – and lost

Bureaucrats gave the government the green light to host the Games despite significant and unresolved concerns and a business case that overstated the benefits,the auditor-general has found.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney
Dan’s inner-circle advisers open up shop
CBD

Dan’s inner-circle advisers open up shop

Daniel Andrews’ former aides open a strategic advisory firm,while Barnaby Joyce sells out of the Canberra neighbourhood where he had a late-night encounter with a planter box.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman
Dave Sharma and Dan Andrews lead Israel delegation
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Dave Sharma and Dan Andrews lead Israel delegation

The NSW senator is teaming up with former Victorian premier Dan Andrews and Zionist Federation president Jeremy Leibler to lead a trip to Israel next month.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Upfield line level crossings in the gun as budget pressure squeezes projects
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Upfield line level crossings in the gun as budget pressure squeezes projects

Major Victorian transport projects face being delayed as the state government seeks to slow ballooning debt before its budget.

  • byKieran Rooney andBroede Carmody
Dunkley’s beaten Liberal Conroy to return to council night-mayor
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Dunkley’s beaten Liberal Conroy to return to council night-mayor

The byelection didn’t go the Frankston mayor’s way,and things are looking awkward for him now at the council.

  • byNoel Towell
Is Sally Capp about to do a Dan Andrews? The Age asked her directly
City of Melbourne

Is Sally Capp about to do a Dan Andrews? The Age asked her directly

The lord mayor won’t say if she will contest the next election. She might leave even sooner.

  • byStephen Brook
‘I do regret that’:Morrison admits clumsy handling of women’s issues
Political leadership

‘I do regret that’:Morrison admits clumsy handling of women’s issues

Former PM Scott Morrison has lamented losing his emotional bond with the Australian people,in the final episode of ABC docuseries Nemesis.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Push for ‘quiet hour’ at polling booths for neurodivergent voters
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Victorian Parliament

Push for ‘quiet hour’ at polling booths for neurodivergent voters

Politicians are considering a call from autism activists to ban campaigners and loud noises from polling booths for an hour during elections.

  • byAnnika Smethurst