After a year as premier,Jacinta Allan looks back – and forward

After a year as premier,Jacinta Allan looks back – and forward

Jacinta Allan is still banking on Big Build projects to secure the state’s – and her party’s – future,despite the escalating debt.

  • byKieran Rooney,Annika Smethurst andBroede Carmody

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Part rugby,part wrestling:The booming Indian sport heading for Melbourne debut

Part rugby,part wrestling:The booming Indian sport heading for Melbourne debut

One of India’s most popular sports – broadcast to 200 million homes – will be showcased in Victoria,reviving a promise from the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games.

  • byKieran Rooney
Victoria to set up campuses overseas in move to circumvent student caps

Victoria to set up campuses overseas in move to circumvent student caps

Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a $5 million fund for offshore education while in Delhi,where she is spruiking Victoria’s relationship with India.

  • byKieran Rooney
Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity

Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity

Melbourne Park gave returning Olympic and Paralympic athletes a hero’s welcome on Saturday – and gold medallist Emily Petricola had a message for the International Paralympic Committee.

  • byHannah Hammoud
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
No medal for Australia in international childcare rankings

No medal for Australia in international childcare rankings

A study of childcare in nine developed countries found Australia’s system did little to incentivise services where they’re most needed.

  • byAlex Crowe
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Police chief lashes ‘hypocritical’ protesters as city prepares for more unrest

Police chief lashes ‘hypocritical’ protesters as city prepares for more unrest

Anti-war protesters have vowed to return for more demonstrations against the Land Forces expo after a day of violent clashes with police.

  • byMelissa Cunningham,Cameron Houston andTom Cowie
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
States to probe alcohol laws for links to domestic violence

States to probe alcohol laws for links to domestic violence

Each state and territory will investigate whether they should shorten trading hours or limit online delivery options,bringing alcohol into the national conversation about gendered violence.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Union movement splinters as Setka faces police probe over site visits

Union movement splinters as Setka faces police probe over site visits

A large union has vowed to quit the ACTU as the CFMEU crisis exposes rifts over the treatment of the embattled union.

  • byKieran Rooney,Olivia Ireland andRachel Eddie