The political fight over the SRL is heating up as Jacinta Allan and John Pesutto try to find a politically advantageous way through the divisive project.
The state government spent nearly $10 billion on 161 projects – including the Commonwealth Games dispute – using a secretive fund known as the treasurer’s advance.
Labor MPs are growing a little jittery about the party’s prospects under the current premier.
The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.
John Pesutto has unveiled the first part of his financial pitch,promising to improve the integrity,accountability and transparency of Victoria’s public finances.
The expelled MP who sued the Victorian Liberal leader was effusive about Peter Dutton amid revelations she is being encouraged to run for federal office.
Labor hopes its housing policy will not just dig it out of its electoral problems but also its economic woes. Yet the pitch for the young vote is a gamble the Liberals think they can capitalise on.
The Opposition Leader’s barrister has told the Federal Court that ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming’s team was making allegations of “extraordinary seriousness”.
The Federal Court has heard the first of the closing submissions in the high-stakes case brought by ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants to be a “builder” as her bold move to reshape Melbourne’s housing landscape sparks a swift backlash from political rivals on all sides.
The opposition leader stared down his rivals in the Liberal party room,but still faces renewed bouts of instability while a defamation trial against him rolls on.