Two inconvenient truths plague the Suburban Rail Loop,and Victoria’s leaders

Two inconvenient truths plague the Suburban Rail Loop,and Victoria’s leaders

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.

  • byAnnika Smethurst

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The projects worth billions funded with Victoria’s secretive ‘credit card’ revealed

The projects worth billions funded with Victoria’s secretive ‘credit card’ revealed

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.

  • byBroede Carmody
Allan’s likeability rating has tumbled and there may be no way back

Allan’s likeability rating has tumbled and there may be no way back

Labor MPs are growing a little jittery about the party’s prospects under the current premier.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
John Pesutto chalks up a first-time victory over Jacinta Allan in latest Resolve poll

John Pesutto chalks up a first-time victory over Jacinta Allan in latest Resolve poll

The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.

  • byKieran Rooney
Real-time spending tracker at centre of Coalition pledge on budget transparency

Real-time spending tracker at centre of Coalition pledge on budget transparency

John Pesutto has unveiled the first part of his financial pitch,promising to improve the integrity,accountability and transparency of Victoria’s public finances.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Moira Deeming praises Dutton,condemns Victorian Libs as ‘Labor-lite’,amid talk of Senate tilt

Moira Deeming praises Dutton,condemns Victorian Libs as ‘Labor-lite’,amid talk of Senate tilt

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.

  • byPaul Sakkal andAnnika Smethurst
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Inside the housing plan that sent Victoria’s political leaders behind enemy lines

Inside the housing plan that sent Victoria’s political leaders behind enemy lines

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.

  • byKieran Rooney andAnnika Smethurst
Pesutto did not hatch ‘conspiracy’ to get rid of Deeming,court hears

Pesutto did not hatch ‘conspiracy’ to get rid of Deeming,court hears

The Opposition Leader’s barrister has told the Federal Court that ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming’s team was making allegations of “extraordinary seriousness”.

  • byRachel Eddie
Pesutto defamed Deeming for his own political interest,not the public’s,court told

Pesutto defamed Deeming for his own political interest,not the public’s,court told

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
Labor cops flak from both flanks over suburban high-rises

Labor cops flak from both flanks over suburban high-rises

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.

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie
Pesutto wins battle against rebel MPs – for now

Pesutto wins battle against rebel MPs – for now

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.

  • byBroede Carmody,Rachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst