The premier repeatedly declined to explain to reporters a statement he issued in response to an Age story on a corruption probe. This is a transcript of their exchange.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says a Coalition government would remove the requirement for alleged corruption to be ‘serious or systemic’ for IBAC to interview witnesses in public.
These booming communities could be cut off from employment and services if the government fails to redirect population growth away from the outer fringe,according to authors of the blueprint guiding Melbourne’s expansion.
The premier unequivocally rejects plea from Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog for tough new laws that could see journalists jailed for reporting details of draft investigation reports.
Sweeping transparency reforms are being sought by some of the parties that hope to dominate Victoria’s upper house after this month’s state election.
The hip pocket has become a major focus of the Victorian election campaign,with both sides promising relief to cash-strapped voters.
Premier Daniel Andrews has clarified that he would not introduce laws that could mean jail for reporters for revealing IBAC probes after initially saying he would not rule it out.
Operation Daintree is not about political figures or union officials with their snouts in the trough. It is about something more commonplace and insidious.
Victoria has the highest debt as a proportion of its economy since the early 1970s. Does it matter? And what would the Treasurer and his shadow do about it?
If neighbours can’t be confident that new apartments will be well-designed and well-built,it’s no surprise that they lodge objections.
A court has granted Victoria’s anti-corruption agency a gag order preventing The Age from publishing information contained in a draft IBAC report.