Bail reform in Victoria will be staggered to allow the system to prepare for an influx of people on remand.
No candidate was able to secure 30 per cent of primary votes in the byelection. It’s a warning sign for Labor and the Liberals of what experts tip will happen more and more.
School teacher and CFA volunteer John Lister says the message from Werribee voters has been heard “loud and clear”.
There is limited room in the state budget to respond to voter frustrations in the west after Labor’s primary vote collapsed 16.7 per cent in the Werribee byelection.
The Greens blamed preference deals and low voter turnout for their failure to hold the inner-Melbourne seat.
Many in the small electorate are concerned about community safety,and even on the voting booths tensions were high.
The premier’s “do more” promise signals a change already under way in her leadership and government’s priorities.
Advance has been bankrolling an anti-Greens campaign in the Prahran byelection,but was taken to the Supreme Court after placing signs against the rules.
A fractious Werribee electorate is about to have its say on a 10-year-old government,and Labor may discover that long-familiar ground is shifting beneath its feet.
The election watchdog is investigating a complaint that Advance hasn’t declared any donations despite bankrolling advertisements against the Greens ahead of Saturday’s byelection.