Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Sam Hibbins,who quit the Greens three weeks ago after admitting he had an affair with a staff member,said he would resign as the member for Prahran.

  • byRachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst

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Rent rage rising as complaints about ‘excessive’ increases surge
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Rent rage rising as complaints about ‘excessive’ increases surge

The number of tenanted properties in Victoria has also dropped by more than 6000 in a year,despite a Victorian government target to increase supply.

  • byRachel Eddie
State’s financial watchdog slams ‘reactive’ budget with no long-term plan

State’s financial watchdog slams ‘reactive’ budget with no long-term plan

The auditor-general has warned that prolonged operating losses and cash deficits are not financially sustainable following a review of the state’s reports for the past financial year.

  • byKieran Rooney andAnnika Smethurst
Neo-Nazis’ attendance at Liberal-hosted rally sends MPs scurrying
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Neo-Nazis’ attendance at Liberal-hosted rally sends MPs scurrying

Shadow minister Brad Battin and Liberal MP Ann-Marie Hermans were speaking at a protest about renaming a lake after the founder of Sikhism when black-clad men arrived.

  • byRachel Eddie
Triple-0 outage left staff working with pen and paper for hours

Triple-0 outage left staff working with pen and paper for hours

Call-takers and dispatchers were forced to manually take details down when Triple Zero Victoria’s system went offline on Wednesday night.

  • byRachel Eddie
Spending restrictions on Suburban Rail Loop builders to avoid budget shock

Spending restrictions on Suburban Rail Loop builders to avoid budget shock

Bidders on the first stage of the mega rail loop have been told by the Allan government to keep their spending within tight limits until at least 2028,as the state manages its cash flow.

  • byKieran Rooney andPatrick Hatch
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State’s wind-power plans rocked as key hub quietly delayed by two years
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State’s wind-power plans rocked as key hub quietly delayed by two years

The delay to the offshore hub at the Port of Hastings could force turbines to be assembled interstate and puts Victoria at risk of missing legislated targets to replace coal-fired power.

  • byKieran Rooney andBianca Hall
‘A shadowy affair’:Push for probe to overhaul council elections

‘A shadowy affair’:Push for probe to overhaul council elections

The proposed inquiry would look at six different issues threatening to undermine the integrity of local government elections.

  • byRachael Dexter
Man hit by car was denied help by sobering-up service over lack of male staff
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Man hit by car was denied help by sobering-up service over lack of male staff

The man’s death in June was not the first time a drunk patient was hurt under Victoria’s health-led response to public intoxication.

  • byRachel Eddie
Call to pull federal funding from Suburban Rail Loop has Liberals in a twist

Call to pull federal funding from Suburban Rail Loop has Liberals in a twist

Victorian Coalition MPs fear they have been hung out to dry after their federal colleagues called for the $35 billion project to be axed.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andKieran Rooney
Allan government faces showdown with faith groups over hate laws

Allan government faces showdown with faith groups over hate laws

It is also facing opposition from women’s sex-based rights groups concerned that the proposed new laws will be weaponised by trans activists.

  • byChip Le Grand