The new premier has a great deal of experience in politics, but inherits the premiership with the state facing a series of major economic problems.
Politicians have cynically used metaphor to imply meaning through language.
The Victorian Heart Hospital, which opened in February, brings researchers to where the patients are, and already there’s a real buzz about the place.
The rights of trans people have become a highly divisive political issue in the US and UK. Recent events underline how we must be proactive in ensuring Australia doesn’t mirror their transphobic environments.
If the 2018 election, which produced the so-called “Danslide”, was a disaster for the Liberals, this election amounts to a catastrophe.
Can candidates supported by Climate 200 impact state politics to the extent national counterparts did at the national level earlier in the year?
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. Can Daniel Andrews’ government pull it off following the recent resignation of five cabinet ministers?
How do Australians like to talk about alcohol in 2022? Do they get on the turps, or just have a few sherbets? Have a bevvie or a cold one or a cleanser?
Creating opportunities for all women and addressing unsafe political culture is critical to increasing migrant women’s political engagement in Australia.
Unless vaccination rates pick up, Victoria’s snap five-day lockdown is unlikely to be enough to get on top of the infectious Delta variant.
The Collingwood Football Club racism report, and the club’s response to it, is a wake-up call for all of us to reflect more broadly on how we respond to racism.
Spoken communication is about more than words. Conversation analysis explains how "ums" and "uhs" facilitate the way we convey information.
Before COVID-19 began causing sickness, pain and death, a much bigger health threat has been evolving, and desperately needs to be stopped.
The implications of a motion of no-confidence in Parliament are huge, but the Andrews Labor government shouldn’t feel nervous.
Giving police and PSOs the power to detain individuals for preventative reasons raises concerns for the rule of law and human rights principles.
As schools prepare to reopen, bringing back the youngest and oldest students first, using the same logic as the term two return needs to be re-evaluated.
The pandemic has paved the way for much-needed inclusive assessments in Victorian schools, taking into account more than just students’ academic capabilities.
What will help people stick to the rules is clear communication from authorities about the restrictions, and consistent messaging.
Takeaway coffee, yes; a stroll through Bunnings, no. The Victorian government has introduced tough stage four business restrictions to crack down on COVID-19 workplace transmission.
Absent other voices, public health emergency response measures risk being overly prescriptive and unnecessarily wide-reaching.
It's time to accept that moving in and out of various levels of restriction may just be a part of life as we know it in 2020, and likely 2021.
Despite an inability to improve his popularity rating, the strength of the Labor leader's team could make for a successful government.
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