The Victorian government’s decision to reject a second Melbourne injecting room earlier this year provoked a polarised public debate, but one voice was largely missing in the media coverage.
While a UK Labour government would undoubtedly pursue closer alignment with the European Union, there are strategic and ideological reasons that will keep the UK engaged in the Indo-Pacific region.
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.
Daniel Andrews’ decision to resign will cause potential challenges for the state Labor Party, and opportunities for the Opposition to become more electorally competitive.
What legal sanctions might be applicable now that Victoria Police has reopened its investigation into Melbourne’s Adass Israel School board and the alleged role it played in assisting former principal and convicted paedophile Malka Leifer to flee Australia?
Victoria’s newly-elected parliament will have a mandate to address growing concerns of integrity and transparency. Here’s what it could do immediately.
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.
There’s an expectation the “teals” will provide further challenges to the established parties in the Victorian election. But there are some key differences from May’s federal election.
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?
The Australian Greens, rather than the Labor Party, have emerged as the champions of the contemporary Australian welfare state.
With marginal seats in play, and the outcome of the previous election to remind us, it’d be foolhardy to write off the Coalition from recording another unexpected result.
The opposition leader isn’t as disliked as his predecessors, but voters also don’t have a clear sense of who he is and what he offers.
Victoria’s Labor Party flipped and flopped in its support of Melbourne’s first medically supervised injecting room, depending on what was politically expedient and popular at the time.
The implications of a motion of no-confidence in Parliament are huge, but the Andrews Labor government shouldn’t feel nervous.
COVID-19 killed off any prospect of a budget surplus in the foreseeable future, but good fiscal management should see us ride out its economic impacts.
Paul Strangio reflects on the ‘immense political legacy’ of his friend and former Victorian premier, John Cain.
Despite an inability to improve his popularity rating, the strength of the Labor leader's team could make for a successful government.
This year's antics in Canberra can be the only reason for the massive defeat for Matthew Guy's opposition.
The Coalition's seeds of destruction in the state election were sown long before its ill-fated campaign.
Melbourne’s defective city democracy is on show again with an election for lord mayor following the forced resignation of Robert Doyle.
Northcote win confirms a major shift in voting behaviour that puts once safe Labor seats under threat.
The same-sex marriage survey result leaves the PM facing a potential split in the ranks.
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