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Liberals pledge tougher laws on police pursuits as Victoria crime rates surge

Victoria’s Opposition has unveiled a major law-and-order policy targeting dangerous police pursuits, pledging tougher penalties for offenders and stronger legal protections for police officers. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson announced the proposal as part of the Liberals and Nationals’ election platform, warning that…

8 April, 2026

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson consolidates dominance as preferred premier and unveils ‘winning team’ shadow cabinet ahead of 2026 election

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has strengthened her position as Victorians’ clear preferred premier, while simultaneously unveiling a reshaped “winning team” shadow cabinet aimed at projecting unity and readiness for government one year out from the 2026 state election. Fresh polling from Freshwater…

1 December, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson unveils new ‘winning team’ as Victoria’s Liberal Party resets ahead of 2026 election

Victoria’s Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has revealed a major reshuffle of the Liberal Party’s frontbench, vowing that her newly assembled “winning team” will unite the party and sharpen its focus just one year out from the 2026 state election. Wilson, who will…

30 November, 2025

COMMUNITY·POLITICS

Strong leadership ahead: Brimbank elects Virginia Tachos as Mayor

Cr Virginia Tachos has been elected Mayor of Brimbank for the next 12 months, following a vote by fellow Councillors at the 25 November 2025 Council Meeting, which was livestreamed to the public. This is her first term as Mayor. Cr Tachos…

27 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson, new Victorian opposition leader, makes domestic violence her first policy priority

Jess Wilson, the newly elected leader of Victoria’s Liberal Party, has announced her first major policy initiative: criminalising coercive control in domestic relationships. The announcement surprised some colleagues, given Wilson had previously pledged to shift the party’s focus away from crime. Coercive…

27 November, 2025

OPINION·POLITICS

Tsipras’ “Ithaca” boat sank in Prespes

Alexis Tsipras’ new memoir “Ithaca” is far more than a personal recounting of his years in power from 2015 to 2019. It is an uncomfortable mirror held up to the political culture of modern Greece—a culture marked by selective memory, internal rivalries,…

26 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Allan sends tough warning to judges as crime crackdown dominates pre-election agenda

Premier Jacinta Allan has issued her strongest warning yet to Victoria’s judiciary, declaring that courts must hand down longer sentences as part of the government’s sweeping crime crackdown ahead of the 2026 state election. With exactly one year until Victorians head to…

24 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson sets her agenda as Victoria’s new Liberal leader, vowing to restore home ownership for young people

Victoria’s new Liberal leader Jess Wilson has made an emphatic pitch to younger voters, declaring that her top priority is to make home ownership achievable again for a generation that has “given up hope”. Days after seizing control of the fractured Liberal…

23 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson vows to abolish five major taxes as centerpiece of new Victorian Liberal agenda

New Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson has unveiled her first major policy platform, pledging to scrap five significant state taxes in a bid to ease the mounting financial pressure on households and businesses during Victoria’s cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on Friday from a…

21 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Attacks begin on new victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson as she sets out her agenda

Just a day after being installed as Victoria’s new Opposition Leader, Jess Wilson has faced her first wave of personal attacks, with a senior Labor minister labelling her “breathtakingly inexperienced.” The criticism marks a turbulent start to her leadership as both sides…

20 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Brad Battin reflects on leadership loss, stands by crime focus

Toppled Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin has opened up about the leadership change that ended his tenure, revealing both a key mistake and a decision he refuses to regret. Battin, who celebrated the night of his downfall with his team, acknowledged that…

19 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Jess Wilson elected first female leader of the Victorian Liberal Party after sudden spill

In a dramatic morning at Spring Street, Victorian Liberal MPs have elected Jess Wilson as the new Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, ending the short tenure of Brad Battin, who was informed late on Monday night that he had lost the…

18 November, 2025

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Albanese distances himself from Victoria’s “Adult Time for Violent Crime” youth justice overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has avoided directly endorsing Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s controversial plan to impose dramatically harsher penalties on young offenders, including the possibility of life sentences for children as young as 14. The two leaders appeared together today in Melbourne…

17 November, 2025

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