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A major flaw in Victoria’s new Working With Children Check (WWCC) laws has raised serious concerns over the safety of children. Despite government promises that new reforms would strengthen child protection, it has now been revealed that overseas criminal records of migrant…

Melbourne City Council has been rocked by explosive revelations that senior executives deliberately withheld news of a major delay to the $316 million Greenline project until after last year’s election. A Freedom of Information release uncovered a bombshell text message between a…

Construction of a major new housing development near Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market is expected to begin next year after receiving federal government approval. The project, called Gurrowa Place, will transform the precinct with thousands of new homes, including student accommodation and affordable…

Shock and grief struck the Mount Waverley community in Melbourne after the discovery of the bodies of 39-year-old Athena Georgopoulos, a pregnant Greek-Australian woman in her fifth month, and her partner Andrew Gunn, aged 50. Their lifeless bodies were found late Monday…

The Allan government is weighing five new tax and levy options to plug an $11.5 billion shortfall in funding for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), including a new car park levy in suburban areas and a tax on rezoned land. While the…

Hundreds of internal Labor policy proposals have been leaked ahead of this weekend’s Victorian ALP state conference, revealing a radical shift in the party’s direction with sweeping social reforms, new taxation proposals, and a push toward government-run industries. Obtained by the Herald…

Victoria’s new Chief Commissioner of Police, Mike Bush, has laid out an ambitious vision for a law enforcement overhaul—promising to get more officers on the streets, weed out protest extremists, and crack down hard on gang leaders behind the state’s illicit tobacco…