Carla Jaeger

Federal and state Greens, Liberals and independent candidates have banded together to fight to save a beloved daycare.

Firefighters say they are having to make do with trucks prone to breaking down as tensions with the state government deepen.

The Victorian Greens will pitch a 50¢ flat public transport fare to locals in the inner-city seat of Prahran in a bid to fend off the Liberals.

Travis Auld earned $170,000 more than his predecessor after the Allan government waived the advice of the state’s salary-setting tribunal.

The 49-year-old former police officer, flanked by his new all-male leadership team, has vowed to bring the party together and said he would toughen bail laws and slash taxes.

Liberal MPs Jess Wilson and Brad Battin will run for the top job if the party votes to oust Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto.

Heartbroken members of Melbourne’s Adass Israel community have promised to restore the “jewel in the crown” of their community by rebuilding their synagogue.

Tony Lupton’s decision to run as an independent could well spice up a Prahran contest that was assumed to be a battle between the Greens and the Liberals.

Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.

Despite record attendances at the Australian Grand Prix, the government-controlled body tasked with staging the event is heavily reliant on taxpayer funding.