Victoria’s budget is set to worsen, with the Albanese government’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes expected to reduce stamp duty receipts enough to scrap the state's surplus.
Australia’s public broadcaster is far from being “back on track” despite ABC news director Justin Stevens announcing he was quitting the role, Sky News host Chris Kenny has warned.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan has walked away from his past calls for Australia to pull out of the Paris Agreement, describing it as distraction from scrapping net zero.
The ABC has been accused of “gaslighting” readers with an opinion piece celebrating the Federal Court’s controversial Giggle v Tickle ruling as a “victory for women’s rights”.
The Albanese government has outraged crossbenchers after it attempted to “bury” its response to a major gambling report by releasing it while journalists were in the budget lockup.
Australian farmers are facing growing uncertainty over access to vital fuel and fertiliser supplies after US-Iran peace talks failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Victoria’s police union has warned that attempts to enshrine working from home as a legal right could undermine recruitment and make communities less safe.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been accused of not understanding his portfolio after denying that government spending was to blame for the latest interest rate hike.
The member of a high-profile Victorian family who was convicted of rape has been revealed to be Tom Silvagni, the son of Carlton legend Stephen Silvagni and brother of current AFL star Jack.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has demanded Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set a date for when electricity prices will come down, declaring Australians deserve better than Labor’s “train wreck” energy policy.
Triple zero operations in Victoria suffered a major power outage overnight, forcing dispatchers to co-ordinate emergency response operations using pen and paper.
A new report has highlighted the “dire” state of Victoria’s jobs market, with the vast majority of new jobs being reliant on taxpayer funds at a time of record government debt.
Travel on Victorian trains, trams and buses will be free every weekend from early December until February 1 next year in a move designed to coincide with the opening of Melbourne’s new metro tunnel.
