The Andrews government has made a decent first step to reduce Victoria’s mountain of debt by $30 billion over the next decade.
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The report casts important light on a growing threat to Australian parliamentary democracy: the exercise of public power by unaccountable ministerial advisors.
The Andrews government has signalled a major shakeup of Victoria’s energy sector. But are they enough to bring the state’s energy prices down and reduce emissions?
Despite a swing away from Labor, the Andrews government has been returned comfortably for a third term.
As election day arrives in Victoria, two late polls predict a return of the Andrews Labor government.
With the Victorian state election just days away, a new poll shows the gap between the two major parties to be tightening.
Much attention will be on whether voters turn away from Labor and the Coalition, and what that means for minor parties such as the Greens, and the ‘teal’ independents.
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Andrews is seeking a third term. However many voters are disillusioned with the major parties and the election will be a test for a clutch of teal and other independents
News Corporation’s media outlets have always been about gathering and exercising power. The Victorian premier’s ability to survive News Corp’s hostile coverage shows its power could be waning.
The Labor government’s lead is closing in the polls, but it still looks set to be returned on November 26.
Victorian Labor started the process of privatising electricity assets. Now Premier Daniel Andrews says it was a mistake.
Victoria’s new renewable plan is welcome - but it relies on building unsexy and challenging new transmission lines across the state.
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.
Victorian Labor has had ample time to reform upper house voting - its failure to do so is a blight on democracy in the state.
Upfront cash payments would be more helpful to students than cheaper course fees - as this makes cost-of-living easier while studying.
There is still three months to go until the Victorian election, but the Labor government remains in a very strong position.
We talk a lot about corrupt behaviour in politics and holding wrong-doers to account. But there’s another problem: the need for politicians to have better values and standards in the first place.
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.
The Andrews government’s difficulty in passing its pandemic bill highlights the need for electoral reform it should have embraced years ago.
With Victoria’s parliament expected to vote on the bill this week, four legal experts recommend ways to make it better.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Politics, Monash University
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Professor, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Director, VCOSS-RMIT Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
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Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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