Voters to head to polls in February for the Werribee by-election
Voters in Melbourne’s west will head back to the polls next month, with a date now set for the Werribee by-election.
Battin expected to bridge factional divide in new-look frontbench
Planning spokesman and Brighton MP James Newbury will receive the coveted treasury portfolio, according to two Liberal ...
Battin vows to scrap electricity commission, names shadow cabinet
Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin has promoted Liberal MPs who supported him to replace John Pesutto and flagged plans ...
Canada PM Justin Trudeau expected to announce resignation
The announcement could be made on Tuesday AEDT, according to local media; Anthony Albanese confirms he will not call election ...
John Pesutto absent from Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin's new shadow ministry
Newly minted Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has announced the line-up of his shadow ministry, with his predecessor ...
Former Liberal leader Pesutto benched in shadow cabinet
New Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin is keeping a rival close on the front bench, but the shadow ministry will not ...
Paul Murray: Rita Saffioti used two-card trick of GST and ore to boast about Budget
With WA headed to the polls in March, Saffioti’s electoral instincts kicked in when she presented the mid-year economic ...
Private schools call for national funding boost to offset new state tax
Victoria’s private schools argue the state payroll tax has caused a hit to their bottom lines and is making the cost of ...
Melbourne’s west is a growing force, and politicians should beware
The western suburbs are changing and growing. Whoever can meet the region’s needs and expectations of services and ...
Battin must prove his leadership abilities in disunited Liberal Party
By the time of the next election in late 2026, the Coalition will have been in opposition in Victoria for 12 years. This ...
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Private schools call for national funding boost to offset new state tax
Announced by then-treasurer Tim Pallas in the 2023 budget, the tax will apply until January 1, 2029. Loading Holthouse said Pallas’ December departure had raised hopes the tax might be ...