Jess Wilson
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- Planning
Minister’s ‘fast-tracked’ housing towers become ghost projects
Two and a half years since this program was launched to great fanfare, just six homes have been built and sites remain untouched.
- Daniella White
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- Victorian election
One Nation’s SA surge sends an early ripple through Victorian seats
Strategists warn that a surge in support for One Nation like that seen in the South Australian election this weekend could reshape Victorian politics.
- Annika Smethurst and Daniella White
Conservative Liberal MP rolled for top spot amid fiery preselection battles
A tense round of Liberal preselection contests kicked off this weekend, amid the ongoing threat from One Nation.
- Daniella White and Rachel Eddie
- Editorial
- Jacinta Allan
In challenging times, Victoria needs more from a leader under pressure
There’s a litany of reasons behind Jacinta Allan’s poor polling and restless frontbench. The state needs her government to find a way through.
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Wilson faces fresh teal threat as voters abandon major parties
Former Boroondara mayor Sophie Torney will challenge Jess Wilson in Kew in November, in a high-stakes battle that could be a distraction for the Liberal leader.
- Annika Smethurst
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- Victorian budget
‘The last thing you want’: Victorian budget, credit rating threatened by Iran war
Cost blowouts are expected on Victoria’s Big Build, according to analysts and ratings agencies, as the global fuel shock triggers widespread economic fallout.
- Daniella White, Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
- Opinion
- Victorian election
Liberals can’t lay a finger on Labor. Now there’s someone who can – Pauline Hanson
The major parties are sleepwalking Victoria towards a very real possibility that by the time the votes are tallied in November, One Nation will hold the balance of power.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Planning
Melbourne’s inner-north set for 20 storey towers in high-rise push
Final maps for 25 of the state’s “activity centres” are set to lock in new building heights and development boundaries across the city.
- Daniella White
What’s not to like? Allan and Wilson lock horns in Insta fight
When Premier Jacinta Allan’s follower count doubled on Instagram, both the government and the opposition cried foul.
- Fiona Byrne and John Buckley
Super-sized CBD or soaring suburbs: The competing visions to reshape Melbourne
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s new housing policy marks a direct challenge to the Labor government. Experts are torn over the merits of both.
- Daniella White and Patrick Hatch