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Victorian Premier 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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Then-premier Daniel Andrews and his then-deputy, Jacinta Allan, announce the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on July 18, 2023.

Premier, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars is no game

This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.

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A ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

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Plumes of smoke from two simultaneous strikes rise over Tehran on Monday.

Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

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City of Port Phillip Mayor Alex Makin (left) and City of Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly at Melbourne Town Hall.

State can’t wish away the financial problems of local councils

There are no easy fixes here, but the government should at least be willing to canvas solutions.

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CBUS chairman Wayne Swan.

Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

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Jacinta Allan.

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

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A general view of the Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Road in Melbourne.

It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use

Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.

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In images: The death of a Coalition.

Coalition’s dispiriting meltdown has consequences far beyond its own ranks

The nation needs a functioning opposition and careful, thoughtful debate in these difficult days. Neither looks likely to surface before parliament resumes.

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Premier Jacinta Allan announces the opening of the West Gate Tunnel project.

As new year unfolds, we will celebrate Victoria’s successes and speak plainly of its flaws

As we enter this election year, there is no shortage of intractable issues facing Victoria.

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