Politics
Victoria
Contraceptive pill will become available without a script in Victoria
Women will be able to see a pharmacist instead of a doctor to access the pill, but the move has doctors worried.
- by Kieran Rooney and Henrietta Cook
Latest
Officer of Gatto-linked company obtained labour hire licence despite strip club scandal
The state opposition has continued to question the premier over companies linked to the gangland figure.
- by Kieran Rooney
Attorney-general considers overhaul of secrecy laws used by high-profile defendants
With almost one in three suppression orders last year granted on safety grounds, the man who introduced the Open Courts Act has said this was never the intention.
- by Chip Le Grand, Erin Pearson and Daniella White
Man charged over Prahran fire that killed arsonist
A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Chapel Street store, injuring another arsonist who later died, has been charged with causing his death.
- by Jackson Graham
Kilkenny urged to axe privacy protections for high-profile Victorians
“It is very, very difficult to distinguish legitimate cases and cases where they are just trying it on,” one legal expert said.
- by Chip Le Grand and Erin Pearson
Opinion
Victorian Parliament
Allan’s WFH laws look like genius. They only take us closer to the cliff’s edge
If you asked AI to devise a policy that would be widely popular, cost the budget nothing and wedge the Victorian opposition, it would probably come up with legislated work from home.
- by Chip Le Grand
$670,000 government pledge scrapped after Dandenong mosque marked ayatollah’s death
Multicultural Affairs Minister Anne Aly revealed the federal government has cancelled the pledge due to “due to social cohesion concerns”.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Labor open to High Court challenge over work from home laws
If the legislation passes unamended, the legislation will come into effect nearly three months before the state election.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘It’s wrong’: Former judge says mental health suppression orders threaten court system
Victoria’s Attorney-General says the state is working to balance transparency and fairness in the courts, while a former judge says mental health suppression orders are the system’s biggest worry.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Chip Le Grand
As One Nation rises, Muslim leader expresses faith in Victorian voters
In the immediate aftermath of Bondi, Sheikh Moustapha Sarakibi was part of an extraordinary gathering around Jacinta Allan’s cabinet table.
- by Chip Le Grand
Exclusive
Property development
Developer quietly guts ‘affordable’ housing promise in northern suburbs
An “ethical” property developer favoured by the state government is seeking to slash affordable housing quotas after winning controversial height concessions.
- by Rachael Dexter