Richard Willingham
Derryn Hinch loses one of his three Victorian Upper House MPs
Derryn Hinch’s fledgling Victorian party has lost a rookie MP before she was even sworn into state Parliament. Senator Hinch’s Justice Party...
Election result: Victoria’s crowded upper house confirm Labor, cross bench domination
Daniel Andrews’ dominance of Victorian politics continues, with the ALP landing 18 of 40 Upper House seats at the November 24 state...
Liberals Victorian chief Michael Kroger steps down after election walloping
Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger has quit following the party’s disastrous result in last week’s state election. Mr Kroger announced his...
Assaults on paramedics to be put in same category as murder in Victoria
Any attack on Victoria’s emergency service workers will be treated the same as murder and rape by the courts under tough reforms...
Families of workplace accident victims back call for manslaughter offence with jail
It was a tragedy that most believe was avoidable. Jack Brownlee and Charlie Howkins were killed in a trench collapse at Delacombe,...
Alleged ‘pokies pick’ revealed amid new tampering claims at Melbourne’s Crown
A former Crown patron has produced what she says is more evidence of improper conduct at the Melbourne casino, including a Crown-branded...
Woolworths ‘spying’ on punters to boost profits, MP claims
The poker machine and pub arm of supermarket giant Woolworths has been spying on its punters in an effort to boost profits,...
Australian Open: Hisense Arena safe despite combustible cladding, authorities say
One of the showpiece courts for next week’s Australian Open has combustible cladding on its exterior, but authorities say tennis fans will...
Another whistleblower calls out Crown casino on poker machines
Poker machines at Crown Casino were deliberately manipulated and tampered with by technicians in a bid to boost profits, another whistleblower says....
Assisted dying to become legal in Victoria
Historic voluntary euthanasia laws have passed Victoria’s upper house after a 28-hour marathon sitting, leaving the state on the brink of becoming...