Wednesday’s opening hearing was short and technical. But the commission signalled it is willing to act fast and extend its inquiry to the very top.
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Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
For the first time since its creation, Gellung Warl is challenging the Victorian government on a legislative bill that passed parliament.
About three months out from the Victorian state election, the five polls released since the state got a new premier all show the Coalition in front.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says the terms of reference are ‘the broadest, most extensive, wide-ranging powers’. But there’s one key weakness.
While federal Labor remains ahead in most polls three months after the budget, Victorian Labor is trailing the Liberals ahead of the November state election.
Despite a slump in Albanese’s approval rate, he maintains a comfortable lead as preferred prime minister.
In the immediate aftermath of Labor’s leadership spill, new polls bring better news for the struggling Coalition.
With a new premier in Ben Carroll, Labor’s chances of winning the November election are likely to improve.
Allegations of bikie and criminal infiltration into Victoria’s massive infrastructure program have dogged the premier for months.
The Andrews-Allan government has been in power for almost 12 years. But sliding popularity and leadership turmoil could see it lose its golden electoral touch.
Unpopular in the polls and with One Nation threatening to be a major force in the November state election, Labor has now headed into a period of leadership turmoil.
New polls from DemosAU and Resolve suggest Hanson has unpopular policies, which Labor will attack closer to the election.
With a state election set for late November, a new poll has One Nation ahead of the two major parties.
Meanwhile, the Allan government is in trouble in Victoria ahead of November’s state election.
The DemosAU MRP poll projects outcomes for every lower house seat. It forecasts great news for One Nation and catastrophically bad news for the Coalition.
One of the Victorian polls has Labor ahead on primary votes, while the other says it’s the Liberals in the lead. In NSW, Labor is out in front.
New polling shows One Nation’s surge continuing, while the Liberals face oblivion in South Australia.
The Coalition is pulling ahead in Victoria, polling at 29%, while One Nation is just two points behind Labor, nine months out from the November election.
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