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Tigers could have handled Balta saga better: Riewoldt

Jack Riewoldt says Richmond let the Noah Balta selection saga bubble along for too long, as the lawyer representing the man attacked by the defender weighed in.

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'I'm a fighter': premier to box on after 'grim' polling

Jacinta Allan is wearing the unwanted crown of Australia's most unpopular leader, with polling suggesting she could be a drag on Labor's federal election hopes.

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Vow insulation discounts won't repeat tradie tragedies

A state government has dismissed concerns that discounted home insulation could lead to a repeat of a disastrous program that cost four workers their lives.

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The trouble with Labor in Victoria - and what reckoning there might be at the federal election

We have seen a version of this movie before. In 1990, the Victorian Labor government of John Cain Jr was dying on its feet. Cain’s premiership had been history-making. He was the state’s first Labor leader to win consecutive elections; indeed, the only previous time the party had enjoyed a…

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton’s policy U-turn; ASX ‘bloodbath’; and one man’s way into the White House group chat

Peter Dutton admitted he ‘made a mistake’ as he backtracked on policies to restrict working from home and sack 41,000 public servants

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'Everything money': Greta's pitch to PM on living costs

It seems even young Australians aren't immune to cost-of-living pressures, as Anthony Albanese found out while meeting a family on the campaign trail.

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Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues

A national Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 4 from a sample of 1,250, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the March 27–29 post-budget Newspoll. This is Labor’s biggest lead in Newspoll since May 2024. This poll was mostly taken before Donald Trump’s tariff announcement…

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'No friends': communities turn on contentious rail loop

Thrust into the federal election spotlight, a major rail loop is coming under increasing fire from communities where it is slated to be built.

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Is Anthony Albanese worried Jacinta Allan’s poor standing will hurt his election chances in Victoria?

The PM has so far avoided the Victorian premier on his campaign trail. It has some state Labor MPs worrying she could be made a scapegoat

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Albanese takes a tumble as campaign veers off script

After being heckled by climate protesters at a hospital, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lost his footing while posing for a photo with union members.

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Premier hails hate law revamp as toughest in the nation

Laws to tackle deepening hate and division have passed in parliament after a state government bowed to demands for greater safeguards.

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Jacinta Allan denies Victoria police force is in chaos as another top cop quits

Premier under pressure as acting police commissioner says he won’t apply for permanent role

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Interference blame game as top cop quits six weeks in

The race is on to find a state's third police boss this year after the acting chief quit suddenly, saying he can't commit to a five-year term.

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What the case of a young man accused of violent crimes reveals about Victoria’s new bail laws

There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as ‘MMA’, despite how they are portrayed in the news

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What do Peter Dutton’s proposed funding cuts really mean for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport rail?

Here’s what you need to know about the opposition leader’s plan to halt Suburban Rail Loop funds and slash $2bn in Sunshine station upgrades

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Inquiry pours scorn on government over Games debacle

Flawed costings, hasty decisions and a lack of due diligence have been identified by a scathing report into Victoria's handling of the Commonwealth Games.

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'Recipe for disaster': teens killed in stolen car crash

A pair of teenagers have died after one of two cars stolen from a home an hour earlier slammed into a tree.

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This Fare-Evading Cat Took The Train 17km Into Melbourne CBD For A Jaunty ‘Lil Day Trip

A too-curious Melbournian moggie managed to take a train from St. Albans station all the way to Flinders Street.

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Fare-evading ginger cat in custody after taking train to central Melbourne

Jacinta Allan shares footage of curious young male feline strolling on to the 6.05 service from St Albans

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State chugs on with rail loop despite no budget top-up

The federal treasurer won't budget a "big number" to fill a funding hole in a massive rail line project, but the state's premier vows to push on regardless.

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Calls for premier's rail 'pet project' to be cancelled

A state opposition party is intensifying its calls for a major multibillion-dollar rail project to be cancelled to avoid sending the state broke.

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Victorian Labor’s tough-on-crime turn could mark the beginning of the end for Jacinta Allan

The government has faced a ‘crime crisis’ before – but no matter how tough the premier talks on law and order, the Coalition is always willing to go tougher

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Afternoon Update: Victoria’s ‘dangerous’ bail reform; Heathrow closed after nearby blaze; and the pop girly country renaissance

Legal and human rights groups say Allan government’s new laws are ‘dangerous and discriminatory’

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Victorian bail laws passed after marathon debate as Jacinta Allan says she has ‘listened to victims of crime’

Premier accused of ‘capitulation to the tabloid media’ as human rights groups warn changes will lead to increased criminalisation of Aboriginal and other marginalised communities

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Marathon debate ahead as 'tough' bail laws thrashed out

Lawmakers are settling in for a lengthy debate on controversial bail reforms as the premier slams an opposition move to ditch their "tough" branding.

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