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Government accuses Dutton of 'dog whistling' as it flags extending parliamentary sittings as a year-end deadline looms on reforms.

By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

The Victorian Liberal Party distances itself from one of its top upper-house candidates over her links to a conservative church, saying she will not sit with the party after the election.

From public housing towers to trendy cafe strips, the seat of Richmond covers a diverse set of communities. Winning their support could prove critical for those vying to win government or the balance of power after next week's election.

The opposition is accusing the Victorian Electoral Commission of interfering in the state election and says the body's public comments compromised its independence and "damaged public trust".

Headlines around the 2018 state election focused on the threat of so-called "African gangs", and it's left an enduring mark – on the community it tarnished and the Liberal Party trying to win majority support so it can form government.

Letters: Margaret Morris and Lee Cornish respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on the consequences of Conservative dogma

Freedom Party upper-house candidate Rebekah Spelman says she does not want Daniel Andrews dead, but she does not regret her "exaggerated" comments calling for the premier to be hanged.

There is serious money seeking to make more serious money out of the NDIS – the promise of a honeypot growing to $60 billion will do that.