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The State Government reportedly has an agreement with Aquasure to release police files on individuals and groups. The president of Watershed Victoria, Stephen Cannon, says the agreement breaches civil liberties. He says the Watershed group has always...
Tags: police files, Australia, Sydney, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Politics, Ted Baillieu, Gippsland, Desalination, Wonthaggi Victoria, Water supply
Opposition has abandoned its strong criticism of a deal to massively expand Crown Casino following a meeting with casino head James Packer...The Opposition said yesterday a $10 million problem-gambling package it had proposed to accompany the deal could...
Tags: Mr O'Brien, James Packer, problem gambling, Mr Packer, Mr Baillieu, phone called, Australia, Melbourne, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian state election campaign, Politics, Ted Baillieu, Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, Kerry Packer, Michael O'Brien
THE Brumby Government's alleged popularity is the last thing I expected to read of (''Brumby soaring high: poll'', 22/11). As Tony Morton wrote in January: ''The next election will be fought on the issue of public transport.'' Privatisation is a shambles,...
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The Federal Government has been testing quarantining part of the welfare payments in disadvantaged communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, with a view to expanding the program. ''What we've said to the Commonwealth Government is that...
Tags: Australia, Melbourne, Child protection, Ombudsman, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Politics, Ted Baillieu, Social Issues, Welfare, Lisa Neville, Labor
T got it,'' said a seasoned political observer after watching Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu give a speech to the Melbourne Press Club one year out from the state election...David Cumming, demanded of Baillieu, suggesting the Liberal leader was something...
Tags: Baillieu, John Brumby, Victorian, FOI, Noel Tennison, Melbourne Press Club, opposition leaders, Canada, Victoria, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Steve Bracks, Politics, Peter Ryan, David Davis, Ted Baillieu, Jeff Kennett
Chief Opposition whip Alex Somlyay announced that the motion was rejected by 48 to 35 votes in a secret ballot. "Malcolm Turnbull leads the party with a strong vote of confidence," he said. "It's a very, very good day for the Liberal Party."...Mr Turnbull's...
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Victoria, after Premier John Brumby yesterday announced a surprise pre-election review of the state's integrity watchdogs. Mr Brumby has called in a former head of Victoria's public service, Elizabeth Proust, to investigate the performance of key integrity...
Tags: Victoria, Canada, Ted Baillieu, Office of Police Integrity, Political corruption, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Steve Bracks, John Brumby, Politics, Ombudsman, Victoria Police, Brumby, Law enforcement in Australia
A new opinion poll shows Labor riding on a wave of popular support in suburban Melbourne towards a big win over the Coalition at next year's state election. But the poll, commissioned by The Age and The Sunday Age 12 months out from the election, points...
Tags: Melbourne, Australia, Steve Bracks, Victoria, Ted Baillieu, Victorian state election campaign, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, John Brumby, Jeff Kennett, Politics, Australian federal election
Sarah Murley, of Eaglehawk, is confident about the education of (from left) Xavier, 13, Jessica, 9, Grace and Olivia, both 7. Davies has been farming that tough country up on the Broken Creek at St James, north of Benalla, for most of his 65 years.
Tags: Ted Baillieu, voting labor, Doug Davies, Egypt, Cairo, Opposition research, Baillieu, Victorian state election campaign, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, John Brumby
S dominance of Victorian politics appears unassailable one year from the next state election, with an exclusive opinion poll showing the Government could pick up another seven seats, decimating the Opposition...His Government is more popular than it was...
Tags: age poll, Canada, Victoria, Steve Bracks, Kim Beazley, Terry Mulder, WorkChoices, Victorian state election campaign, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Ted Baillieu, Baillieu, Brumby, Politics, John Brumby, Jeff Kennett, Australian Labor Party, Richard Wynne