Suburban Rail Loop to be scaled back in $2b savings push
The Victorian government plans to cut $2 billion from the Suburban Rail Loop budget, with underground interchanges and pedestrian bridges…
Read More »Five Arrested as Police Raid CFMEU Melbourne Headquarters
Detectives executed search warrants at CFMEU headquarters and five other properties, arresting five people as part of an ongoing investigation.
Read More »Liberal court split plan slammed as risk to judicial independence
Jess Wilson's plan to split Victoria's Court of Appeal in two has drawn warnings from legal groups that it would…
Read More »Big Build corruption: why Victoria needs a royal commission now
As allegations of corruption on Victoria's Big Build projects mount, our chief courts reporter argues only a royal commission can…
Read More »Premier says ‘nothing off limits’ as building royal commission begins
Ben Carroll has released terms of reference for Victoria's construction royal commission, saying the inquiry into alleged CFMEU corruption will…
Read More »DPP tells appeal court mushroom killer’s sentence too soft
Prosecutors argue Erin Patterson's triple-murder sentence was 'manifestly inadequate' as Victoria's Court of Appeal weighs both her conviction appeal and…
Read More »Patterson lawyers cite hotel mix-up in bid to quash convictions
Erin Patterson's lawyers argue jurors sharing a hotel with police and prosecutors during deliberations was a 'catastrophic' failure of a…
Read More »Push to widen IBAC’s corruption powers before poll
The Victorian government has flagged plans to broaden the legal definition of corruption before the November election, expanding what IBAC…
Read More »IBAC charges two officers over alleged Taser assault in Melbourne
IBAC has charged two Victoria Police officers with assault over an arrest last year in which a man was allegedly…
Read More »IBAC finds ‘concerning’ conduct in union dealings, Andrews hits back
IBAC report finds 'serious and concerning' conduct by senior figures in dealings with a union boss. No corrupt conduct findings…
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