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Victoria State’s Booming Population and Busted Budget
By Grant Wyeth
Melbourne’s infrastructure needs and the state’s budget problems are clearly in grave tension. The abandonment of critical and necessary rail projects cannot be the solution.
In Victoria, First Peoples’ Assembly Moves Toward Treaty
By Dechlan Brennan
Inaugural Co-Chair of the Assembly and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation Marcus Stewart said that the Victoria government can see that a “long-term commitment” for the treaty process is needed.
Bail Law Reform Urgently Needed in Victoria to Stem Deaths in Custody
By Dechlan Brennan
Veronica Nelson, who died in police custody in 2020 after being denied bail, was subject to “cruel and degrading treatment,” a coroner's report concluded.
Liberal Party Losses Grow With Victoria Elections
By Grant Wyeth
The result confirmed that the Labor Party’s chief rival, the Liberal Party, is now deeply unpopular in the state.
Will Tim Smith’s Drunken Crash Save the Victorian Liberal Party?
By Grant Wyeth
With Smith seemingly on the way out, the party will have a little more freedom to recalibrate.
Australia and China: It’s Complicated
By Katie Howe
Even amid the current tensions, the state of the relationship is more complex than headlines would suggest.
New Australian Foreign Policy Legislation Stresses Consistency
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra is set to introduce legislation giving the federal government a veto over state and territory deals with foreign governments.
‘Bad Luck’: Victoria Sees a Surge in COVID-19 Cases
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Australian state of Victoria did everything right, yet the coronavirus still found a weak spot. That should serve as a warning to other countries emerging from lockdowns.
Raging Wildfires Trap 4,000 at Australian Town’s Waterfront
By Associated Press
Fires raging across Australia have created apocalyptic conditions, residents say.
Liberal Bloodbath Repels Australian Voters
By Anthony Fensom
The ruling party is already paying the price for its party room coup this summer.
The Belt and Road in Victoria: No Big Deal
By Jacinta Keast
The furor over Victoria’s MoU with China overlooks that – in Beijing's eyes – the BRI is already at work in Australia.
Does Australia Lack Commitment to Building Up Its Cities?
By Grant Wyeth
Victoria state received a disproportionately low amount of infrastructure funding in the latest budget.
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