The latest Victorian state Newspoll finds the decade-old Labor government going from strength to strength. Labor’s two-party lead is at 57-43. Is this the end for Ted Bailleu? asks William Bowe.
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How much cash will the states get under the CPRS? Zero.
Unfortunately for those of us who ever rely on the public health, education or transport systems, the CPRS is estimated to cost state budgets more than $2.1 billion in 2013, writes executive director of the Australia Institute, Dr Richard Denniss.
Buy our brown coal! Now cleaning up on eBay
Victoria’s 13 billion tonnes of unallocated brown coal are now listed as an eBay item, under the seller name “BrumbyGovt”. Bids are open for the next seven days. The starting price is $1,000,000, writes Greg Foyster.
Health departments are not equipped for the new focus on prevention
Prevention is the new black in health policy. But do our politicians really understand prevention and are our health departments well equipped to understand and implement this new focus?
Murray Darling deals in a shocking state
While NSW and the Commonwealth have agreed to a deal that will see the lifting of NSW’s embargo on water trading, Victoria and Queensland aren’t cooperating. Bernard Keane breaks it down.
It’s browns versus greens in Brumby’s ALP
The ALP’s internal war over the environment is gathering pace, with two recent decisions in Victoria revealing the deep fissures that exist between “browns” and “greens”.
Brumby’s ALP in turmoil as rats run rampant
The Victorian Branch of the ALP has descended into high farce after Stephen Newnham retained his state secretary position at last night’s meeting of the state administrative committee.
Costello to be next Victorian premier?
Peter Costello is at a career crossroads. He should head into state politics, get rid of the Labor government and become the next premier of Victoria, writes Arthur Sinodinos.
Branch stacking brouhaha: Victorian ALP factions fight it out
Senior members of the Victorian ALP’s Left faction have accused John Brumby’s ruling Right faction of rank hypocrisy over branch stacking.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Performance reviews for Fairfax bosses
Fairfax media does performance reviews, further troubles for Qantas and which towns are listed as high risk for the upcoming Victorian bushfire season?
Race Mathews lets fly at “tragic” stacked ALP
Leading ALP elder statesman, Race Matthews, has increased pressure on Victorian Premier John Brumby to appoint a membership czar to clean out stacked branches.
Victorian newspoll: more of the same
The new Victorian state Newspoll via The Oz had the primaries running 43 / 37 to Labor. Possum Commitus crunches the numbers.
Brumby’s staffer code jumps ahead of the law
The Brumby Government is introducing a staffers’ code to insulate itself from controversy. Ministerial staff will be banned from holding office as a local Government Councillor.
Newspoll: 56-44 to Labor in Victoria
The latest bi-monthly Newspoll survey of Victorian state voting intention has Labor maintaining its formidable 56-44 lead on two-party preferred, though John Brumby’s approval rating is down two points.
Frozen out, Newnham prepares to meet his maker
Victorian Premier John Brumby has increased pressure on ALP State Secretary Stephen Newnham to resign immediately by banning him from preparations for the 2010 State Election campaign.
Clearing roadsides may not be the answer for fire safety
The call for the burning and clearing of roadside vegetation from entry and exit roads to towns in bushfire areas may in fact be a counter productive approach that will put people at risk, writes Lionel Elmore.
‘Stay or go’ won’t go away
The Royal Commission into the Black Saturday fires has recommended keeping the ‘stay or go’ bushfire policy, but its emphasis has been changed — more personal responsibility on those who choose to stay, writes The Age.
Theophanous gone: Dean Mighell waiting
Controversial Victorian MP Theo Theophanous formally announced his resignation from state politics today. After a weekend of intense speculation, his future was finally sealed by Premier John Brumby.
Brumby’s big call on the Honourable Member for Ivanhoe
John Brumby’s right faction of the Victorian ALP faces a difficult decison tonight when it decides whether the prolong the career of the Member for Ivanhoe Craig Langdon.
Victorian government gets behind authors
Victorian Premier John Brumby, often regarded as a pro-market economic rationalist, has slammed the Productivity Commission’s call to end protection of the local book industry. In fact, it’s state policy.
Pre-conference pandemonium in Brumby’s ALP
An angry showdown is looming over Victorian Premier John Brumby’s promise to “clean up” the ALP, after key proposals to reform party membership were rejected by his factional allies.
Watching the ALP stacks come in: the membership rorts go on
Extensive and apparently systemic rorting of ALP membership rules in Victoria has continued despite the Brimbank scandal.
The Brimbank scourge that spans Victoria
John Brumby’s decision to sideline notorious numbers man George Seitz will have little impact in faction-ridden Victoria.
ALP councillors who are MP staffers: a Crikey list
The parlous state of Labor-controlled councils in Victoria suggests John Brumby’s mob is more than capable of imploding on its own.
