Redistribution has given Labor in a boost in an eastern Melbourne seat that has remained outside their grasp for over two decades, though perhaps not enough of one in the current environment.
We hear much debate over the battle with the Australian Education Union and the state governments about teacher pay. But how much do teachers across Oz actually earn?
Julia Gillard faced a crowd of undecided voters in Melbourne last night -- and the public's apparent hostility to her government was nowhere to be seen. Crikey intern Kylar Loussikian was there.
What remains of the Labor faithful descended on Moonee Valley for the party's annual state conference on the weekend. Reform was on the agenda, but few were really listening.
Crikey brings you the inside word on who's gearing up to run for the hotly contested Victorian Upper House electorate of Western Metro.
An anonymous party has circulated a vicious letter smearing Nicola Roxon's former staffer Katie Hall in the battle for safe Labor seat Gellibrand. But who is responsible?
It's not often that Stephen Mayne and Gina Rinehart agree. But they've found common ground in urging mining giant Rio Tinto, which has recently slashed its Melbourne workforce, to relocate its headquarters from London to Australia.
The Victorian government is convening a ministerial advisory council on gay health issues. A member of the last group, Daniel Reeders, describes the challenges of getting anything done.
Three Coalition premiers are running the east coast states. A Crikey analysis of their economies shows Barry O'Farrell is streets ahead, while Victoria marks time and Queensland is in the doldrums.
Former Victorian ALP arts minister Mary Delahunty reflects on how hard it is to get money out of Treasury boffins for the arts, and provides a few pointers to would-be arts ministers.
