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<em>The Australian</em> newspaper has come under sustained attack this morning from several angles as its simmering spat with the nation's academic community threatens to turn nuclear.

The Oz v academics: Manne, universities hit back

The Australian newspaper has come under sustained attack this morning from several angles as its simmering spat with the nation's academic community threatens to turn nuclear.

Despite what Victorian politicians claim, <em>The Age</em> was right to expose what information political parties hold on us without our permission.

Bipartisan resistance to scrutiny of one of our worst privacy intrusions

Despite what Victorian politicians claim, The Age was right to expose what information political parties hold on us without our permission.

A senior Victorian Labor strategist has slammed the party's "top down" Right faction for failing to embrace democracy and policy reformfollowing Saturday's otherwise staid state conference at Moonee Valley.

Kransky snags sizzle as Victorian Labor tensions simmer

A senior Victorian Labor strategist has slammed the party's "top down" Right faction for failing to embrace democracy and policy reformfollowing Saturday's otherwise staid state conference at Moonee Valley.

Breaking the pokies promise reinforced the PM’s untrustworthiness and Wilkie went on to vote with the opposition on the question of suspending Thomson from Parliament.

With Thomson teetering, Gillard's $1 pokies option remains live

Breaking the pokies promise reinforced the PM’s untrustworthiness and Wilkie went on to vote with the opposition on the question of suspending Thomson from Parliament.

The Victorian government have announced plans to build a new $670 million prison, where many of the inmates will be there for drug related offences. When will politicians learn, asks <b>Dr Alex Wodak</b>, that incarceration will not resolve the War on Drugs?

Crime, drugs and prisons: a little bit of history repeating

The Victorian government have announced plans to build a new $670 million prison, where many of the inmates will be there for drug related offences. When will politicians learn, asks Dr Alex Wodak, that incarceration will not resolve the War on Drugs?

Melbourne city councillor Cathy Oke will take on her council ally, Labor's Jennifer Kanis, in the byelection battle for the heart and soul of Melbourne.

Oke, Kanis to contest bitter byelection battle for Melbourne

Melbourne city councillor Cathy Oke will take on her council ally, Labor's Jennifer Kanis, in the byelection battle for the heart and soul of Melbourne.

A conservative doctor at the centre of a gay marriage storm has resigned from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission but remains on the public payroll as the state's second most senior psychiatrist.

Anti-gay doctor falls on sword as religious links mount

A conservative doctor at the centre of a gay marriage storm has resigned from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission but remains on the public payroll as the state's second most senior psychiatrist.

NSW and Victoria have slashed their level of public housing investment to take advantage of the GFC stimulus packages.

How NSW and Victoria billed the rest of us for public housing

NSW and Victoria have slashed their level of public housing investment to take advantage of the GFC stimulus packages.

Federal Parliament is far behind other jurisdictions in having a code of conduct for its members.

Commonwealth lags badly on MP code of conduct

Federal Parliament is far behind other jurisdictions in having a code of conduct for its members.

Work on preparing Melbourne’s new Metropolitan Planning Strategy finally went “live” on the internet yesterday. <b>Alan Davies</b> was underwhelmed.

Is Melbourne’s Metro Strategy off to a bad start?

Work on preparing Melbourne’s new Metropolitan Planning Strategy finally went “live” on the internet yesterday. Alan Davies was underwhelmed.