John Pesutto
CFMEU scandal: Government rejects plan to get bikies off Victoria’s building sites
As state parliament considers a plan to keep bikies off building sites, Labor and Greens leaders have been quizzed about their response to the CFMEU revelations.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Latest
Pesutto tightens grip on Liberal leadership in moderate mauling of conservative forces
Morale was “through the roof” at the Victorian Liberals’ state council, which shaped as a test of the Opposition Leader’s power.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Opinion
Political leadership
Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s Liberal enemies
The Coalition’s primary support is soaring ahead of Jacinta Allan’s Labor, but the conservative party has been racked by bitter divisions and disputes.
- by Annika Smethurst
CFMEU to implement code of conduct for delegates over ‘deeply worrying’ allegations
But the union’s national secretary, in an email to members of the construction division, forecast the Fair Work Commission would seek to put some branches into administration.
- by Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Exclusive
Victorian Parliament
Labor primary vote slumps under Premier Jacinta Allan
Support for the government has eroded to its lowest level in years, as disgruntled voters swing behind the Coalition and minor parties in the latest Resolve Political Monitor.
- by Annika Smethurst
Conservative Liberals will challenge for top Victorian party roles
Former MP Graham Watt, who refused to stand for family violence campaigner Rosie Batty when she addressed parliament, is aiming to be party president.
- by Annika Smethurst
It’s not like Melbourne! Cooper Cronk’s very Sydney property ding-dong
The former Melbourne Storm star has been in a property tussle a long way from his former Richmond bachelor pad.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Allan and co a no-show at ABC’s big Melbourne night out
The Coalition was out in force at an ABC reception to mark chair Kim WIlliams’ first Melbourne board meeting, but where was the state Labor government?
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s nuclear play is delighting his Victorian opponents
There remains a broad level of interest in nuclear technology in Victoria, but the evidence is that many voters remain undecided.
- by Annika Smethurst
The political fault lines spoiling Dutton’s nuclear plans in Victoria
Nuclear power plants will probably never be built in the state even if the Coalition wins the federal election. Here’s why.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Josh Gordon and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton could help Pesutto, if only the two weren’t drowning in bad blood
Pollsters say the Queenslander is not as unpopular in Victoria as many think. But the Liberal leaders continue to blame each other for their troubles when they could be working together.
- by Annika Smethurst