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By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

ARE you a baroness who swans into the House of Lords a few dozen times a year yet collects masses of cash for it?

Australia could have a powerful national anti-corruption commission by Christmas, with the government appealing for bipartisan support.

Election for Narracan declared ‘failed’ after Shaun Gilchrist died on weekend with National party now facing questions over his preselection

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has ordered Liberal Party members to "get on board with the program" and preselect more women ahead of March's state election.

The Victorian Opposition says Melbourne has "the dubious distinction" of being locked up longer than any other city during the pandemic, but such comparisons are far from straightforward.

Shaun Gilchrist was contesting Narracan in Victoria's east, covering the regional centres of Drouin and Warragul and smaller rural towns in north-west Gippsland.

The new legislation aims to maintain public services and cut MLAs' pay

It will also allow for MLA salaries to be cut by around a third while the Assembly is unable to sit.