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MP previously organised leave during Victorian parliament’s sitting week prior to returning to Liberal partyroom

Victorian upper house MP Georgie Crozier said sitting days should be the ‘priority’ of all Liberal party members

With a state by-election result hanging on a knife edge, voters have fired a "warning shot" at Labor ahead of the upcoming federal election.

One federal Labor MP said his party’s brand has ‘taken a dive’ in Victoria

A Liberal candidate has wrested an inner-city seat from the Greens in one of two state by-elections, as the other political contest remains too close to call.

Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement highlights the government’s fear of losing the crucial western suburbs seat of Werribee – where crime is a persistent issue

Another overhaul of bail laws is on the cards, as a state government is accused of buckling to scare-mongering amid rising youth crime.

A long-time state Labor government is under the pump with crucial by-elections likely to reveal the extent of voters' dissatisfaction after a turbulent summer.

A national Newspoll, conducted January 20–24 from a sample of 1,259, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down two), 12% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (steady) and 11%…

Families and politicians from all sides unite in push to protect Windsor community children’s centre as university seeks to sell site

The number of empty beds at sobering up centres shows community outreach programs are working, an operator says.