Richard Willingham

Dozens of MPs claimed travel allowances last year after trips across the globe, with integrity experts warning that politicians' claims must "pass the pub test".

The legal battle between ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto will proceed to a 10-day Federal Court trial, with the pair represented by two of the nation's leading defamation barristers.

Since Jacinta Allan took Victoria's top job four months ago, she's put her own stamp on the office. But the state's 49th premier faces the same challenges as her high-profile predecessor Daniel Andrews.

After a marathon meeting, the Allan government rejects a Labor-led parliamentary inquiry's recommendation to ban duck hunting in Victoria.

Residents at Victoria's public housing towers have filed a class action over the state governments plan to knock down and rebuild the structures. 

Robyn Brewin's son suffered a catastrophic brain injury following a one-punch attack. He lives in a group home but that could change following NDIS funding cuts.

The Victorian government is asked to investigate whether former governor-general and Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth is suitable to hold a Working With Children Check after a church review found he had neglected children.

Premier Jacinta Allan says the cost of the North East Link project has increased to almost $26 billion, due to additional works for the road and tunnel project as well as increased pressures on the budget.

The Victorian premier dismisses concerns of a "culture of fear" in the Victorian public service as "commentary", the day after an ombudsman's damning report was released.

Residents in Bulleen say their complaints over North East Link construction noises are being met with "lip service" — but the authority managing the project insists it is committing to work through local concerns.

The impartiality of Victoria's public service has been "eroded" by a culture of fear and secrecy and an over-reliance on consultants by the Andrews Labor government, a damning ombudsman investigation finds.

Major state government projects have been hit with industrial bans from the plumbers' union over fears that fire safety is being compromised due to a drop in funding for fire suppression experts.

Melbourne Airport doubles down on its demand that the long-awaited $10 billion Airport Rail Link feature an underground station, saying a delay to the project meant it was achievable.

Close to 200 vehicles used by Victoria's volunteer firefighting organisation are more than 30 years old, leaving some rural brigade leaders worried about the safety of their teams heading into summer.

Gabrielle de Vietri posted a selfie in support of a climate protest that caused the Victorian Parliament to be adjourned, in a move some MPs say put them at risk.

Several residents in the central Victorian town of Romsey are gearing up to fight an application from the local football and netball club to install pokies and redevelop a shuttered local hotel.

With Spring Street's most popular and polarising character — Daniel Andrews — out of the spotlight, the Mulgrave by-election will help gauge whether voters are still tuning in, writes Richard Willingham.

A redress scheme for Victorian victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care has stalled since its announcement a year ago, and some eligible care leavers have died waiting for the scheme.

Paul Denyer, who murdered three women in Melbourne's south-east in 1993, would remain behind bars for the rest of his life under new laws set to be introduced by the Victorian government.

Daniel Andrews's political success all but guaranteed unity. But before she was sworn in, Jacinta Allan faced a challenge.

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto says he remains confident his party can win the next election, despite MP Matt Bach quitting politics to pursue a teaching career abroad.

Duck hunters say they're disappointed after a Labor-led parliamentary inquiry — which received more than 10,500 submissions — urged Victoria to follow the lead of other states and ban the pursuit next year. 

Victoria should explore ditching stamp duty and replacing it with a land tax to improve housing affordability, a powerful parliamentary inquiry recommends.

Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews has brushed off suggestions of branch stacking linked to the state's Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio.

People charged with minor, non-violent offences will be spared remand and granted bail more easily under a swag of long-awaited bail reforms to be introduced to the Victorian parliament.