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Mass resignations rock state parliament: Three Victorian government Ministers have quit in one fell swoop on Monday – seven months out from the state election.
news.com.au/national/victoria/politics/mass-resignations-in-victorian-government-as-three-ministers-quit/news-story/517851850cfa17daebff4f4067f8d6e2
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Breaking: Former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan quitting politics: Former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has announced she's leaving politics ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/jacinta-allan-former-victorian-premier-quitting-politics/106791250

Key FactsAustralia Friday: gambling, data centres and Geelong charge
Aug 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: smh.com.au
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: smh.com.au
- Anthony Albanese plans to curb gambling inducements, but specified neither the extent nor the blanket ban advocates seek.
- Jacinta Allan will not recontest Bendigo East at November’s state election, following 27 years in parliament.
- Queensland and the Northern Territory declined to support proposed national standards limiting data-centre water use.
- A 76-year-old school-bus driver was charged after a crash near Geelong killed a 12-year-old girl.
There needs to be immediate reporting of any incident and following of any investigation; any measures which have to be taken need to be taken.— Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, in Sydney, urging immediate reporting of aviation incidents after it emerged that safety investigators only learned of an August 9 runway incursion at Sydney Airport four days later.
Three-party frontier: Labor cabinet briefed on One Nation battle plan: Labor strategists believe One Nation is threatening 16 Coalition seats ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/three-party-frontier-labor-cabinet-briefed-on-one-nation-battle-plan-20260623-p609bz.html
Jacinta Allan refuses to admit cost of CFMEU corruption to taxpayers: Embattled Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has refused to answer repeated questions over how ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/jacinta-allan-refuses-cfmeu-cost-corruption/106805338

One Nation isn’t just eating the Coalition’s lunch, they’ve taken over the tuckshop
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/one-nation-isn-t-just-eating-the-coalition-s-lunch-they-ve-taken-over-the-tuckshop-20260615-p606vo.html
Major update in state’s new WFH laws: Regular casual and part-time workers will now be included in the Victorian government’s new laws to protect employees’ ...
news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/victoria-will-have-new-laws-enshrining-the-right-to-work-from-home/news-story/c87b1e40be55ff8f2a834a0c13220ae9
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan decries sexist Melbourne billboard : Premier Jacinta Allan has been joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former prime ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/anti-jacinta-allan-advertisement-melbourne-sexist/106771182

Donations laws rushed through after all-nighter in parliament: The state’s campaign finance rules were restored in the early hours of Friday morning ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/donations-laws-rushed-through-at-5am-after-all-nighter-in-parliament-20260605-p60462.html
‘Aspiration for all’: Emotional Albanese doubles down on tax changes: The prime minister became visibly emotional on Saturday as he used a speech to Labor Party ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/aspiration-for-all-emotional-albanese-doubles-down-on-tax-changes-20260523-p60001.html
Nationals pin hopes on publican to topple premier in Bendigo: Andrew Lethlean almost took the federal seat of Bendigo from Labor at the last federal election ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/nationals-pin-hopes-on-publican-to-topple-premier-in-bendigo-20260413-p5znk8.html
Jacinta’s move after mass resignations: Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has promoted four Labor members to her cabinet following an exodus of veteran Ministers ...
news.com.au/national/victoria/politics/victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-defends-promotion-of-new-minister-with-close-john-setka-links-after-sudden-cabinet-reshuffle/news-story/e5670d8b9baeadaee470d8e780859da6
None of the above: Poll reveals Victorian flight from major parties: If Jacinta Allan ends up leading Labor to a historic, fourth consecutive term in government ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/none-of-the-above-poll-reveals-victorian-flight-from-major-parties-20260216-p5o2q9.html
Labor should theoretically be confident ahead of the 2026 Victorian election — but challenges are mounting
abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/labor-liberal-victorian-state-election/106074182
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/31/australia-first-formal-treaty-indigenous-traditional-owners-passed-victoria

New poll delivers bleak outlook for ‘terminal’ Battin leadership: Opposition Leader Brad Battin is not facing an imminent leadership challenge ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/new-poll-delivers-bleak-outlook-for-terminal-battin-leadership-20251013-p5n24f.html

Allan rises from historic low, eyes unprecedented fourth Labor term: The results of the latest Resolve Political Monitor leave Victoria’s Liberal Party teetering ...
theage.com.au/politics/victoria/allan-rises-from-historic-low-eyes-unprecedented-fourth-labor-term-20250818-p5mnuz.html

Victorians' right to work from home will be protected by law as part of plan from Premier Jacinta Allan
abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/working-from-home-rights-victoria-protected-by-law-plan/105602668
Key FactsVictoria to Legally Guarantee Work-from-Home Rights
Aug 3, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abc.net.au
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abc.net.au
- Premier Jacinta Allan announced plans to enshrine workers' right to work from home at least two days per week into law.
- The proposed legislation will apply across both public and private sectors if employees can reasonably perform their duties remotely.
- Government officials argue the law will enhance productivity, increase workforce participation, and help close the gender pay gap.
- While the opposition supports improving work-life balance, experts consider the law largely symbolic given existing flexible work agreements.
If you can work from home at least two days a week then my government is going to legislate to protect that as a right, not a request.— Premier Jacinta Allan stated at the conference regarding the proposed legal protections for workers who want to work from home.
The weekend byelection results were close to Labor and the Greens’ worst case scenario – but it’s not all good news for the Liberals
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/09/the-weekend-byelection-results-were-close-to-labor-and-the-greens-worst-case-scenario-but-its-not-all-good-news-for-the-liberals

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