Jess Wilson, according to those who know her best, has long been the Liberal Party’s “next big thing”. Now is her chance to prove herself, once and for all.
Paul Lindemann was removed yesterday as Liberal candidate for Williamstown after social media posts about Aboriginal people were uncovered, but he will remain on the ballot sheet because nominations closed on Monday.
Jess Wilson, according to those who know her best, has long been the Liberal Party’s “next big thing”. Now is her chance to prove herself, once and for all.
Readers react negatively to the preference announcement by Jess Wilson regarding One Nation.
Jess Wilson has urged Victoria’s Treasury Department to disclose an unannounced change in funding for non-government schools.
Australia & Pacific
The latest polling shows Liberal leader Jess Wilson on track to lead a majority government and the risk of a messy three-way contest with One Nation and Labor retreating.
Jessica Moran is an award-winning journalist for ABC News in Tasmania. She was jointly named Tasmanian Journalist of the Year in 2024.
Australia & Pacific
Liberal leader Jess Wilson said the preferences would be finalised over the coming days but the Greens, Socialists and Labor would be put last.
Australia & Pacific
Lidija Ivanovski says Victorian frustrations do not give Jess Wilson a free pass to take the reins, while Terry Barnes says the Coalition is lengths ahead of Labor.
The Victorian opposition has promised to expand the range of cancers covered by legislation that guarantees compensation for firefighters if it wins government this month.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson is promising to sell state land should the Coalition win the election. These are the blocks that would be on the market.
Victorian Indigenous leaders accuse Opposition Leader Jess Wilson of using Treaty as a "political football", warning decades of progress could be lost if the historic agreement is scrapped.
Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson start their final month of campaigning with duelling pledges as Victoria counts down to polling day.
Premier Ben Carroll has addressed two empty lecterns and a sparse lecture hall in a media stunt designed to heap pressure on Opposition Leader Jess Wilson to attend a three-way debate with Warren Pickering.
World News
This interview includes references to sexual assault and child sex abuse.
World News
As Ben Carroll and Jess Wilson made election pitches direct to business leaders, Business Council of Australia ranking place Victoria last among states.
Technology
Jess Asato’s public campaigning for victims of online abuse put her in the crosshairs of Grok’s deepfake scandal. Then the UK member of parliament became a victim of the abuse herself.
Australia & Pacific
Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson have both refused ahead of the state election to commit to new lobbying laws, despite a string of scandals.