Richard Willingham is Victoria's state political reporter in Melbourne. He joined the ABC in 2017 after seven years covering Victorian and federal politics at The Age.
Backing a winner on Cup Day might be easier than working out just how much of a disrupter One Nation will be in the Coalition's quest to win office at the Victorian election.
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.
A reduced take from stamp duty and land taxes will shave an average of $1.3 billion from the state's tax revenue over the coming four years, according to a fiscal update delivered on Friday.
Internal drama within the Victorian Liberals will be an unwanted distraction for leader Jess Wilson just four weeks before early voting opens.
Ben Carroll says he was running errands on Monday night when he forgot to pay for fuel at a Melbourne petrol station.
Topic: State and Territory Government
With voting in Victoria's election just weeks away, questions are being asked about whether the state campaign will look and feel different in the wake of the attack on federal MP Helen Haines.
Topic: State and Territory Elections
Two economists have warned Victoria's troubled budget would get worse under a Coalition government, because plans unveiled so far fail to cut enough spending while reducing taxes.
Topic: State and Territory Elections
An IBAC investigation has found senior public officers failed to warn the minister that hundreds of millions of dollars in business support grants were being paid to ineligible businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topic: State and Territory Government
Opposition leader Jess Wilson says the party replaced Grant Hutchinson, its candidate for the east Melbourne seat of Croydon, after new information emerged about civil legal action he is involved in.
Topic: State and Territory Parliament
With voters flocking to One Nation and Premier Ben Carroll doing all he can to distance himself from his predecessors, Victoria is gearing up for an unusual election in eight weeks' time.
Data Centres Australia said the changes were "disappointing" and would impose restrictions on data centres not applied to other industries.
Topic: State and Territory Government
Deer Park residents are worried a plan to build 500 homes on the doorstep of pubs with high poker machine gambling losses will be a "potential social housing disaster".
Premier Ben Carroll refused to say when he became aware of the 1 per cent charge on transport fares, which came into effect in January 2025.
A key issue shaping up for this November's state election is Victoria's power supply. The Labor government has signed a deal for $7.6 billion powerline, while the Coalition has hardened its stance to block the project.
Anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson, who estimated a $15 billion taxpayer bill due to wastage on Big Build sites, has praised the terms of reference for a royal commission announced by the government.
New premier Ben Carroll says Victoria will fulfil the state's funding obligations to public schools under the Gonski plan.
Topic: State and Territory Government
The IBAC report into a bitter pay dispute between the Victorian government and firefighters during the Andrews era found United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall had privileged access to government figures, but stopped short of any finding of corrupt conduct.
Victoria's new premier has filled one of the three vacancies in cabinet left by the departure of Jacinta Allan and two of her allies.
Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.
Victoria's new premier Ben Carroll has only four months to convince voters he could be the man for the top job after the toppling of Jacinta Allan.
Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan is facing a leadership challenge this week - just four months out from the November state election.
Factional convenors from both the right and left of the party room met on Sunday night to discuss whether Jacinta Allan still had the support of a majority of caucus. The ABC understands they agreed she did not.
Topic: State and Territory Government
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has campaigned in Gippsland this week, hoping to lure back voters who are turning towards a surging One Nation.
Topic: State and Territory Elections
Victorian MP Moira Deeming faces being disendorsed as a Liberal candidate for refusing to apologise to former party leader Matthew Guy, after accusing him of assaulting her at a community event in May.
Victorian senior minister Melissa Horne says new allegations about union influence on state construction sites are "alarming", writing to the infrastructure authority to seek assurances they had acted appropriately.
