Richard Willingham
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Victorian politics. Melbourne. ABC. Dees. Views mine. tips: [email protected]
Joined December 2010
Premier @DanielAndrewsMP tells reporters “you’re allowed to criticise”.
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Deputy Liberal Leader Sam Groth has begun legal proceedings against the Herald Sun.
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New Victorian childcare worker registration scheme to begin next month but won't include fill-in workers
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Fill-in childcare workers won't be included in the first stage of Victoria's new childcare worker registration scheme when it begins next month.
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Victoria Police asked for tougher bail laws for arsonists, FOI documents show
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In the midst of the tobacco wars, Victoria Police asked the government to make it harder for accused arsonists to get bail, but its requests were mostly refused, secret documents show.
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Victorian government fails to publish details of enforcement actions against childcare operators, defying a parliament motion
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Premier Jacinta Allan's government has defied a deadline set by Victoria's parliament to publish documents detailing the state's childcare crisis.
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OL Brad Battin has called on the state's Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush to explain how he is going to crackdown on anti-Israel protests. "The new chief commissioner you can't just come in and take the pay you've got to come out and explain to Victorians what you are doing.".
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Accused child abuser Joshua Brown was reported to authorities for misconduct towards children twice before his arrest.
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Authorities failed to review the Working with Children Check of accused childcare abuser Joshua Dale Brown, despite multiple investigations into his conduct including an allegation he "aggressively"...
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RT @KieranJRooney: Base salary for Victorian MPs will increase by 3 per cent. Expenses to rise by 3 per cent also. #SpringSt .
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WorkCover said firefighter Mick Hughes’ pancreatic cancer was work related so gave him financial support, after his death his widow made a dependency claim only to be told Mick’s cancer was not work related.
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Heather Hughes' husband fought toxic fires for decades. But when he died of cancer WorkSafe rejected her dependency claim, despite recognising it as an occupational illness.
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Liberal sources say John Pesutto’s legal debt has been paid and transferred to Moira Deeming’s lawyers.
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"Self-discipline is something that you've either got or you haven't, and I believe most of our team have got it — they just haven't used it all the time ''.
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Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin says party infighting is over as focus shifts to 2026 election
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The Victorian opposition leader says the party must move on from internal rivalries and focus on winning government after backing a controversial loan to John Pesutto.
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RT @cpi_aus: A tribute: The Hon Stephen Charles AO KC. The Centre for Public Integrity Board and staff are deeply saddened by the passing o….
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Vic's Attorney-General has told caucus on #springst this morning that the Gov will introduce retrospective vicarious liability laws by the end of 2025 in a bid to overcome a High Court ruling that has crushed many victims of church abuse.
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Moira Deeming has emailed party officials and leader Brad Battin outlining an offer to avoid bankrupting John Pesutto in return for her preselection being guaranteed and a written and public apology from the party for way she has been treated. #springst.
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Analysis: the Deeming-Pesutto saga goes well beyond a personal feud. This goes to heart of the Vic Liberals’ direction, and a long running battle for internal control where personal animus trumps efforts to win government.
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So much of politics is the art of compromise. It's an art form the Victorian Liberals are unwilling to practice as the party once again rips itself apart over the fate of former leader John Pesutto.
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Deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth under fire for taxpayer-funded car ride from Australian Open, with Georgie Crozier saying its incredibly disappointing and he needs to explain.
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Nepean MP Sam Groth has been asked to explain his actions by senior party figures after he used a taxpayer-funded car to travel home from the Australian Open last year.
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RT @angijones: This is the very least Pesuttos backers deserve for backing a man who maliciously defamed 3 women (with devastating conseque….
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Fmr Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett has likened the party's state parliamentary party room to a 'cess pool' because of the ongoing tensions over Moira Deeming's defamation victory over John Pesutto.
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