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17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (201+ words) governmentnews.com.au Legislation to expand the authority of Victoria’s anti-corruption agency has been introduced to parliament. The new laws will grant the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission “follow-the-money” investigatory powers to trace misappropriated public funds and investigate private and third-party…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (414+ words) Every candidate One Nation has named for the 2026 Victorian state election on one page: state president Warren Pickering, sitting MP Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, eight upper house ticket leaders and 30 lower house candidates, updated as names are added before nominations close on…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (754+ words) With just over a month until municipal elections take place across B.C., a new player is entering the capital city’s political arena. For the first time in its 168 year history, the Victoria Firefighters union will be endorsing candidates for city council....

5+ day, 55+ min ago   (219+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. Victoria’s integrity agencies aren’t just calling out government failures. According to the state’s ombud, the agencies themselves are failing, too. In a scolding keynote at the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (497+ words) The delivery of housebuilding should be carefully reviewed. Between 2022 and 2024, one in nine homes was built in a flood risk area. If this trend continues, 165,000 of the 1.5 million new homes the government plans to build would be situated in medium…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (914+ words) The Victorian government has introduced legislation expanding the jurisdiction of its anti-corruption commission, the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC). This comes on the heels of the creation of a new Royal Commission that will investigate allegations of vast corruption in…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (620+ words) Lucas Deviesseux is on the ticket for the Victorian Socialists in the upcoming 2026 state election. Mr Deviesseux is running for the North-Eastern Metropolitan region, which includes the Outer East communities of Mooroolbark, Kilsyth and Croydon. Mr Deviesseux said as a…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (90+ words) AFR The former head of Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has urged the Carroll government to explicitly allow the watchdog to investigate all referrals it receives from the royal commission into the state’s infrastructure program amid concern that promised integrity reforms do…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (844+ words) John Swinney has been accused of "blindsiding" thousands of staff working for public bodies and creating "uncertainty" over the delivery of "essential services" by unveiling plans to cut the number of organisations across the sector. The First Minister announced the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (124+ words) Ben Carroll is a political wolf in sheep’s clothing MacroBusiness Ben Carroll is a political wolf in sheep’s clothing Ben Carroll took over as the premier of Victoria in late July. He previously served as the state’s deputy premier from…...