Denmark was the first country in northern Europe to bring in lockdown restrictions. Now, with 72 per cent of the population vaccinated, it is the trailblazer in removing them.

Former government finance officials described the mammoth contingency reserve as highly unusual, not transparent and worried that it could be used as a political slush fund.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas both denied the criticism, but as Wednesday’s sale pitch unfolded it certainly seemed that way.

Victoria Police's former chief commissioner Kel Glare and a group of former police commissioners and top cops have blasted Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' proposed new powers as dangerous and...

The party’s internal polling shows voters could be turning against Premier Daniel Andrews as the state endures another exhausting lockdown.

Businesses shut down by Victoria's stage four lockdown have filed a landmark class action lawsuit against the government for its failures in hotel quarantine.

The man who audited Victoria’s debt-laden finances during the 1990s says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ claim privatisation of the SEC failed is “complete bullshit”.

Paul Perreault says the virus is not going away any time soon, so we must learn to live with it and encourage vaccinations.

A High Court challenge to the validity of the Victorian government's lockdown comes as Treasurer Tim Pallas confirmed the state would record its first budget deficit in seven years.

Nonsense. That's the assessment of Victoria's former Health Minister Jenny Mikakos, after being thrown under the bus by her Premier Daniel Andrews.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews apologised to the public for his party’s “shameful” actions, saying he takes “full responsibility”.

Victorian Liberals were already saying Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese was the premier’s puppet. New reports related to the corruption watchdog will not help.

A group of retired judges and Melbourne QCs has written to the Andrews government expressing alarm over laws they say are 'unprecedented, excessive and open to abuse'.

The Burnet modelling that underpins the Victorian reopening road map suggests fatality rates much higher than are being seen in the real world.

An unvaccinated Australian who arrived in Sydney after contracting COVID-19 a few weeks earlier was allowed into the country without any of the drama surrounding tennis superstar Novak Djokovic.

The Andrews government may have to agree to give a judge oversight of sweeping pandemic powers as the opposition seeks support for an amendment to the health crisis management bill.

Critics of the Victorian Premier’s pandemic powers say the changes fall short of legal and democratic principles, despite the bill set to pass into law on Thursday.

Epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett has backed calls for Victoria to go into a “soft lockdown” given the rising costs of strict measures.

A young journalist’s conflict with Daniel Andrews shows the media’s relationship with power has changed in Victoria.

This public health crisis has been a historic boon for the grifters of Australia.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games was a folly from the very outset and now the community has to wear the consequences.

A writ of summons against the state of Victoria and a statement of claim is expected to be filed in Melbourne’s High Court registry as early as Monday.

Businesses shut down by Victoria's stage four lockdown have filed a landmark class action lawsuit against the government for its failures in hotel quarantine.

Melbourne is set to lose its title as the food capital of Australia, a day after it lost the AFL grand final and the title of the country's sporting capital.

There seems to be an underlying concern over the powerful effect of vaccination on transmission and hospitalisation.

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As vaccination rates rise, we must obsess less over “COVID” death counts and focus more on hospital capacity.

Ratings agency S&P says Victoria could face a daily interest bill of $30 million by 2027 after it was revealed state debt has already grown to $126 billion.

Households in Labor electorates now earn $8580 more a year than those in Coalition areas – a shift that could have profound effects on politics.