Politics
Victoria
Ministers claim they were in the dark as hotel quarantine program went wrong
Senior Andrews government ministers have admitted they had little or no knowledge of key decisions about the ill-fated hotel quarantine program until after they were made.
- by Noel Towell and Tammy Mills
Latest
Coronavirus pandemic
Officials wary of 'cowboy industry' fail to dump security firm over unauthorised subcontracting
On the eve of Andrews government ministers giving evidence at the hotel quarantine inquiry, senior officials still cannot say who has responsibility for the botched system.
- by Tammy Mills and Michael Fowler
Coronavirus pandemic
'Cowboy industry': Bureaucrats knew of security industry's bad reputation
Public servants in charge of hiring private security guards for COVID-19 hotel quarantine were wary on day one of the crisis of a 'cowboy' industry full of 'rogue' operators, according to a WhatsApp chat group.
- by Tammy Mills and Michael Fowler
Coronavirus pandemic
Lockdown in the 'burbs a pressure cooker but some see fringe benefits
Melbourne's lockdown has amplified concerns about flaws in the city's urban design but with the daily commute on pause, life in far-flung suburbs has some fans.
- by Rachel Eddie and Peter Quattrocelli
Coronavirus pandemic
'Is that what we doing?': Confusion over ADF at top level of Andrews government
Text messages from Police Minister Lisa Neville revealed at the hotel quarantine inquiry show how disorganised the government was when it came to calling in the military.
- by Tammy Mills and Noel Towell
Council election
Sally Capp unveils cross-party bid for Melbourne Town Hall
Lord mayor Sally Capp has announced her leadership team for Melbourne Town Hall on the eve of nominations closing for next month's elections.
- by Bianca Hall
Exclusive
Council election
Jobs creation the centre of Sally Capp's bid for Town Hall re-election
Lord mayor Sally Capp has put jobs creation at the heart of her bid for re-election, vowing to secure 80,000 new jobs during the next four years within the City of Melbourne.
- by Bianca Hall
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Hard calls for captains: former leaders run the rule over Dan Andrews
Almost everyone has an opinion about Daniel Andrews and his handling of the COVID-19 crisis. But what of former premiers and prime ministers?
- by Tony Wright
Coronavirus pandemic
Andrews dreams of spring while haunted by the nightmare of autumn
Premier's marathon press conferences project image of control, but hotel inquiry is laying bare the mess among those charged with implementing quarantine.
- by Michael Bachelard and Tammy Mills
Aged care
Aged care homes 'face insolvency' as occupancy drop dents deposits
A consultant to the federal Health Department warns aged care homes could struggle financially when they are forced to hand back millions of dollars in deposits as residents exit the system.
- by Clay Lucas
Coronavirus pandemic
'Died of neglect': Family anger over aged care death, not by COVID
The daughter of an aged care resident who died in hospital without having acquired coronavirus says “neglect” by contract nursing staff was key to her death.
- by Clay Lucas