Commentary The decision by the Victorian Labor government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a major blow to the regional communities—promised world-class sporting events and infrastructure—and an assault on the reputation of the state; indeed the nation. The Games had been scheduled to showcase regional Victoria, with major events in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton,…
The Commonwealth Games Was Nothing More Than a Political Football
July 18, 2023
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‘Gross Exaggeration’: Organisers Dispute Premier’s Claims of Cost Blow-Outs for Commonwealth Games
Organisers have blamed the Victorian Labor government for contributing to any cost blowout in hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Australia CEO Craig Phillips issued the statement in response to Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement on July 18 that the state would withdraw as host of the Games—meaning organisers will be left to…
Victoria’s Mental Health Complaints Body Fights Order to Release Recommendations Citing Privacy Laws
Victoria’s Mental Health Complaints Commissioner (MHCC) is fighting an order to release recommendations on how it was dealing with major problems within the state service. The latest move comes after a June report (pdf) found local Victorians had suffered “gross human rights violations” during mental health treatments that were often conducted against their will. Mental…
Murder Charges Laid After Teen Boy Killed Walking Home in Australia’s Melbourne
Three males have been charged with murder after a boy was attacked and killed in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The 14-year-old boy and two friends were walking home from a railway station in St Albans late on June 26 when an SUV approached the group. The car turned and struck the boy, before two men in…
Melbourne Nearly Reclaims Title as World’s ‘Most Liveable City’
The Australian city of Melbourne has nearly reclaimed its title as the world’s most liveable city after jumping up seven places to third on the 2023 EIU Global Liveability Index. Sydney was just behind Melbourne, coming in fourth on the index. Australian cities Perth and Adelaide rose almost 20 places to equal 12th, while Brisbane…
Major Newspaper Cuts Ties With Columnist Over Gender Identity Issue
June 12, 2023
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The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, has ended its relationship with columnist Julie Szego over a feature story about youth gender identity disorders. According to Szego, she had been commissioned to write a 5,000-word feature article on the issue, but the current editor, Patrick Elligett, refused to run it. Szego revealed that Elligett had described…
Columnist Axed by Major Newspaper After Writing Critically About Gender Identity Disorders
June 12, 2023
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The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, has ended its relationship with columnist Julie Szego over a feature story about youth gender identity disorders. According to Szego, she had been commissioned to write a 5,000-word feature article on the issue, but the current editor, Patrick Elligett, refused to run it. Szego revealed that Elligett had described…
Media Barred From Australian Premier’s Address to Chinese Dinner
June 7, 2023
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Victorian state leader Daniel Andrews will not release speech notes from an address he delivered to Chinese dignitaries at Melbourne’s Park Hyatt on June 6. The Labor premier’s decision comes after a reporter from the Herald Sun newspaper was barred from entering the Post-Pandemic China-Australia Economic Cooperation Forum, where Andrews spoke for 30 minutes. There…
Community Mourns 4 Killed in Regional Victoria Crash
A tight-knit regional Victorian community is mourning the death of four teens in a car crash, as a sole survivor fights for life. Police remained at the scene of the crash on Wannon-Nigretta Falls Road, Bochara, on Saturday evening after the car with five people on board lost control and hit a tree. The crash was…
School Staff Found Children Trapped in Bus After Crash
The staff of a small primary school in Melbourne’s west had to triage their seriously injured students after a truck crashed into the back of their school bus. The bus was less than a kilometre from Exford Primary School in Eynesbury when the vehicles collided at about 3.40 pm on May 16. School principal Lisa…
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