Rachel Eddie

The Allan government also plans to establish a tobacco licensing scheme, after more than 100 firebombings targeting cigarette shops around the state.

Analysis of dozens of annual reports dumped in parliament on Thursday found some of Melbourne’s busiest hospitals failed to meet their target for available cash.

The state’s total expenses for the three months to the end of September hit $24.9 billion, an increase of $1.8 billion compared with the same time last year.

Shadow minister Brad Battin and Liberal MP Ann-Marie Hermans were speaking at a protest about renaming a lake when a small group of black-clad men arrived.

The number of tenanted properties in Victoria has also dropped by more than 6000 in a year, despite a Victorian government target to increase supply.

Sam Hibbins, who quit the Greens three weeks ago after admitting he had an affair with a staff member, said he would resign as the member for Prahran.