Richard Willingham

The CFMEU knows how to use its power. In 2012, its members blockaded the Emporium project in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, venting their anger over site safety and the appointment of shop stewards.

Men with religious beards are not allowed to work as paramedics in Victoria, despite being able to in other states.

Victorian firefighters who attended a rally against the state government while on duty will have their pay docked, with attendees accused of misusing public resources and blocking access to hospitals.

The Victorian premier this week outlined a vision for bolder apartment development in established suburbs, as well as new homes in vacant land on Melbourne's fringes.

Victoria's strict political donations laws will be challenged in the High Court, with a group of independent and minor party candidates arguing they are "unconstitutional" and unfairly favour established major parties.

It'll be a genuine three-way contest in the Prahran by-election, with Labor, the Liberal party and the Greens all capable of winning the seat being vacated by Sam Hibbins.

Long-serving Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh has stood down as party leader after almost a decade in the role.

Melbourne's long awaited Metro train is under significant pressure to meet the government's deadline to run passenger services in 2025, after new documents revealed more delays on the nearly $15 billion project.

The most devastating part of John Pesutto's defamation defeat for the Liberal Party is that, for the first time in years, the Victorian Coalition genuinely have a real chance of winning government.

Victorian households will be slugged an extra $60 a year, on average, to help fund emergency services as part of a series of tax hikes being introduced by the state government.