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Kieran Rooney

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Kieran Rooney

    Harriet Shing always thought she was a bit odd. This diagnosis explained a lot (opens the original)

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    When Harriet Shing was diagnosed with autism, she was already an elected member of state parliament and had found herself overwhelmed by things that never seemed to bother other people. Although the diagnosis helped her navigate these moments, Shing found the prospect of telling people so daunting that, most times, she chose not to. But during her valedictory speech in parliament’s upper house on Tuesday night, the retiring former minister, who has served in the Labor government since its surpri

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Kieran Rooney

    Renewable transmission line through marginal seats paused until after election (opens the original)

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    The future of a contentious green power transmission line in the state’s west is under a cloud, with Premier Ben Carroll promising to review the project and delaying land acquisition until next year. Opposition to transmission projects such as the Western Renewables Link (WRL), a high-voltage power line taking electricity from regional Bulgana to Sydenham at Melbourne’s suburban fringe, is shaping up as a key election issue. In a statement on Tuesday, Carroll said he would commission an independ

  3. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Kieran Rooney

    No real wage relief: Victoria walked away from targets (opens the original)

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    A target to help stop wages going backwards was abandoned by the Victorian government in 2025 despite the looming threat to living conditions created by inflation. A ministerial brief, obtained by the opposition under freedom of information laws, shows Treasury advised the government about setting achievable economic growth measures to improve wages growth, boost productivity and drive business investment. Signed in June 2025, the document was delivered to then-finance minister Danny Pearson aft

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Kieran Rooney

    Labor wants to build 525,000 inner-city homes. These councils say they can’t afford it (opens the original)

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    Melbourne’s inner-city councils say they will withdraw support for the state government’s plan to funnel a million new residents into the area unless they receive close to a billion dollars in extra funding for new infrastructure. Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece said the inner-city should also become a designated growth area, similar to the outer-suburbs, so that it can access state and Commonwealth programs for booming regions. Reece’s comments were made as the chair of the M9 group of inner-ci

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Kieran Rooney, Angus Delaney

    Victoria’s ex-COVID boss the latest high-profile exit under Ben Carroll (opens the original)

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    Jeroen Weimar will leave his role as secretary of the Department of Transport and Planning, the latest high-profile exit under new Premier Ben Carroll. Carroll said in a statement on Thursday that Weimar would leave the role to be replaced by Fiona Adamson. Weimar, who had led the Department of Transport and Planning since January 2025, was once the state’s COVID commander and was in charge of the authority tasked with delivering the Commonwealth Games before the government decided it would not

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