Opinion

IN case it’s not already obvious, I am an industrial hemp fangirl. It is one of the reasons I was so excited to co-chair the…

The JobKeeper payment and the Coronavirus Supplement have been vital measures which have supported thousands of people and businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 4600…

THE Australian Open will begin in February, with 1200 players, support staff and officials converging on Melbourne for a two-week quarantine. Players are permitted to…

OUR communities need a national approach to the border closures that have played havoc with our lives for months. For 39 weeks, NSW and Victorian…

“Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect…

REFORMING the rates system in Victoria will be one of my major focuses for 2021. As we enter the new year, the RateGate campaign is…

WHEN it comes to government funding, there has long been a perception in the north-west that Victoria ends at Bendigo. For so long our region…

OPINION – ALI CUPPER THE Victorian Government will hand down the 2020-21 State Budget on Tuesday, but the Mildura electorate has already had two significant…

IT feels as though we are living through a recurring nightmare. A sense of deja vu is pervading cross-border communities, who are fed up with…

IT’S been a difficult 12 months for the table grape industry. At the end of last year, the price of water on the temporary market…

OPINION – ALI CUPPER, STATE MEMBER FOR MILDURA WITH COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions easing significantly, there has never been a more important time to shop…

OUR officers have varied reasons for joining Victoria Police, but there is one common thread that binds them together – the desire to help people.…