Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/18/victorian-attorney-general-lambasts-integrity-expert-over-unfounded-claim-cfmeu-corruption-cost-taxpayers-15bn #AustralianTradeUnions #VictorianPolitics #Victoria #AustraliaNews

Role of far-right ‘manosphere’ in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/18/far-right-influencers-homophobic-attacks-dating-apps-investigation-ntwnfb #VictorianPolitics #Victoria #AustraliaNews #LgbtqRights

Liberal infighting erupts in Nepean as executive sidelines branch to back mayor dubbed ‘Sam Groth 2.0’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/16/liberal-infighting-nepean-sam-groth-successor-mornington-peninsula-mayor-victoria-executive #VictorianPolitics #LiberalParty #AustraliaNews

Albanese to push states on gun buyback scheme despite opposition from Queensland and NT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/29/gun-buyback-scheme-bondi-albanese-state-government #BondiBeachTerrorAttack #GunControl #AnthonyAlbanese #DavidCrisafulli #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw #SouthAustralianPolitics #QueenslandPolitics #NorthernTerritoryPolitics #TasmanianPolitics #Antisemitism #VictorianPolitics #LaborParty

With a new leader and tired opponent, this should be the Victorian Liberals’ year – if not for self-inflicted wounds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/10/victorian-liberals-year-ahead-new-leader-jess-wilson #VictorianPolitics #Victoria #AustraliaNews #LiberalParty

Victoria police revokes powers to allow warrantless pat-downs across inner Melbourne https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/09/victoria-police-revokes-powers-to-allow-warrantless-pat-downs-across-inner-melbourne #VictorianPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing

‘Won’t go down without a fight’: Moira Deeming among Victorian Liberal MPs facing preselection challenge https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/06/moira-deeming-victorian-liberal-mps-preselection-challenge-ntwnfb #VictorianPolitics #Victoria #AustraliaNews

Cheaper medicines, rules for cash and new state laws: what will change in Australia on 1 January? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/31/government-rules-new-laws-benefit-changes-on-1-january #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #NewSouthWalesPolitics #QueenslandPolitics #VictorianPolitics

I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/state-library-victoria-cuts-changes #Victorianpolitics #Australianews #Libraries #Melbourne #Victoria #Books

I’m a Guardian journalist who has covered Victoria police’s new search powers. On Sunday, police searched me | Lisa Favazzo https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/01/guardian-journalist-victoria-police-new-search-powers-patted-down #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Victorianpolitics #Australianews #Melbourne #Victoria

‘What are they going to do, chase someone up?’ Victorian rock climbers scorn ban on Mount Arapiles Indigenous sites https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/02/victorian-rock-climbers-urge-people-defy-ban-indigenous-sites #IndigenousAustralians #Victorianpolitics #Australianews #Nationalparks #Rockclimbing #Environment #Socialmedia #Victoria

Working from home is already happening. So why are people in Victoria so mad? | Anna Spargo-Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/08/working-from-home-is-already-happening-so-why-are-people-in-victoria-so-mad #Industrialrelations #Victorianpolitics #Australianews #Liberalparty #JacintaAllan #Laborparty #Victoria

Australia news live: ‘protestival’ to start in Newcastle harbour; thousands to rally against domestic violence https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/22/australia-news-live-climate-protestival-newcastle-harbour-immigration-deportation-bill-domestic-violence-housing-cost-of-living-energy-economy #Australianimmigrationandasylum #NewcastleandtheHunter #Environmentalactivism #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Costoflivingcrisis #Australianeconomy #Victorianpolitics #Business

Australia news live: ‘protestival’ to start in Newcastle harbour; thousands to rally against domestic violence https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/22/australia-news-live-climate-protestival-newcastle-harbour-immigration-deportation-bill-domestic-violence-housing-cost-of-living-energy-economy #Australianimmigrationandasylum #NewcastleandtheHunter #Environmentalactivism #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Costoflivingcrisis #Australianeconomy #Victorianpolitics #Business

Victoria to build $370m state-owned solar farm and battery in state’s west https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/20/victoria-solar-farm-horsham-jacinta-allan #Victorianpolitics #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Environment #Solarpower #Victoria #Energy

How good is this !!!!
Go Melbourne. 💕✨️💕

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/14/melbourne-free-sanitary-product-vending-machines-launch

#periodpoverty #menstrualhealth #womensrights #auspol2024 #jacintaallen #victorianpolitics

Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/02/alpine-dingoes-at-risk-of-extinction-after-victorian-government-extends-right-to-cull #IndigenousAustralians #Victorianpolitics #Endangeredspecies #Australianews #Animalwelfare #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Victoria #Animals #Farming

Landowners whose views are spoiled by power lines could receive $40,000 under Victorian plan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/09/landowners-whose-views-are-spoiled-by-power-lines-could-receive-40000-under-victorian-plan #Victorianpolitics #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Environment #Victoria #Energy #Energy

@matt is it possible for you to update your Guardian news bot to amend hashtags before posting?

Eg: #VictorianPolitics to #springst, #AustralianPolitics to #auspol, etc.

New Video on Youtube: Robert Owen, The Father of British Socialism
Pretty much forgotten today, I think he has actually had a greater impact on the British Left than Karl Marx - and that isn't really a good thing

Check it out!

https://youtu.be/CUjXdMmqrgw

#socialism #history #britishhistory #victorianpolitics #victorians #ukpolitics