Richard Willingham@rwillingham

Victorian politics. Melbourne. ABC. Dees. Views mine. tips: richwillingham@proton.me

Joined December 2010
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Premier @DanielAndrewsMP tells reporters “you’re allowed to criticise”.
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Jacinta Allan has announced she will not contest the November election. She was first elected to Bendigo East in 1999. All but four years of her career spent on government benches.
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Ben Carroll says Victoria will boost school funding to meet federal Gonski standards abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/b…

Victorian premier pledges to lift school funding to meet Gonski standards

New premier Ben Carroll says Victoria will fulfil the state's funding obligations to public schools under the Gonski plan.

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To complicate matters… Victoria’s governor is currently overseas on official business.
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RT @BenCarrollMP:
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The UFU and its secretary Peter Marshall can be revealed as the parties seeking to block the release of an IBAC report into alleged corruption relating to the 2016 EBA dispute.
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Exclusive - The Liberal party sent a fake death notice to branch members in Melbourne’s south-east. The bizarre email reveals a broader story about defections to One Nation across suburban seats ahead of the November poll. Full story via @abcnews: abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/v…

Soon after John quit the Liberal Party, the strange phone calls started

When John Ternel quit the Victorian Liberal Party this week the party mistakenly sent an email to members saying he had died. Mr Ternel says the ordeal confirmed to him that the Victorian Liberals...

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Getting in early…. Here’s the annual tweet about how Victoria’s #paec needs major reform! Starting with no more dixers #springst
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The World Cup should bring us together, not keep us apart.
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Labor’s four new ministers were elected by cabinet unopposed; Luba Grigorovitch, Paul Edbrooke, Michaela Settle & Paul Hamer.
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Tim Richardson says he’ll put his hand up for the ministry…
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Several Vic cabinet ministers are set to stand down this afternoon, after they decided to not recontest the November election.
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Spotted (at the very large) teachers rally at Trades Hall this morning.
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Attacks on Lib MP Bev McArthur force Victorian Liberal party to reissue official campaign material, with preselection challenger accusing her of being “unempathetic, unprofessional, irresponsible” abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/v…

Victorian Liberals censor statements amid fiery preselection contest

Liberal party MPs and insiders have been infuriated by the publishing of a preselection candidate's blistering statement about a veteran MP.

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Victorian IT projects blow out by $1.25bn over a decade, government data shows abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/v…

Myki replacement tops list of Victorian IT projects with budget blowouts

Hundreds of Victorian IT projects have together blown out by more than $1.25 billion in the last decade, with some suffering years-long delays, as experts question whether taxpayers are getting value...

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Pressure on Jacinta Allan intensifies as sole Gov MPs , including ministers, want royal commission into CFMEU scandal abc.net.au/news/2026-02-19/p…

Premier stands firm as Labor MPs quietly push for CFMEU royal commission

Pressure on Jacinta Allan intensifies, with several of the premier's own MPs saying they want to see a royal commission into alleged criminality and corruption within the Construction, Forestry and...

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Game, set, match. Sam Groth to quit politics immediately after just one set (term)
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Yes, that’s the state government buying Seven’s 4pm news and weather. #MediaWatch
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Victorian Greens MP Tim Read to leave politics after aggressive cancer diagnosis - but he won’t go quietly. He’s vowed to fight the closure of VicHealth, joining Labor veterans furious at the decision #springst abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/b…

MP battling cancer says condemned health agency could have saved him

Victorian Greens MP Tim Read reveals he will retire from politics at this year's election after he was diagnosed with metastatic cancer — but not before one last political fight.

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David Southwick elected Deputy Liberal Leader in Vic, to replace the outgoing Sam Groth. Easily defeated Chris Crewther in a ballot.
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Fire Rescue Victoria sues United Firefighters Union over $1.6m in taxpayer-funded 'service fees', raising serious questions about the fund’s integrity abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/f…

Victoria's fire authority sues firefighters union over taxpayer funds

Taxpayers have funded $1.6 million in payments to the firefighters union via Fire Rescue Victoria, court documents allege, under an income protection scheme the state's fire chief has said should...

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