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Victoria pledges Jack's Law for knife crime

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to introduce Jack's Law, which would give police powers to search anyone in public places using metal detectors to find knives. The law is named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who died in a random stabbing at Surfers Paradise in 2019, and has been adopted …

Victoria promises Jack's Law knife search powers

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has promised to introduce Jack's Law if elected in November, giving police expanded powers to search anyone anywhere in public for knives using wands, rather than only in designated areas. The law is named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who died after being stabbed in…

Premier won't confirm taxpayer funding for royal commission legal costs

Victoria's Premier Ben Carroll has declined to confirm whether taxpayers will cover legal costs for former MPs and premiers, including Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan, if called to testify at the Construction Industry Royal Commission. The $50 million royal commission into the integrity of Victori…

The Bond Report | 18 September

The RBA governor has issued an inflation warning, a national roundtable will be held on Indigenous child safety crisis. Plus, taxpayers could be slugged for Dan Andrews and Jacinta Allan's legal fees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Royal Commission into Big Build corruption begins

A Royal Commission into corruption on Victoria's Big Build projects begins tomorrow with opening remarks. The opposition has raised concerns that former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan could use cabinet confidentiality immunity to avoid answering questions about secret cabinet meetings. P…

One Nation vows to jail former Victorian premiers

One Nation candidate Mark Nicholson has announced plans to imprison Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan if elected, with a promise of detention by Christmas. The party's Victorian campaign platform includes scrapping the suburban rail loop, abolishing the state's Indigenous treaty, and redirecting $30…

Victorian Premier rejects Greens deal

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has declared he would rather call a fresh election than form a minority government with the Greens if Labor fails to secure a majority after next month's vote. The Premier also condemned One Nation candidate Mark Nicholson's comments suggesting former Premier Dan Andre…

Curtin’s Cast Ep 72 - 7 October 2026 - Labor Slumps, One Nation Leads: What Is Really Happening to Australian Politics?

Labor has hit record-low favourability ratings as One Nation again tops the primary vote in the latest RedBridge/Accent poll. Nick Dyrenfurth and Kos Samaras unpack what the numbers really mean, whether the “Albo Derangement Reflex” obscures genuine voter anger, and why the Coalition’s dramatic im…

AFR Interviews: Ben Carroll

This week, Victorian political correspondent  Sumeyya Ilanbey sits down with Victorian premier Ben Carroll, just a few months after he took the top job from Jacinta Allan. They discuss the many issues facing the state, including work from home laws, the crime rate, the suburban rail loop project an…

The Party Line on Ben Caroll’s Plan to Make Labor Liberal

There’s a lot going on in the world, from Google bulldozing 250,000 trees in Finland to build an illegal datacentre, through incredible election results in Brazil and Serbia that have pushed the far right back, for now. We start by reflecting on the brutal attack on Helen Haines, and the cynical p…