Victoria Police

Victoria Police End Melbourne CBD Warrantless Search Zone Four Months Early Amid Legal Challenge and Civil Liberties Backlash

Victoria Police have abruptly ended the designation of Melbourne’s central business district and surrounding precincts as a special search zone, withdrawing controversial powers that allowed officers to conduct warrantless searches nearly four months earlier than scheduled. The declaration, which granted...
Australia

Australians Struggling with Cost of Living as Resolve Poll Shows Deepening Financial Stress and Political Shifts

A new Resolve Political Monitor poll for Nine Newspapers has painted a grim picture of Australians’ financial vulnerability and economic pessimism heading into the final months of 2025. The survey, conducted between November 4 and 8 from a nationally representative...