Amid all the reporting of the catastrophic cancellation of the Commonwealth Games, you may have missed the Victorian Government’s plan to sack 117 specialist teachers who provide support to thousands of kids with disabilities (Labor have since been forced into an embarrassing U-turn on this decision after backlash from parents).
Saturday’s commanding election win threw up intriguing features: thumping results for Labor in middle-ring eastern suburbs and robust support for Victorian Socialists thwarting the Greens.