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Kieran Rooney

Melbourne

State Politics Reporter at The Age

State politics reporter at the The Age. 2002 Best and Fairest for Padua College Year 6 E-Grade cricket. [email protected]

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  • Face scanning and phone accounts on cards for pokies venues but Victorian gambling reform delays frustrate anti-gambling advocates

    6 days ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Daniella White

    Face scanning, phone accounts on cards for pokies but gambling reform delays frustrate advocatesBy Kieran Rooney and Daniella White June 22, 2025 — 4.46pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.

  • Victorian government to consider changes to gas appliance ban

    1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney

    “Victorian gas is the cheapest in the nation. The longer we can rely on Victorian gas rather than imported gas, the better for Victoria’s industrial sector.”The government has received submissions from industry, environmental advocates and other groups. Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Jones told The Age that the building electrification proposal “threatens the foundation” of the industry.

  • Victorian Liberal Party: Brad Battin toppled John Pesutto as leader

    1 week ago | theage.com.au | Chip Le Grand |Kieran Rooney

    By Chip Le Grand and Kieran RooneyUpdated June 20, 2025 — 2.56pmfirst published at 10.40am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A group of white knights stepped in to personally guarantee a $1.55 million loan from the Victorian Liberal Party to keep John Pesutto out of bankruptcy and resolve a crisis threatening to devour the party’s electoral prospects.

  • Brad Battin toppled John Pesutto as leader - then voted to save him with bailout

    1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Chip Le Grand

    By Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand June 20, 2025 — 10.40am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A financial bailout for John Pesutto was backed by the man who toppled his leadership, with the Liberal party’s decision prompting Moira Deeming to liken her treatment to institutional abuse.

  • Battin tight-lipped as Liberal Party meets to decide Pesutto’s fate

    1 week ago | theage.com.au | Chip Le Grand |Kieran Rooney

    By Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney June 19, 2025 — 5.59pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Opposition Leader Brad Battin has refused to say whether he will support a party-funded rescue package to save his predecessor John Pesutto from bankruptcy, as the state party’s governing board meets to consider the proposal.

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Kieran Rooney @KieranJRooney
4 Jun 25

RT @propagandopolis: American temperance postcard (ca. 1915) showing a saloon keeper ensnaring a passerby with a beer-trap. https://t.co/4I…

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Kieran Rooney @KieranJRooney
30 May 25

RT @KateHydeNY: Anyone who's looking for the whole CNN interview with the 'Miracle over the Mojave' pilot, Nathan Fielder, here you go. htt…

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Kieran Rooney @KieranJRooney
30 Apr 25

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