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Leaders to lay out competing visions for Melbourne’s future

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Campbell, E. (2026, September 18). Leaders to lay out competing visions for Melbourne’s future. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/leaders-to-lay-out-competing-visions-for-melbourne-s-future-20260918-p60xv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-18 · by Eleanor Campbell

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Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson will present their visions for Melbourne's future at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly forum on October 21. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Lord Mayor Nick Reece are among other headline speakers addressing issues like housing, liveability, education, health, and infrastructure over the three-day event hosted in partnership with the University of Melbourne. The forum aims to discuss ideas for Melbourne's future as it heads towards a population of 10 million people, ahead of an unpredictable state election.
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On October 20-22, Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson will present their visions for Melbourne's future at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly. This three-day event, hosted by the University of Melbourne in partnership with The Age, includes speeches from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece, as well as international speakers like former New York mayor Bill de Blasio. Carroll and Wilson will deliver speeches on October 21 followed by a Q&A session with The Age’s state political editor Chip Le Grand, aiming to address key issues such as housing affordability and city livability ahead of the upcoming state election in Victoria.

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“Only the Carroll Labor Government will fight for working people, and deliver the future Victorians deserve.” Housing Melbourne’s growing population and maintaining the city’s liveability will be front of mind for Reece, who will also speak on October 20 between panels and keynote addresses on two of Melbourne Assembly’s four key pillars: shaping the city, and innovation and education.
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🔮 Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson will lay out their visions for Melbourne’s future at a major public forum held on the eve of a consequential and unpredictable state election.
2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Leaders to lay out competing visions for Melbourne’s future · assertive framing

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Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson will lay out their visions for Melbourne’s future at a major public forum held on the eve of a consequential and unpredictable state election. asserted
Carroll → lay → election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece will also be headline speakers at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly, to be held in October. asserted
Albanese → hold → October
The three-day forum, hosted in partnership with the University of Melbourne, will bring together some of the city’s brightest minds to discuss ideas for Melbourne’s future, along with international speakers, former New York mayor Bill de Blasio and global planning pioneer Carlos Moreno. asserted
forum → host → speakers
Carroll and Wilson will deliver speeches and then face questions from The Age’s state political editor Chip Le Grand at the forum on October 21. “On the eve of a state election, Melburnians will be eager to hear competing visions for the future from the people vying to lead Victoria through the next four years,” The Age’s editor Patrick Elligett said. asserted
Elligett → deliver → years
Related Albanese, whose Labor government will be paying close attention to the result of the state election, will deliver an address at the event – to be held at The Edge in Federation Square – on October 20. asserted
government → pay → October
He will speak to his agenda of boosting funding for schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure, as both Labor and the Coalition face rising voter resentment in the outer suburbs and the growing electoral threat posed by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. asserted
Labor → speak → Nation
“Victoria is a great state with a bright future – but we know that the chaos of a Liberal-One Nation Coalition, would be disastrous for Victoria,” Albanese told this masthead. asserted
Albanese → know → masthead
“Only the Carroll Labor Government will fight for working people, and deliver the future Victorians deserve.” Housing Melbourne’s growing population and maintaining the city’s liveability will be front of mind for Reece, who will also speak on October 20 between panels and keynote addresses on two of Melbourne Assembly’s four key pillars: shaping the city, and innovation and education. asserted
who → fight → city
“I believe Melbourne is a city where people look out for each other and think about each other,” Reece said. asserted
Reece → believe → other
“It’s not just about the economic metrics and measures, it’s about who we are.” asserted
we → ’ → metrics
Reece will also do a Q&A session with The Age’s city editor Cara Waters to discuss the challenges posed by Melbourne’s growth as it speeds towards a population of 10 million people. asserted
it → do → people
Have your say on what you want to hear from politicians to inform what’s discussed during our civic forum below. asserted
what → have → forum
Melbourne Assembly will be held from October 19 to October 21. asserted
Assembly → hold → October
Continue this series Melbourne AssemblyUp next The major figures in sport and the arts present their vision for a thriving city in the lead-up to Melbourne Assembly. asserted
figures → continue → Assembly
The loss of entrepreneurs to larger markets worries industry leaders, but some experts are choosing to advance their careers in the city’s growing start-up sector instead of Silicon Valley or other global hubs. asserted
experts → worry → Valley
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