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Is the use of Emergency Funds for transport projects justified?

The Victorian government’s use of emergency contingency funds to finance major infrastructure projects, including the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), has raised concerns about transparency and fiscal responsibility. A recent revelation that over $5 billion was spent through a government “credit…

20 November, 2024

VICTORIA·WEATHER

Melbourne experiences coldest morning of the year

Residents of Victoria experienced the coldest morning of the year so far today, with a minimum temperature of -1 degrees forecast. While the mercury reached 0 degrees in the city centre, areas such as Horsham, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula…

3 July, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Victorian Government’s $1.2bn school tutoring program fails to deliver results

The Victorian government’s $1.2bn school tutoring program, which started during the pandemic to help students at risk of falling behind to catch up, did not significantly improve the outcomes for those involved, according to the state’s auditor-general. The auditor-general report into the…

21 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Time to Reconsider Juvenile Crime Policies for Community Safety

The Allan government is introducing a very extensive legislation on new youth crime laws, aiming to prevent young offenders from becoming serious criminals. One of the proposed changes relates to individuals aged 18 or older who recruit children for crimes. They will…

19 June, 2024

VICTORIA

Anger and disappointment over Andrews’ award: Former Labor minister sides with Covid victims’ families

The award of the highest national honour to former Prime Minister Daniel Andrews has caused widespread anger and disappointment, particularly among the families of the Covid 19 victims. The reaction comes after a Herald Sun poll found 95 per cent of its…

12 June, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Victoria’s middle class the “new face” of poverty

A growing number of working families are being added to the queues of economically impoverished Australians relying on food donations during the cost-of-living crisis. Foodbank Australia, whose latest needs assessment shows 3.7 million households struggled to put food on the table last…

12 June, 2024

VICTORIA

Melbourne’s transformative budget to convert concrete areas into new parks for its growing population

The upcoming budget plans for the City of Melbourne’s transformative budget to convert concrete areas into new parks for its growing population include parks and public squares to accommodate the growing population. With a proposed investment of $29.5 million in open space,…

6 June, 2024

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Fourth Victorian poultry farm detects bird flu

Victoria’s bird flu outbreak has now spread to a fourth poultry farm, a development anticipated by authorities amid ongoing investigations. Agriculture Victoria confirmed today that a farm near Meredith, west of Melbourne, tested positive for avian influenza. “This detection is not unexpected…

6 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

The secret briefings for the lockdowns must be revealed

Last week the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) issued a landmark decision, ruling that there is a high public interest in releasing the material that supported the state government’s decisions to proceed with lockdowns. To date, these recommendations and the briefings…

5 June, 2024

OPINION·POLITICS·VICTORIA

Victoria’s Budget Unveiled: The losers should have been winners

Victoria’s budget has emerged into the limelight, revealing itself as a casualty of past decisions. While the lockdown may have lifted, its repercussions linger in Victoria more prominently than in any other state. Critics argue that the aftermath has been exacerbated by…

15 May, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

The moment of truth is upon us

We will soon know the direction the state government will take with respect to the economic housekeeping that the state with the largest debt in the entire country so desperately needs. While nothing is coincidental the dire state of Victoria’s economy dictates…

1 May, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Victoria must regain the confidence of the property industry

A recent survey conducted by Procore and the Property Council reveals concerning statistics, indicating that Victoria stands alone among the states with negative expectations for economic growth in the coming year. Furthermore, confidence within the state’s property sector significantly lags behind the…

17 April, 2024

AUSTRALIA·POLITICS·VICTORIA

“Battle” to release documents from Daniel Andrews’ time in office

In a legal battle with implications for government transparency, Jacinta Allan’s Premier’s Office is fighting to keep secret hundreds of documents from the time of former premier Daniel Andrews. Lawyers for the Premier’s office are arguing in the Victorian Civil and Administrative…

3 April, 2024

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VICTORIA- Page 4

Is the use of Emergency Funds for transport projects justified?

Melbourne experiences coldest morning of the year

Victorian Government’s $1.2bn school tutoring program fails to deliver results

Time to Reconsider Juvenile Crime Policies for Community Safety

Anger and disappointment over Andrews’ award: Former Labor minister sides with Covid victims’ families

Victoria’s middle class the “new face” of poverty

Melbourne’s transformative budget to convert concrete areas into new parks for its growing population

Fourth Victorian poultry farm detects bird flu

The secret briefings for the lockdowns must be revealed

Victoria’s Budget Unveiled: The losers should have been winners

The moment of truth is upon us

Victoria must regain the confidence of the property industry

“Battle” to release documents from Daniel Andrews’ time in office

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