Minister caught out denying office involvement in review
Water Minister Harriet Shing has once again been caught out denying the involvement of her, or her office, in the delaying of a Melbourne Water inquiry, despite emails obtained under…
A win for students and teachers with Victorian Education Inquiry established
Victorian students, teachers and school communities will be well served by a new state parliament inquiry into education. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Assistant Parliamentary Secretary for…
Labor leaders rip away roads funds
The Andrews Labor Government needs to explain how it has allowed a Federal road funding cut of close to $1.3 billion in last week’s roads budget, further worsening the parlous…
Labor should apologise for RSL pokies debacle
The Andrews Government’s decision to abandon its heartless pursuit of RSL clubs over gaming machine entitlements they legally couldn’t use is well overdue. Labor’s mean-spirited approach caused heartache and…
Call to stop unsolicited phone calls re Energy Upgrades Program
Unsolicited phone calls from call centres purporting to be representatives of the Victorian Government’s Energy Upgrades Program has been raised in State Parliament by The Nationals. Deputy Leader of…
Mental health bed waiting times blow out, again
A key mental health target has been missed, again, with 60% of patients forced to wait longer than eight hours for a mental health bed in Victoria’s emergency departments. Data…
Labor wants you to ignore Victoria’s roads crisis
The Andrews Government is scrambling to look busy while Victoria’s roads fall apart, putting lives at risk, after successive funding cuts and a grossly inadequate response to the October major…
Labor must reveal social housing data for Victoria’s disability sector
The Andrews Government must reveal the net gain of new social housing residences in the disability sector, with the Liberals and Nationals fearing a rise of just four. In the…
Local Government inquiry a chance to address rate pain
A new parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and service delivery is a chance to fix inequities in the funding of local councils according to a local Nationals MP. The…
Labor risks the Victorian pork on your fork
A critical food producer may be left to fend for itself if the Andrews Government refuses to guarantee protections against extreme animal activists this Mother’s Day. In Parliament, Deputy Leader…
Parliamentary inquiry into local government
The Liberals and Nationals have secured a parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and service delivery. “The electorate of Northern Victoria that I represent covers nearly half of the…
Gippsland roads need serious funding boost
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling for a significant boost in road maintenance funding ahead of the State Budget this month. Mr O’Brien said the…