The Nationals will fight the Allan Labor Government’s proposed legislation that would allow government officials and transmission companies to enter private farmland without consent – and fine landholders who object – when state Parliament resumes today. The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill would…
DetailsThe Victoria Nationals and Liberals will today introduce new legislation to overhaul and strengthen Victoria’s broken Working With Children Check (WWCC) system. The Worker Screening Amendment (Safety of Children) Bill 2025 is designed to implement recommendations made by the Victorian Ombudsman in 2022 to strengthen Victoria’s WWCC system and action the Liberals and Nationals’ six-point plan, Safe from…
DetailsThe Victorian Liberals and Nationals have unveiled a clear, six-point plan to better protect children in early learning settings and restore confidence in Victoria’s childcare system. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said Labor’s continued failure to act on repeated warnings had put vulnerable children at risk. “Parents deserve to know that their children…
DetailsThe 48th Parliament has commenced with great ceremony in Canberra but the show has been stolen by leaked Treasury advice that the Albanese Government needs to raise taxes, bringing Labor’s superannuation tax into the spotlight, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. “The Nationals are not taking a backward step in fighting Labor’s retirement savings tax grab…
DetailsThe Nationals have vowed to fight Labor’s proposed legislation that will allow government officials and energy companies to enter private farmland without consent and fine landholders who object. Labor’s National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill is set to be introduced to state parliament next week. If successful, the Bill will deliver sweeping…
DetailsThe key body supporting volunteer firefighters has slammed the Allan Labor Government’s lack of budget transparency and cruel emergency services tax. After the Liberals and Nationals called out Labor for refusing in Parliament to confirm cuts to the Country Fire Authority’s budget, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) has launched its own stinging attack. Budget cuts…
DetailsAllan Labor Government legislation that would allow public officials to force their way onto the land of farmers and other property owners will be opposed by the Liberals and Nationals. Individuals who resist the intrusion face fines of up to $12,210 under a draconian Bill designed to ram through Labor’s shambolic energy policies. The government…
DetailsLabor attempts to hide divisive Treaty details after a traumatic week for Victorians In a week where Victorians have endured traumatic revelations and shocking failures of leadership, the Allan Labor Government has chosen a Friday morning to quietly announce its proposal to introduce a Statewide Treaty Bill later in the year – and has…
DetailsThe relief package for drought-hit farmers announced today by the Allan Labor Government is a sad case of too little, too late. It is no more than a starting point and has come far too slowly, given farmers in the state’s south-west have been battling the big dry for two years. After so much hardship,…
DetailsThe Liberals and Nationals have demanded confirmation that the Allan Labor Government will not back the formation of the Great Forest National Park (GFNP). Shadow Minister for Public Land Management, Melina Bath, has written to Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, requesting a formal public commitment. It comes after Field and Game Australia revealed on social…
DetailsThe crime surge across Victoria continues, with a 20 per cent rise in incidents the state under the Allan Labor Government’s watch. Criminal incidents have reached their highest recorded figures since the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) began reporting in 2004-05. Regional areas are being hit hard, with figures released today by CSA for…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has once again refused to disclose how much funding the CFA will receive in the 2025-26 State Budget, confirming fears the budget is being cut again. Today in Question Time, Minister for Emergency Services, Vicki Ward, dodged a straightforward question: what is the CFA’s base budget for 2025–26 — a figure the…
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