With the election now out of the way, it is time to concentrate on other important issues facing the state. We have recorded a 3.4 per cent rise in new COVID cases in the past week in Victoria. The state recorded 27,790 total cases in the past seven days. HospitalizationsRead More →
As the Liberal party moves to position itself to save any further embarrassment and to start modelling itself as the credible, viable political party in the state to hold the government to account, the first step was taken by the parliamentary party to select their new leader – John Pesutto.Read More →
Families living in Melbourne’s growing suburbs will soon have access to new and upgraded schools, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins today visited Gladstone Park Secondary College – which will receive an $11.7 million upgrade to give students the facilities they need and deserve. “We’re ensuringRead More →
Wage Inspectorate Victoria has launched a campaign to check retail businesses employing kids under 15 years of age are complying with the state’s child employment laws. The child employment watchdog is putting boots on the ground, ensuring that seasonal demand and extended opening hours don’t lead businesses to overlook childRead More →
Professor Perminder Sachdev AM, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney and world-leading clinician and academic, has been awarded the 2022 Ryman Prize by the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in recognition of research that has substantially enhanced the life of older peopleRead More →
To the general Australian viewer “Namaste Yoga” is a beautiful, wonderfully executed and heart- warming film but for those in the community, this is the first time on a Western screen we feel seen. Its authentic depiction of the Hindu diaspora experiencing racism, its cultural appropriation and traumas of assimilation,Read More →
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the relistings of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Islamic State in Libya (IS-Libya) and Islamic State Sinai Province (IS-Sinai) as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code Act 1995(the Criminal Code). The Australian Government first listed AQAP as aRead More →
More than 500 Australian bank, financial services and digital currency accounts linked to offshore organised sextortion criminals who sexually extort Australian teenagers have been shut down under a multi-jurisdictional, AFP-led operation. The AFP and AUSTRAC, working with the financial sector, have facilitated the closure of the bank accounts, which areRead More →
A lot has been said and is being written about the 2nd consecutive drubbing Liberals got on Saturday November 26. And everyone directly or indirectly suggests Matthew Guy should go (read quit politics). Some are even selling this idea of Matthew Guy execution as the Liberal party’s ‘turning the firstRead More →
Was Daniel Andrews in any danger of losing 2022 election? The simple answer to this question is a big NO. Election 2022 will be spoken about for a long time. Too many pundits had their varied reflections on what the issues were and what the possible outcomes would be. Looking atRead More →