Victorians will soon pay more for electric cars after the state government revealed plans to scrap its $3000 (US$1,999) subsidy for zero-emission vehicles almost one year earlier than planned. The cost-cutting measure revealed on a government website will put the state behind Queensland, New South Wales (NSW), South Australia and Western Australia in electric vehicle…
Media Barred From Australian Premier’s Address to Chinese Dinner
June 7, 2023
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Victorian state leader Daniel Andrews will not release speech notes from an address he delivered to Chinese dignitaries at Melbourne’s Park Hyatt on June 6. The Labor premier’s decision comes after a reporter from the Herald Sun newspaper was barred from entering the Post-Pandemic China-Australia Economic Cooperation Forum, where Andrews spoke for 30 minutes. There…
Canada Must Strengthen the Nation-State and Stop Eroding Its Sovereignty: Brian Peckford
May 29, 2023
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A focused, unified effort is required to restore Canada’s democracy, former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Brian Peckford told attendees at a citizens’ conference in B.C.’s capital city. Peckford made his comments in a keynote address at the Reclaiming Canada Conference hosted in Victoria May 26 to 28 by the group We Unify. “The most successful…
When Environmental Radicalism Is More Harmful Than Good
Commentary When mindless environmental zealotry turns into environmental vandalism and economic destruction something is badly wrong. What turns the wrong into an inexcusable outrage is when the government allows it to occur, ignoring the common good which is at stake. This is exactly the state of play in the state of Victoria where the debt-ridden…
COVID-19 the Scapegoat for Andrew’s $171 Billion Debt
May 24, 2023
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Commentary Victorians will be paying for the financial mismanagement of the Daniel Andrews government for at least the next decade. This week’s state budget revealed the massive cost of the government’s failings for families, workers, and businesses. Worse, the government had revealed no credible plan to bring the vast debt under control. Victoria’s net debt…
Banning Native Logging Risks Fuelling More Illegal Logging Activities: Industry
Native forest logging will soon become illegal in the Australian state of Victoria after a string of legal actions from environmental groups hamstrung logging activity. The move, which comes amid a shortage in timber supply, has been warned by the sector to lead to more illegal logging, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs…
National Retail Group Says 42 Percent Increase to Workcover a ‘Bitter Pill to Swallow’
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retail Association, says an increase in WorkCover premiums is the last thing businesses need amid rising inflation and a crime wave targeting small businesses. On May 19, the Victorian Labor government announced a 42 percent increase to the Workcover premium paid by the state’s businesses into joint funds used…
Victorian Parliament Hosts Drag Queens in Response to Community Outrage
May 18, 2023
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State leader Premier Daniel Andrews has gone on the political offensive in the culture wars inviting five cross-dressers to Parliament House in response to the cancellation of drag storytime events across Melbourne. On May 17, the drag queens were hosted by the Victorian Labor premier and Minister for Equality, Harriet Shing, to celebrate the International…
Opposition Leadership Pours Fuel on Victorian Liberal Party Dumpster Fire
Commentary Just when I thought things could not possibly get worse for the centre-right Victorian Liberal Party … they did! Having agreed weeks ago to suspend conservative MP Moira Deeming from the Parliamentary Liberal Party for nine months after speaking at a rally that was hijacked by neo-Nazis, the leadership has now plunged the organisation…
Andrews Government Offers $5 Million to Shut Down COVID-19 Lockdown Class Action
May 9, 2023
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The Victorian government is offering $5 million in compensation to end an ongoing class action against it in response to placing nine public housing towers under strict lockdowns in 2020. Over 3,000 residents across nine public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington in Australia were detained—without notice—in their apartments from July 4 to either…
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