There were 37,505 breaches of coronavirus health orders in Victoria last year and a nine per cent increase in family violence incidents, new crime statistics show. Overall, the number of recorded offences in the state increased by 2.3 per cent to almost 550,000 during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the virus-related offences occurred between April…
Victoria Becomes First Australian State to Introduce ‘Modest’ Electric Vehicle Tax
The Victorian Labor government is set to become the first Australian state to introduce a new tax on electric vehicles. The proposal has prompted criticism from industry groups, the Greens, and the opposition, who say it’s yet another tax imposed on Victorians. Under the proposed bill introduced by the Victorian Labor government in state Parliament…
Experts Call for Mandatory Use of Victoria’s QR App to Streamline Contact Tracing
The Victorian state government is being urged to make its centralised QR tracing app mandatory as pressure mounts for the state to improve its contact tracing system. The call follows criticism from the Victorian Health Department, who blamed businesses for providing incorrect or incomplete QR code information used for contact tracing during the Holiday Inn…
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews Out of Intensive Care
The Australian state of Victoria’s head of government, Premier Daniel Andrews, has been moved out of intensive care at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after fracturing a vertebrae in a fall last week. Andrews slipped on wet stairs at a Mornington Peninsula holiday rental while getting ready for work Tuesday morning. He fractured the T7 vertebrae in…
Victorian State Government Announces Australia’s First Probe Into Impacts of Colonization
The Australian state of Victorian has announced the establishment of a truth and justice commission that will investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Victorians and propose steps for reconciliation. As the first commission of its kind in Australia, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will be modelled after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
State to Launch Australia’s First Probe Into Impacts of Colonisation
The Australian state of Victorian has announced the establishment of a truth and justice commission that will investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Victorians and propose steps for reconciliation. As the first commission of its kind in Australia, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will be modelled after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
Energy Australia Announces Early Closure of Victoria’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant
Energy Australia announced on March 10 that it will close Victoria’s largest power station in mid-2028—four years earlier than scheduled. The move has raised concerns from the federal government over electricity prices and reliability in the national power grid. In a statement, Energy Australia Managing Director, Catherine Tanna, said the company approached the Victorian Government…
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews Hospitalized After a Fall
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has gone to the hospital for x-rays and an examination after a serious fall occurred as he was getting ready for work on Tuesday. The premier, who is turning 49 in July, did not sustain any head injuries during the accident. However, the fall was “concerning,” according to the Victorian Premier…
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews in Intensive Care After a Serious Fall
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been placed in intensive care in hospital after falling on wet stairs while getting ready for work on Tuesday. The premier issued a statement via his office in the afternoon, giving details about the fall and his current condition. “Early this morning, I was admitted to hospital after slipping and…
The Trade Group Driving China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Australia: Internal Documents
An overseas pro-Beijing organization is a driving force behind a decade-long infiltration into Australia, including promoting China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative, internal documents reveal. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transcontinental investment project aimed at expanding China’s global influence through political, economic, or cultural cooperation, was first proposed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping…
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