Councils ‘shocked, disappointed’ as Commonwealth Games canned

Victoria’s regional councils say they are shocked and disappointed in the state government’s decision to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

18 July, 2023

Victoria’s ten year plan to boost recycling

Victoria has released a 10-year plan to boost recycling and and reduce landfill waste.

26 February, 2020

Victoria-Commonwealth relations at all-time low

Australia’s federal system of government has its pluses and minuses. Proponents say federalism is necessary in a country as large as Australia, while others say our population is too small and that state governments are an expensive and inefficient way of ensuring we are properly governed. It is generally agreed that the biggest disadvantage of […]

15 January, 2018

2018 a busy year for elections

A spate of elections in 2018 could well change the Australian political landscape. There is the strong possibility of a Federal election, and the states of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will definitely be going to the polls. There will also be local government elections in Tasmania and South Australia. The Federal Government does not […]

3 January, 2018

Will the West Gate Tunnel ‘ban trucks’?

24/7 ‘ban’ on trucks in inner western Melbourne.

6 April, 2017

Victorian local council rates outcry: Will services suffer?

Rate cap set at 2 per cent.

19 December, 2016

Australia’s biggest urban redevelopment finally gets Green Star status

Walls and rooftops planted.

1 June, 2016

Budget double standard: Victoria’s local councils

Victoria in surplus but councils still squeezed.

27 April, 2016

VIC maternal health, public libraries eroded by rate caps

Councils warn of critical funding shortfalls.

15 February, 2016

Ratecapping redux: Victorian councils fear NSW councils’ fate

The introduction of ratecapping in Victoria has cast a shadow over its local councils.

2 December, 2015

Call to end NSW rate capping

Unfit councils to be culled instead.

3 November, 2015

Medicinal cannabis legalised in Victoria

New cannabis industry to emerge.

7 October, 2015

PM’s public transport comments encourage state leaders

Infrastructure does not mean only roads, says Malcolm Turnbull

21 September, 2015

Victoria could soon outlaw LGBTI discrimination in religious schools

Christian Schools Australia opposes the bill.

7 September, 2015