Dan vows to ban energy phone call pests
Energy retail pests would be banned from bombarding families with phone calls, and penalties for wrongful disconnections would be doubled if Labor is re-elected.
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Witness comes forward in Labor rorts probe
A key witness in the rorts-for-votes scandal provided significant information to assist police in their investigation before their brief of evidence was wrapped up, it has been revealed.
Coalition’s free textbooks promise for parents
PARENTS with children at public high schools would save almost $3000 in textbook costs if the Victorian Coalition wins the November election.
MFB workplace deal ‘discriminatory’
A NEW pay deal for metropolitan firefighters backed by Premier Daniel Andrews is discriminatory and unfair for women and parents, the state’s human rights watchdog says.
Emotional Allan blames Libs for death threats
PUBLIC Transport Minister Jacinta Allan says she’s received death threats and vile abuse over the government’s taxi industry changes, accusing Liberal MPs of inciting such attacks.
Andrews says North East Link is a road to wealth
THE $16.5 billion North East Link toll road would deliver a greater economic benefit to Victoria than its cost and create 10,300 jobs during construction.
Labor banks on cash bonanza in donation laws
MORE than $20 million of taxpayer money will be poured into the bank accounts of Victoria’s state political parties each term to help them cope with changes to donation laws.
Transport workers demand thug crackdown
RAIL, tram and bus workers have jumped on board a campaign by the emergency services sector to demand a crackdown against thugs who attack them.
Devil is in the detail of new donation laws
THE state government’s plan to fix political donation rules looks mostly sensible but there are still murky areas, writes Matt Johnston.
Paramedic attack law under fire
PREMIER Daniel Andrews’ plan to force judges to jail anyone convicted of assaulting emergency workers has come under fire from the state’s peak law body.
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