Victorian budget
Teachers to protest in the streets against school funding cuts
The Australian Education Union wrote to Victorian teachers calling for immediate action against the government’s school funding “con job”.
- Chip Le Grand
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Farmers to be spared fire tax increase after months of backlash
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says capping the levy for primary producers would help farmers stay focused on their drought response and recovery.
- Kieran Rooney and Benjamin Preiss
Is this the turning point for women’s sport in Victoria?
Last week, the Victorian government quietly cut funding for women’s sporting programs, with local clubs calling the decision “bewildering”. This week, the Matildas coach called for better investment in female athletes. Find out if your local club is impacted by the cuts.
- Gemma Grant
Victoria pockets another $1 billion from the TAC
The state government will receive a $1.13 billion dividend from the Transport Accident Commission, its second billion-dollar payment in as many years.
- Kieran Rooney
Tax relief and home ownership at heart of opposition budget pitch, but savings lacking
Jacinta Allan “wants to be the premier who got millennials into homes”, but shadow treasurer James Newbury says taxes are killing the Australian dream.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
Trump’s tariffs cast $1.25 billion shadow over Victoria’s budget
An analysis has highlighted potential impacts of the US trade wars on Victoria’s bottom line.
- Kieran Rooney
‘Harebrained’: Free camping policy scrapped after ghost campers, empty sites
Free camping was supposed to help Victorian families. Instead, it harmed regional communities, critics say.
- Carla Jaeger
‘We’re really struggling’: Fire levy pushing drought-stricken farmers to the brink
The state government has infuriated farmers and volunteer firefighters with its expanded emergency services levy.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Mental health
Tax to fund mental health overdelivers, but actual beds lacking
Victoria’s mental health watchdog says it is in the dark about how well the state government is delivering reforms recommended by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
- Grant McArthur and Kieran Rooney
Seven winters with no school hall: Pupils face another year of shivering through assembly
As winter sets in, students at a school in Melbourne’s inner-south will continue to shiver through assemblies despite promises of state government funding for a replacement hall.
- Nicole Precel
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