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Budget report seeks greater transparency

Budget report seeks greater transparency

Economy | 3 October 2023

Recommendations primarily relate to spending on services and infrastructure.

Deregulation for hemp growers urged

Deregulation for hemp growers urged

Economy | 27 September 2023

Hemp industry figures have called for cuts to industry regulation during testimony to the Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee.

Games cancellation probe underway

Games cancellation probe underway

Economy | 30 August 2023

The handling of regional Victoria’s abandoned 2026 Commonwealth Games is the focus of a select committee inquiry.

Regional Victoria feeling housing shortage pressure

Regional Victoria feeling housing shortage pressure

Economy | 16 August 2023

Regional and rural Victoria will need 87,400 new dwellings over the next 15 years, according to evidence given to the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee.

Creating space for a growing local industry

Creating space for a growing local industry

Economy | 15 August 2023

A Victorian Parliamentary Library paper published for National Science Week surveys the history, opportunities, policy context and ambitions of the space industry.

Budget estimates inquiry considers report

Budget estimates inquiry considers report

Economy | 21 July 2023

The Treasurer, Premier and 20 ministers faced questions at public hearings on various matters relating to the state's finances.

Seeking solutions on rental and housing affordability

Seeking solutions on rental and housing affordability

Economy | 9 June 2023

The Legal and Social Issues Committee is inquiring into rental and housing affordability in Victoria, with a view to identifying the factors contributing to the low availability and high costs of rental properties.

Budget scrutiny begins with hearings

Budget scrutiny begins with hearings

Economy | 29 May 2023

Spending and revenue plans under review as inquiry questions key government figures.

Committee canvasses options for stamp duty reform

Committee canvasses options for stamp duty reform

Economy | 8 May 2023

Land transfer duty in Victoria represents an inefficient tax, but one that will be an enormous challenge to reform, a Legislative Council Committee has heard.

Subcontractors’ nonpayment under investigation

Subcontractors’ nonpayment under investigation

Economy | 3 April 2023

Inquiry looks at whether laws should be changed to better protect subcontractors from nonpayment.

Space technology in Australia

Space technology in Australia

Economy | 27 September 2022

In June 2022, NASA launched the first of three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory, marking the agency’s first launch from a commercial spaceport outside of the US.

Work placements at centre of skills investment reform

Work placements at centre of skills investment reform

Economy | 1 September 2022

A parliamentary committee has recommended an overhaul of work-integrated learning such as internships and placements, in a bid to help alleviate skill shortages.