The state government wants developers to build more housing,but they can’t even shift the units they already have.
The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification – such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.
Premier Jacinta Allan is supposed to enforce her ministers’ disclosures of meetings with lobbyists. But her latest disclosures were submitted nearly three months late.
Community organisations providing relief to vulnerable Victorians have been told tough decisions will be made in the May state budget.
Cost of living pressure is being blamed for the third consecutive quarterly increase to the number of Victorian families trying to get into social housing.
Strict parking space limits could be imposed on suburbs with SRL stations,including Cheltenham,Clayton,Box Hill,Monash,Glen Waverley and Burwood.
Jacinta Allan is expected to make more announcements on crime to increase police powers and deter people from showcasing their crimes on social media.
For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture,data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.
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Maps reveal the height caps for new apartment and office buildings in the streets of six suburbs set to host Suburban Rail Loop stations.