Australian-first laws that guarantee the right to work from home two days a week are unlikely to pass Victorian parliament before the November state election, with the Coalition and crossbench teaming up to refer the bill to an inquiry.
The laws were first announced in 2025 by the then premier Jacinta Allan in a bid to capitalise on the backlash to the federal Coalition’s plan to force public servants back into the office full-time, which contributed to the opposition’s election loss.
