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Public service hiring freeze pitched to help budget fix

A would-be premier has gone some of the way to answering how she plans to embark on state budget repair while simultaneously promising to slash five taxes.

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Shock lottery deal 'handcuffs' state to gambling sector

A surprise state lottery deal has "handcuffed" future governments to the gambling industry and undone years of reform, a leading advocate says.

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'Living within our means': treasurer defiant on budget

The door has been left ajar for a COVID debt levy to be unwound early as business buckles under the weight of state tax and regulation.

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The Victorian budget is cleverly structured for an election. But is it too late to make a difference?

About a year and a half ago, Jaclyn Symes replaced Tim Pallas as Victorian treasurer, ending Pallas’ record-breaking ten years in the role.

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Victorian budget 2026: state records first post-pandemic surplus but financial health uncertain as debt nears $200bn

Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows $727m operating surplus for this financial year as debt forecast to soar by decade’s end

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'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

A $200 billion state budget debt bomb remains live and ticking as a long-time Labor government favours cost-of-living measures for struggling families.

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Economic hawks eye restraint in pre-election budget

Business and economic leaders are warning against an election-year spendathon as a state treasurer prepares to hand down her second budget.

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A ‘few scallywags’ gossiping or a premier under threat? Inside Labor’s push to ditch Jacinta Allan

More than a dozen Victorian Labor sources, including ministers and factional powerbrokers, confirm move for leadership change

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'Christmas grinch': public service cuts as wages soar

Top dogs have not escaped the wrath of more than 1000 public service job cuts, with a state desperate to rein in wages and debt.

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Victoria to cut 1,000 public service jobs in bid to slash government spending

More than 330 executive roles to be cut by Labor government after wide-ranging review, with claims that $4bn will be saved

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Harassment 'hush money' curbed under historic laws

Non-disclosure agreements for workplace sexual harassment are set to be curtailed, with employees allowed to break gag orders without returning "hush money".

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Australian-first bill to ban use of NDAs to silence sexual harassment victims introduced in Victoria

Exclusive: If passed, laws would ban non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases unless expressly requested by an employee

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Budget-busting Labor casts tax-cut cost stone at rivals

A Labor government with a poor budget record has called attention to the cost of opposition tax policy promises in an unusually early pre-election ploy.

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Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are

If there was any doubt about neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell’s racist and anti-democratic attitudes, they were dispelled on the morning of September 2 when he gatecrashed a press conference by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes. In disrupting the conference, Sewell yelled that Australians did not have the…

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Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell charged with violent disorder over alleged attack on Indigenous protest site

The 32-year-old has been charged along with two associates hours after he confronted Victorian premier Jacinta Allan at a press conference

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Hundreds more kids to be tested as abuse scandal widens

Authorities are contacting the families of 800 children to undergo screening after finding an alleged sex offender worked in another four childcare centres.

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‘Disgusting’ slogan apparently directed at Victorian premier seen at rally attended by Brad Battin and union boss

‘Ditch the bitch’ was emblazoned on a fire truck at a rally against the state’s new emergency services levy

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Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

No research has been done on how much interest repayments on spiralling state debt would soar from a possible credit rating downgrade.

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Is the cost-of-living crisis over? Victoria’s new treasurer is optimistic, but housing remains a battleground

Exclusive: Jaclyn Symes is confident cost pressures will have eased by the 2026 election, and that voters won’t be spooked by the state’s debt

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Tax reprieve for farmers as drought declared statewide

Drought has taken root across an entire state, paving the way for all farmers to receive a brief discount from a controversially hiked tax.

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'Archaic' law casts cloud over Kiwi's top cop job

Concerns over the eligibility of a New Zealander to serve as an Australian state's top cop have forced law changes to be rushed through parliament.

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Premier denies ticketless fares revamp is off the rails

A completion delay and cost blowout on ticketless public transport fares for commuters doesn't mean the overhaul has hit the skids, a premier insists.

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Victorian budget: treasurer keeps eye on election in balancing act between spending and reining in debt

Labor MPs believe winning a fourth term in 2026 won’t be easy. This budget appears designed to give the government a long runway towards that goal

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Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead

There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Tuesday. Debt and deficits dominated the coverage.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria state budget 2025 winners and losers: families, health and public transport benefit as net debt climbs

New youth Myki card and hospital funding form centrepiece with public service cuts to help fund ambitious program

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