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‘Big business’ to be hit with new levy in Victorian state budget to help fund Covid recovery

Treasurer Tim Pallas to hand down ninth budget on Tuesday with all eyes on debt recovery plans

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Public service faces cuts as Vic budget handed down

Treasurer Tim Pallas will hand down his ninth Victorian budget, as the state tries to pay down mounting debt without hurting families.

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The great Victorian budget mystery: who will repay its massive ‘Covid debt’?

For once the Andrews government has largely avoided major announcements ahead of Tuesday’s state budget

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Unpleasant budget looms as Victoria eyes soaring debt

There are not many pleasant ways for Victoria to bring its perilous financial position under control ahead of the state budget, a leading economist says.

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Vic projects worth billions could face budget chop

Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office has identified 372 programs at risk of being cut in the state budget unless extended by Treasurer Tim Pallas.

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Public servants' wages boosted under policy change

An updated wages policy for Victoria's public sector workers will see annual wage increases bumped up to 3 per cent, the government has announced.

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Thousands of public sector jobs could go in Victoria

The public sector union is calling on the Victorian government to cut costs elsewhere so jobs can be protected.

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$Three-year wait for surgery for fractured hips sign of Victoria’s ‘broken public healthcare system’$

Three-year wait for surgery for fractured hips sign of Victoria’s ‘broken public healthcare system’

A 25-year-old man who was hit by a car and can no longer walk was put on a waiting list after surgeon assessed his injury as least urgent

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Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

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IBAC says former Labor minister Theo Theophanous 'improperly' lobbied for developer

IBAC finds Theo Theophanous lobbied on behalf of a Chinese-backed development consortium that donated to his daughter's election campaign.

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Electric vehicle tax hearing recharges political row

A battle between state and federal governments over how electric vehicle owners will be charged for using roads continues inside and outside the courtroom.

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Work starts on nation-first mRNA facility

Biotech giant Moderna's first mRNA vaccine facility in Australia is due to open in 2024, and will produce 100 million vaccine doses per year.

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Two fresh faces to join Vic Labor cabinet

A Victorian government minister has been dumped to make room for two cabinet newcomers after seven Labor MPs shifted their factional allegiance.

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Victoria’s major parties look to contingency funds as part of election commitment costings

Both Labor and the Coalition claim they could achieve forecast surpluses after releasing their costings

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Labor, Coalition promise billion-dollar surpluses in three years as pre-election costings revealed

Labor claims it can return the budget to a surplus exceeding $1b by 2026, while the Coalition says under its plan that figure would be $11.3b. Both parties are relying on raiding contingency funds.

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Victoria Labor's election promises mystery

Labor has declared it will fund billions of dollars in campaign promises without new taxes, but there's questions over when some projects will get cash.

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Police investigating reports of incitement after independent MP's Daniel Andrews comments

In a video capturing Catherine Cumming standing on the steps of Flinders Street Station, the independent MP said she wanted to make Daniel Andrews turn into "red mist".

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Dan Andrews’ ‘big and bold’ success shows why Albanese needs to get a wriggle on

The Victorian premier has repeatedly charmed the state by ‘getting things done’, with visible projects overshadowing the party’s missteps elsewhere.

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Victorian government defends budget handling as deficit jumps by $1.8 billion

Tim Pallas says the government took "very calculated and conscious" decisions to steer the state's economy through the pandemic, as fresh figures reveal a $1.8 billion jump in the budget deficit for this year.

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mRNA lab deal 'major coup' for Victoria

BioNTech has stuck an in-principle partnership with the Victorian government to establish an mRNA manufacturing facility in Melbourne.

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Glasshouse expansion for protected cropping across the Goulburn Valley gets government tick

A new six-hectare glasshouse in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will produce 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes every year, creating 60 new jobs for the site in the process.

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‘I take pride in myself now’: Victoria to boost housing access for ex-prisoners

Former prisoners and politicians say having a place to call their own helps reintegrate offenders into society and reduces reoffending rates

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Cheaper fees for some Victorian motorists under controversial VicRoads 'privatisation' deal

Victorians will get a discount for road safety and new drivers will get their licences for free under a controversial government deal to privatise part of VicRoads' functions.

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VicRoads partially privatised for $7.9b

Control of VicRoads' licensing and registration will move to a private consortium for 40 years as the state government privatises part of the service.

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