Labor falls short on renewable energy
Today’s revelation that the Brumby Government’s renewable energy scheme has fallen short by more than 35 per cent in its
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Justice not served by inadequate sentence for Dr Cao’s killer
The maximum sentence of only 13 years imprisonment for the murder of Dr Zhongjun Cao is grossly inadequate punishment for
Read moreCoalition wins access to solar feed-in tariff for local community groups and businesses
Community groups, schools and small businesses across Boroondara and Whitehorse will now be entitled to obtain a premium tariff rate
Read moreVictorian coalition secures key solar feed-in scheme improvements
The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition has secured significant improvements to the Brumby Government’s solar feed-in scheme. Under an agreement reached
Read moreTough action needed on extremist power threats
The personal threat against the CEO of International Power Hazelwood is further evidence that environmental extremists are posing a serious
Read moreMore justice delays from Labor’s court cost blowout
Labor’s bungled handling of a major court upgrade project has cost taxpayers more than $11 million in increased capital costs
Read moreHulls takes ten years to agree to a way to agree on native title
HULLS TAKES TEN YEARS TO AGREE TO A WAY TO AGREE ON NATIVE TITLE With native title claims still unresolved
Read moreLabor targets motorists with unfair infringements system
Victorian motorists are being targeted by Labor through an unfair infringement notice system plagued by inconsistent decision-making and run by
Read moreLabor can’t hide its failure on policing and soft sentencing
Labor’s announcement that it is considering introducing “hate crime” laws cannot cover up John Brumby’s failure to put more police
Read moreGovernment kept windstorm report from Bureau of Meteorology
The Brumby Government must explain why it failed to provide a copy of the Review of the April 08 Windstorm
Read moreVictoria heads back to dark days of union thuggery under Brumby
John Brumby needs to take tough action against union intimidation and thuggery to stop Victoria sinking back into an industrial
Read moreBrumby’s bikie law refusal risks turning Victoria into outlaw bikie haven
The Brumby Government’s refusal to consider enacting anti-bikie laws could make Victoria the bikie crime capital of Australia, Shadow Attorney-General
Read moreReport highlights emergency warning shortcomings
The report into the emergency services response to last April’s windstorms and power blackouts, released without announcement by the government
Read moreRail union coercion is bad news for Victoria
Reports that the Rail, Tram and Bus Union has agreed to drop its previous refusal to operate trains with “minor
Read moreBox Hill Hospital: fundind needed in this year’s budget
ASSEMBLY Box Hill Hospital: funding Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — Parliament’s next sitting week is budget week. For eastern suburbs
Read moreRingwood bomb scare highlights power supply security concerns
Today’s bomb scare at a Ringwood electricity sub-station shows once again the continued failure of the Brumby government to act
Read moreLabor charter fails to protect Victorians from violent bikies
Reports that Victoria Police were concerned they could not join a national campaign against criminal motorcycle gangs because it might
Read moreVic coalition helps preserve independence of key Victorian law body
The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition has helped to preserve the independence of a key Victorian law body by stopping the
Read moreVictorians pay even more for electricity but services continue to fail
Families in some Melbourne suburbs are being hit with big electricity price hikes – the same families that suffered most
Read moreLabor soft on youth gangs
John Brumby is again showing Labor is soft on crime by enabling juvenile offenders who avoid being charged for six
Read morePower Blackouts: Action Needed, Not Excuses
Monday 2 February 2009 – The Brumby Government must stop making excuses for Victoria’s recurrent power blackouts, and take action
Read moreVictorians denied justice by slow court system
Justice delayed is justice denied in Victoria’s courts, which under Labor remain amongst the slowest in Australia according to a
Read moreHuman rights charter wide open to abuse
The abuse of Victoria’s so-called Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities by people charged with serious offences to try to
Read moreLabor’s red tape from cradle to grave
Despite its claims to be cutting red tape, the Labor Party since coming to office has churned out more than
Read moreAppeals Rate Highlights Hulls’ Courts Neglect
The high rate of convictions and sentences being overturned on appeal in Victoria’s courts is further evidence of the pressure
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