By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
VECCI congratulates Ted Baillieu and the Coalition on forming government and commends John Brumby and the ALP on a well-fought campaign.
VECCI welcomes finalisation of election result
November 30, 2010
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2010 Victorian Election Reaction
November 29, 2010By The Editor
At the time of writing, the result of Saturday’s State Election has not been declared. What is clear however, is that the Brumby Government has been sent a message by the electorate.
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30 km/h? Riding with the Greens and Mr Magoo
November 25, 2010By The Editor
A proposal by the Victorian Greens to further lower speed limits in congested areas to a Mr Magoo-like pace of 30 kilometres per hour seems to be further proof of the party’s almost medieval approach to life.
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Major events – are the Greens anti-fun?
November 22, 2010By The Editor
The Victorian Greens’ election platform seems to be a laundry-list of anti-fun initiatives that risks Victoria’s status as the events capital of Australia.
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Dry argument – desal workers on strike
November 19, 2010By The Editor
Workers on Victoria’s multibillion dollar desalination plant have today walked off site, following reports in The Australian that Theiss executives hired a security team to monitor workers.
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Education for life, or just a boot camp?
November 17, 2010By Andrew Rimington
The Labor Party’s state election launch event in Bendigo yesterday had a key focus on education, with significant announcements targeting Year 9 students with the Education for Life program, additional support for apprentices and new pre-school initiatives. Will these initiatives improve education outcomes, or is it, as the Coalition has labelled it, purely a ‘Brumby boot camp’?
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Coalition preference decision good news for political stability
November 16, 2010By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
Business welcomes the Victorian Coalition’s preferences decision from the point of view of political stability.
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Victorian Election: School Education Update
November 11, 2010By Darin Ritchie
Over the past week, Victoria’s major political parties have made a series of election announcements on education, with extra resources for schools, teachers and students set to be provided – albeit, with different priority areas between them. While further announcements are expected over the next two weeks, we’ve summarised some of the key commitments made so far.
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Tax after life – Greens candidates confirm death duties plans
November 3, 2010By The Editor
Greens candidates with a big chance of winning inner Melbourne seats at the coming Victorian election have confirmed the party’s plans to introduce death duties.
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Payroll tax cut will help keep Victoria competitive
November 1, 2010By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
VECCI strongly welcomes the Labor Party’s announcement of a payroll tax cut of 0.05 percent to 4.85 per cent, which is a key priority in VECCI’s election agenda ‘What Business Wants’.
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