Sick Pay Guarantee for casual workers: ID proof simplified
In order to make the Sick Pay Guarantee Program more easily accessible, the government is making some changes to ID requirementsm making it more...
Govt taking action to process more visas faster, 140 new staff added
Processing the backlog of visa applications is an urgent priority for the Albanese Government, and the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs has...
Ten-year vision for social affordable housing
The Andrews Labor Government is inviting Victorians to have their say on social and affordable housing as part of a 10-year strategy that will...
Free travel vouchers this festive season throughout Dec-Jan
The Andrews Labor Government will give away 250,000 free public transport travel vouchers to Victorians heading back to the city for some of Melbourne’s...
Mental health support for small business communities
Member-based business organisations are being offered tailored mental health and wellbeing support, through an Andrews Labor Government initiative.
Minister for Small Business Jaala Pulford today...
Should we replace high school maths with reasoning?
Learning maths doesn’t add up. The subject, as it currently is drafted and taught, needs to be removed from curriculum. Far too many children...
Superbugs arrested by Victoria’s genetic super-sleuths
The Victorian Government’s investment in a world-first genomics sequencing trial is stopping hospit+al superbugs in their tracks – preventing outbreaks and saving lives.
The $35...
Back to school for more than one million kids
More than one million Victorian students head back to school this week, with thousands of families across the state benefitting from 12 new schools...
Australia prioritising humanitarian visas for Myanmar nationals
In recognition of the grave humanitarian and security situation in Myanmar, Australia has designated Myanmar nationals as a priority caseload in its onshore humanitarian...
New national heatwave warning service through weather app
The Bureau of Meteorology has today released a new national heatwave warning service
Heatwaves are Australia's most dangerous environmental hazard, resulting in more community deaths...