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The Victorian Liberals and Nationals will replace 79 separate local business laws with one statewide framework and a single front door for business approvals through Service Victoria - a policy shift worth watching closely for any regulated sector.
Read more →Coalition commitments to Hamilton Base Hospital and Mildura Base Public Hospital, backed by a pledge to direct 25 percent of infrastructure spending to regional Victoria, signal a much bigger regional procurement pipeline ahead - and businesses need to be positioned early.
Read more →A $40 million Regional Health Workforce Incentive Scheme from the Victorian Liberals and Nationals points to a broader policy contest over how the state attracts, retains and supports its health workforce outside Melbourne - with real implications for health, aged care and regional service providers.
Read more →The Victorian Liberals and Nationals' plan - built around reducing crime, lowering costs and delivering government that works - offers a clear picture of how a future government would approach tax, regulation, infrastructure, energy, planning and procurement. For business, the mistake would be to wait until after the election.
Read more →The Victorian Opposition has announced a $1.7 billion plan to buy 25 bi-mode trains for the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines. What it means for business ahead of the November election.
Read more →The Victorian Government's decision to find $2 billion in savings from the Suburban Rail Loop is a timely lesson for every business working with government: contracts are not secure, and waiting until after the election to build relationships with the Opposition may be too late.
Read more →As Victoria enters caretaker on 3 November, major government decisions stall - creating real commercial, operational and reputational risk for any organisation working with government. Now is the time to prepare.
Read more →The Albanese Government's National AI Plan 2025 is framed as a roadmap for inclusive AI benefit - but the real significance for business lies in the quieter signals on data-centre energy policy, sovereign AI hosting, workplace regulation and procurement that run beneath the headline commitments.
Read more →The Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, introduced to Parliament on 30 October, is the most significant rewrite of national environmental law in a generation - and a structural reset for how mining and resources projects will be planned, financed and approved.
Read more →The NSW government's deployment of AI in partnership with the ACCC to detect bid-rigging marks a decisive shift in competition enforcement - and a wake-up call for every business operating in regulated markets.
Read more →Australia's proposed bedroom tax echoes one of history's most detested levies. Peter Fraser on why this is daylight robbery in modern form - and what it means for housing, property and any business operating in regulated markets.
Read more →The opening of the 48th Parliament marks a constitutional reset - and a critical moment for businesses, advocacy groups and not-for-profits to assess how government priorities are evolving and reset their own policy positioning.
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