VICTORIA – POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Penalties on table for leave review

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Original article by Rick Wallace
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Feb-16

Victoria’s Industrial Relations Minister Natalie Hutchins has proposed a review of regulations governing long-service leave. Options that are canvassed in a discussion paper include allowing workers to cash out their long-service leave or take it in small amounts rather than one or two large blocks at a time. The Victorian Trades Hall Council also advocates portability of long-service leave entitlements and applying penalty rates to such leave.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES, VICTORIAN TRADES HALL COUNCIL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Victoria to ‘waste’ smart power meters

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Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 4-Feb-16

The Victorian Government has decided that households will be able to choose to be placed on flexible electricity tariffs. However, Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute warns that the "opt-in" policy will result in a low take-up rate for the flexible tariffs scheme, which offers lower electricity rates in off-peak periods. He adds that the decision means Victorian households will not gain most of the benefits of the state’s $A2bn smart meter rollout.

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GRATTAN INSTITUTE, VICTORIA. DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN ENERGY REGULATOR, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS

Trafficking of workers ‘a spider’s web’

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Original article by Ben Schneiders, Royce Millar
The Age – Page: 8 : 5-Oct-15

Victoria’s Industrial Relations Minister, Natalie Hutchins, says the exploitation of both local and foreign workers is widespread. She warns that many people are setting up labour hire companies with the intention of hiring workers on below-standard wages and conditions. The State Government will shortly release a discussion paper as part of its inquiry into illegal labour practices. A recent Fairfax Media expose revealed the existence of a "black economy" in Australia, whereby overseas workers are employed for less than the minimum wage.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD

State’s letter guaranteed $1.2b

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Original article by Lucille Keen, Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 20-Mar-15

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says the previous state government signed a letter that was prepared by the Lend Lease-led East West Connect consortium. The letter contains a guarantee to pay more than $A1.2 billion in compensation to the consortium if the project is cancelled. Pallas accused the previous government of being too close to business. The State Government is trying to avoid paying $A1.2 billion in compensation for cancelling the toll-road project

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, EAST WEST CONNECT PTY LTD, VICTORIA. LINKING MELBOURNE AUTHORITY, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, CLAYTON UTZ, ECOMOUV SAS

Easter Sunday to cost Victoria’s employers double time

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Original article by Lucille Keen, Will Glasgow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 18-Feb-15

The Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry estimates that a public holiday for Easter Sunday in Victoria could costs businesses about $A50m over five years. The State Government’s 2014 election platform included introducing a public holiday on Easter Sunday, which has been a trading day since 2011. Businesses that opt to trade on Easter Sunday will now be required to pay staff penalty rates

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION, AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, VICTORIAN TRADES HALL COUNCIL, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, RESTAURANT AND CATERING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FRED NILE GROUP), AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Containers cash scheme canned

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Original article by Aisha Dow
The Age – Page: 11 : 8-Jan-15

The New South Wales Government plans to introduce a deposit-refund scheme for drink bottles and cans. However, Victoria’s Environment Minister Lisa Neville argues that the state has a higher drink container recycling rate than the national average, and a deposit scheme would affect the viability of councils’ kerbside recycling programs

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF ENERGY, UTILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY, TOTAL ENVIRONMENT CENTRE INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND GROCERY COUNCIL

Andrews to keep vow to release Link documents

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Original article by Richard Willingham
The Age – Page: 2 : 2-Dec-14

New Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he will release all documents on the East West Link project on 3 December 2014. The change in government in Victoria, following the 29 November election, means that the toll road project is no longer on the agenda. Andrews wants the $A3 billion allocated by the Federal Government to Victoria to be used for other infrastructure projects

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, VICTORIAN TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

ALP favoured to win Victorian Election but late surge to Liberals continues. A close election will be decided on minor party preferences

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 28-Nov-14

An SMS Morgan Poll on state voting intention one day before the 2014 Victorian election has found that support for the Coalition and the Australian Labor Party on a two-party preferred basis is level at 50 per cent each. Support for the Coalition has fallen by 1.6 per cent since the 2010 election, while support for Labor has risen by the same margin. The poll, which was carried out on 26-27 November, also shows that 50.5 per cent of electors now believe that Denis Napthine would make the better Premier. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the closeness of the Morgan Poll means that minor parties’ preferences will play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of the election

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN SEX PARTY, FAMILY FIRST PARTY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, COUNTRY ALLIANCE, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Dan Andrews set to be new Victorian Premier in a week’s time

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 21-Nov-14

An SMS Morgan Poll on state voting intention ahead of the 2014 Victorian election has found that support for the Australian Labor Party on a two-party preferred basis has risen by 1.5 per cent to 55 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on 19-20 November, also shows that support for the Coalition has fallen by 1.5 per cent to 45 per cent. Meanwhile, 52.5 per cent of electors now believe that Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews would make the better Premier. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the Coalition Government may be the state’s first one-term government since the 1950s

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN SEX PARTY, FAMILY FIRST PARTY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

Napthine loses ground in poll

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Original article by Lucille Keen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 14-Nov-14

The latest Fairfax/Ipsos poll has found that support for the Victorian Opposition is steady at 56 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. The Australian Labor Party and the Coalition both have 39 per cent of the primary vote ahead of the state election. The poll, which was carried out from 5-9 November 2014, found that there is strong support for the East West Link project and the legalisation of euthanasia. Denis Napthine’s rating as preferred premier has fallen by three per cent to 42 per cent

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, IPSOS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE