‘Sam Kerr clause’ passes Victorian Parliament

The Victorian government has enhanced its anti-vilification and social cohesion laws by passing legislation that...

04 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘A betrayal of Victoria’s children’: Legal organisations condemn amendments to Youth Justice Bill

Legal organisations have expressed their disappointment with the Victorian government’s decision to retract its...

16 August 2024

By Grace Robbie

Victoria must raise age of criminal responsibility higher than 12 years

The Victorian government has proposed legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the...

24 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

‘Heartbreaking’ $5m public housing settlement comes without apology from Victorian government

The Victorian Supreme Court has been told that the “hard” public housing lockdowns of 2020 in Melbourne were...

25 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

$5m settlement proposed in public housing towers class action

The Victorian government has offered to settle the public housing towers class action for the sum of $5 million after...

10 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Victorian government launches panel to advance gender equality

A new legal services panel in Victoria will mean female barristers will have greater opportunities, in a move the...

30 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Victoria Police hit with capsicum spray class action

A class action has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Victorian state government and Victoria Police over the...

02 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Victorian government agrees to local mRNA vaccine manufacturing for 2024

The state government of Victoria will be the first in the southern hemisphere to produce mRNA vaccines at a new Moderna...

19 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

$30m invested into Australian tech start-ups

Lighter Capital has secured a $30 million fund from the Victorian government to invest in Australian tech start-ups in...

03 February 2022

By Lauren Croft

Victorian government urged to take action on forced adoptions

The Victorian government has been urged to adopt all recommendations made in a parliamentary inquiry into historical...

24 November 2021

By Lauren Croft