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Victorian Parliament passes EVs tax

A controversial new distance-based tax for electric vehicle owners has passed Victorian Parliament and will come into effect from July. The “zero and low-emission vehicle distance-based charge” will see...

‘Misguided’: Vic govt ditches COVID platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government made a “misguided and costly mistake” in buying a $4 million IBM platform as part of its effort to combat the COVID-19 second wave, appearing to...

Fresh calls for an inquiry into COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
COVIDSafe did nothing to help combat the second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria, according to a state parliament report, while a federal Parliamentary committee has called for an independent...