
09.30am |
What: Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll to make an announcement
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Where: St Albans East Primary School, 25 McArthur Ave, St Albans VIC 3021 |
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Contact: Michaela Weston 0403 483 023 |
09.30am |
What: Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll to make an announcement
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Where: St Albans East Primary School, 25 McArthur Ave, St Albans VIC 3021 |
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Contact: Michaela Weston 0403 483 023 |
Plans to introduce new ‘post and boast’ penalties in Victoria are a misguided political distraction that that will do nothing to reduce crime – and will instead push more young people deeper into the criminal justice system. The changes introduced to Victoria’s Parliament on Tuesday under theCrimes Amendment (Performance Crime) Bill, follow similar laws in New South Wales and Queensland, despite no evidence these measures are effective in deterring youth offending. The Justice Reform Initiative’s Executive Director Dr Mindy Sotiri said the Victorian Government had reverted to political posturing, missing the opportunityto engage fully with the evidence about what actually…
***MEDIA ALERT*** Mental health workers across public hospitals and Forensicare will walk off the job today, with a march on Parliament House. A striking banner reading “772 Too Many” - referencing the number of Victorians lost to suicide last year - will lead the march. Outside Parliament, a drummer will beat a drum 772 times to mark each life lost. Event Details: 11:00am – Workers gather at Victorian Trades Hall 11:35am – March departs for Parliament House 12:05pm – Rally arrives at Parliament steps 12:35pm – Drumming ceremony begins (772 beats) COMMENT: HACSU State Secretary Paul Healey said: “Mental health…
MEDIA ALERT Walk for Truth culminates on Wednesday June 18 King’s Domain to Parliament House walk: Wednesday’s walk will begin at the King George V monument at King’s Domain by the Sidney Myer Music Bowl with a Smoking Ceremony and Welcome at 9am. The Walk will arrive at the steps of Parliament House on Spring Street around 11am. Yoorrook Deputy Chair Commissioner Travis Lovett will then address the crowd. There will be a lectern where media can place microphones. Media doorstop: A short doorstop with Deputy Chair Commissioner Lovett will be held at the top of the Parliament House steps…
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