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BAILLIEU CAUGHT OUT IN CRUEL GRAB FOR SCHOOL CASH

Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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It appears the Baillieu Government is trying to fleece Victorian schools of $9.4 million delivered as rewards by the Federal Government for meeting national literacy and numeracy targets, the Shadow Minister for Education, Rob Hulls, said today. Mr Hulls said the Education Minister Martin Dixon needed to explain why federal funding for schools had been [...]

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LOVELL CAUGHT SITTING ON THE FENCE ON TAKE-A-BREAK

Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Children and Early Childhood Development Minister Wendy Lovell has been caught out not keeping her word in the wake of the Federal Labor Government’s recent announcement of more occasional childcare places inVictoria. Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Children and Young Adults Jenny Mikakos said Ms Lovell had previously stated the Baillieu Government would provide [...]

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LABOR MOVES FOR OVERSIGHT ON IBAC APPOINTMENTS

Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government must move to restore public confidence in IBAC and back Labor’s amendments to give Parliament the final say on who becomes Victoria’s first IBAC Commissioner, the Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention, Jill Hennessey, said today. Ms Hennessy said the OPI Report Crossing the Line had irreparably damaged public faith in the Baillieu [...]

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BAILLIEU NEEDS TO SUPPORT LOW-PAID WORKERS

Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Premier Ted Baillieu should commit the funding needed to support Victorian social and community services sector workers achieve pay equity, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. Mr Andrews said that following today’s agreement between the Commonwealth and the Australian Services Union to provide $2 billion for thousands of workers in the social and community services [...]

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DAVIS ADMITS PLAN TO CUT $800M FROM HEALTH BUDGET

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Victoria’s health budget could be slashed by more than $800 million over the next four years if the Baillieu Government goes ahead with its reckless plan to cut the equivalent of 1758 nurses from Victoria’s health system, Opposition Health Spokesman Gavin Jennings said today. In Parliament today, the Health Minister, David Davis, acknowledged any savings [...]

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LOVELL CLAIMS CREDIT FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY LABOR

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Wendy Lovell has been caught out claiming credit for two children’s centres that were funded by the former Labor Government, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Children and Young Adults Jenny Mikakos said today. Ms Lovell made the misleading claims in statements released while opening the Gowanbrae and [...]

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TILLEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CLEAR HIS NAME

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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The Labor Opposition will today move to set up a special parliamentary committee that will investigate the contradictory versions of events given by two senior Coalition MPs to the Office of Police Integrity. The OPI report revealed a plot to bring down the Independent Police Chief Commissioner, and forced a senior ministerial adviser and the [...]

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PEAK HOUR TRAIN SERVICES GOING THE WRONG WAY

Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Train commuters have been dudded by the Baillieu Government, with an analysis of the new timetable revealing that most of the extra services are going the wrong way, Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Richardson said today. “The Minister has approved a timetable that sends nearly two out of every three new services the wrong way [...]

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SCHOOL MAINTENANCE STRUGGLES UNDER BAILLIEU’S CUTS

Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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Victorians schools are struggling to keep up with maintenance after the Baillieu Government slashed almost $500 million from the education budget, Shadow Minister for Education Rob Hull said today. Recent reports have shown schools in disrepair, with school principals trying to find the money to keep up vital maintenance. Mr Hulls said that after almost [...]

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AUTISTIC PROGRAM UNDER THREAT BY BAILLIEU CUTS

Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by admin.

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A successful support program for students with autism at Moomba Park Primary School is under threat as the Baillieu Government refuses to continue funding it, Shadow Minister for Education, Rob Hulls, said today. Mr Hulls and Member for Thomastown, Bronwyn Halfpenny today met concerned parents and students at the school to discuss the success of [...]

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PETER RYAN SHOULD RESIGN AS MINISTER

Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Deputy Premier’s position is completely untenable following a damning report into the misconduct of the Baillieu Government, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. The Office of Police Integrity report, titled Crossing the Line, has already forced Mr Ryan’s Parliamentary Secretary for Police, Bill Tilley, and his senior ministerial adviser Tristan Weston to resign. Mr [...]

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BAILLIEU’S NEW “INDEPENDENT” GAMBLING FOUNDATION NOT SO INDEPENDENT

Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government has again failed to live up to its own rhetoric with the creation of its so called “independent” Responsible Gambling Foundation, Shadow Minister for Gaming Martin Pakula said today. “Gaming Minister Michael O’Brien promised a Responsible Gambling Foundation that would be independent from Government, but now Victorians have learnt this is not [...]

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BAILLIEU CONSIDERS LONG BLACKOUTS ON HIGH RISK DAYS

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government’s election commitment to undertake every recommendation of the Bushfire Royal Commission could leave many parts of the state without power during periods of high-fire danger, Shadow Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio said today. It’s understood the Government is considering a recommendation that during days of high-fire danger power would be cut to [...]

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BAILLIEU’S VCAL CUTS HIT VICTORIAN COLLEGE FOR THE DEAF

Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Liberal Member for Prahran Clem Newton-Brown has failed to stand up for the educational futures of hearing impaired students in his electorate, Shadow Minister for Education, Rob Hulls, said today. In Parliament this week, Mr Hulls moved a motion condemning Mr Newton-Brown for denying students at the Victorian College for the Deaf the right to [...]

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BAILLIEU AVOIDING DISCUSSION ON VET REFORMS

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government’s public consultation on the Essential Services Commission Vocational Education and Training (VET) fee and funding review is nothing more than a smoke and mirrors exercise, Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships, Steve Herbert said today. Mr Herbert said the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC) review proposes 43 far-reaching changes to the VET sector [...]

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BAILLIEU GOVERNMENT STILL HIDING POWERLINES REPORT

Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government is refusing to release details of its final Powerlines Bushfire Safety Taskforce report, despite claims their commitment could cost Victorians at least $10 billion and could force power blackouts to large parts of the state. A media report has revealed the Baillieu Government is considering slugging the community $10 billion for the [...]

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BAILLIEU DELAYS PROTECTING VULNERABLE VICTORIANS

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu-Ryan Government has failed to take action to assist and protect Victorians in aged care or with a disability living in high bushfire risk areas, Shadow Minister for Bushfire Response Jacinta Allan said today. The Premier had promised to compile and maintain a list of vulnerable residents so emergency services and local councils could [...]

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BAILLIEU SILENCE FORCES EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO REACT

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Newspaper advertisements by Victorian schools and education providers backs the State Opposition’s call for the Baillieu Government to reinstate the funding for the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning program, Shadow Minister for Education Rob Hulls said today. Mr Hulls said the open letter newspaper advertisements directed at Premier Baillieu was further evidence that the Baillieu [...]

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BAILLIEU’S TAKE-A-BREAK CUTS FORCE UP CHILDCARE FEES

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Parents in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs could be forced to pay more for occasional childcare or miss out completely because the Baillieu Government is refusing to reinstate funding for the Take-a-Break program. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews today visited Chelsea Occasional Care to meet with parents, children and childcare workers who have been impacted by the Premier’s [...]

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BAILLIEU DITHERING ON NBN COST VICTORIA JOBS, INVESTMENT

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Baillieu Government inaction on the National Broadband Network roll out has driven jobs and investment for Victoria to other states, Shadow Minister for Technology Adem Somyurek said today. Mr Somyurek said Victoriahad missed out on its fair share of NBN roll out sites because Mr Baillieu and his Technology Minister, Gordon Rich-Phillips, had dithered all [...]

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BAILLIEU AND RYAN FINALLY SUPPORT FOODBOWL PROJECT

Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu-Ryan Government has backflipped on its previous criticism of the Goulburn Valley Foodbowl Modernisation Project and is now claiming the project as its own, Shadow Minister for Water John Lenders said today. Mr Lenders welcomed Federal Labor’s $1.2 billion announcement for stage 2 of the Foodbowl Modernisation project, which Victorian Labor was proud to [...]

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER POWELL GETS IT WRONG NEARLY 17 MILLION TIMES

Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell has been caught out misleading Victorians, by claiming councils would receive a far lower increase in Commonwealth funding than was actually the case. Shadow Minister for Local Government Richard Wynne said Ms Powell’s embarrassing gaffe was made in a media release yesterday. “Either through carelessness, laziness or inability to read [...]

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BAILLIEU FAILS TO BACK FAMILIES AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES

Posted on 13. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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More Victorians are out of work with new figures today revealing the state’s unemployment has increased, bucking the national trend, Shadow Minister for Employment Tim Pallas said . The Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures for September reveal that seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Victoria have increased from 5.2 per cent in August to [...]

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INDEPENDENT REPORT CONFIRMS VCAL BAILLIEU BLUNDER

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government has disregarded advice from a Melbourne University academic warning against cuts to VCAL, Shadow Minister for Education Rob Hulls said today. The academic’s report outlines the importance of VCAL course coordinators, which are the target of the Baillieu Government’s $48 million cuts. Mr Hulls said Labor received the executive summary of the [...]

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BAILLIEU’S PHILIP ISLAND PLANING BACKDOWN CAUSES CONFUSION & SPARKS PUBLIC PROTEST

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government should immediately set up an independent community forum to advise it on flagged reforms to Victoria’s planning system and restore public confidence, Shadow Planning Minister Brian Tee said today. Mr Tee made his call on the steps of Parliament today, at a community rally to protest against the Baillieu Government’s adhoc and [...]

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BAILLIEU SCRAPS FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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A legal clinic that provides support to international students will be forced to shut by the end of October following a decision by the Baillieu Government to stop funding the service, Shadow Attorney General Martin Pakula said today. Last year, the former Labor Government provided $220,000 for a 12-month pilot for the International Student Legal [...]

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DANGEROUS LEVEL CROSSINGS IGNORED BY LIBERALS – CLAYTON ROAD OFF THE LIST

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Liberal National Coalition has placed the safety of Victorian commuters at risk by failing to upgrade Melbourne’s busiest and most dangerous level crossings, Shadow Public Transport Minister Fiona Richardson said today. “The two most dangerous level crossings in St Albans have been completely ignored despite being ranked at number three and four on [...]

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WHERE ARE THE HOSPITAL BEDS, MR BAILLIEU?

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government’s promise to deliver additional beds to Victorian hospitals is in tatters after Health Minister David Davis today failed to outline where the beds will be placed. In Parliament today, Mr Davis stumbled when asked by the Shadow Minister for Health, Gavin Jennings, to name what hospitals would receive the 800 new beds [...]

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BAILLIEU’S LOBBYING BAN IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SHAM

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government’s so-called ban on lobbying for gaming licences is just window dressing, Shadow Gaming Minister Martin Pakula said today. Under proposed changes by the Government, gaming companies will no longer be able to directly lobby the Gaming Minister for gaming licences. However, the bans will do little to stop backbench MPs from lobbying [...]

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BAILLIEU TURNS HIS BACK ON PATIENTS AT BOX HILL HOSPITAL – IS MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE NEXT?

Posted on 07. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Patients in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs are the latest victims of the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts to the health sector, Acting Shadow Minister for Health Danielle Green said today. Reports today reveal Box Hill Hospital will be forced to close 32 beds and reduce its elective surgery capacity because of a lack of State Government [...]

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CUT AND PASTE MULDER THE NEW SPIN KING OF VICTORIA

Posted on 06. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government has been caught red-handed claiming credit for road projects that the Federal Government previously announced and funded, Shadow Minister for Roads, Jacinta Allan, said today. Ms Allan said a fortnight after the Government cut and paste a former Brumby Government announcement and media release, it’s again attempted to deceive Victorians. “Roads Minister [...]

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BAILLIEU’S ALL TALK, NO ACTION ON BUSHFIRE PROTECTION

Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Liberal-National Government has failed to build one new fire refuge or a Neighbourhood Safer Place in more than 10 months, Shadow Minister for Bushfire Response Jacinta Allan said today. “In Opposition, Peter Ryan and Ted Baillieu spent their time calling for more Neighbourhood Safer Places and fire refuges to be introduced, yet, since coming [...]

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VICTORIA LOSES MOMENTUM AS BAILLIEU DOES NOTHING

Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Labor Opposition has urged the Baillieu Government to get on with the job of growing Victoria after a new report revealed the state’s economy was slowing. The report – Westpac Coast-to-Coast September 2011: An update on Australia’s state economies – shows that Victoria’s economy has lost momentum, with growth falling significantly in the second [...]

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BAILLIEU MUST RELEASE POWERLINE TASKFORCE REPORT

Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu Government must immediately release the long-awaited Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce final report, Shadow Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio said today. Ms D’Ambrosio said the taskforce delivered the final report to the Baillieu Government last Friday. This was after the interim report leaked in June this year found the costs of fireproofing powerlines would [...]

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BAILLIEU’S BUSHFIRE MAP CAUSING WIDESPREAD CONFUSION

Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by admin.

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Victorians living in fire-prone communities have been put at risk due to confusing and inconsistent maps issued by the Baillieu Government, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. Visiting Cockatoo, Mr Andrews said the Bushfire Prone Area Maps, which detail the Baillieu Government’s assessment of ‘at risk’ areas across the State, had curiously part-omitted [...]

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MORE “MONSTER TRUCKS” ON OUR ROADS UNDER BAILLIEU

Posted on 28. Sep, 2011 by admin.

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A secret Baillieu Government plan to roll out “monster trucks” throughout Melbourne suburbs has now been confirmed by VicRoads, Shadow Minister for Freight and Logistics Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said the Baillieu Government was expanding a trial of big trucks on Melbourne’s roads despite Minister Terry Mulder and Minister Dennis Napthine being staunch [...]

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GRAND FINAL FRIDAY A GREAT TIME FOR A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by admin.

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The Labor Opposition has launched a campaign calling on the Baillieu Government to consider introducing a new public holiday to celebrate the iconic AFL Grand Final. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews urged the Premier to look at the idea. “The AFL Grand Final is one of the biggest events on our sporting calendar. It attracts attention [...]

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REGIONAL VICTORIA AT RISK AS BAILLIEU ABANDONS BUSHFIRE PROMISES

Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by admin.

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The Baillieu-Ryan Government, just weeks from the fire season, has failed to deliver key election promises aimed at reducing the bushfire risk in regionalVictoria. Visiting Murrindindi Shire Council today, Shadow Minister for Bushfire Response Jacinta Allan said authorities were already concerned about the potential bushfire threat, with temperatures reaching the mid-to-high 20s this week. “This [...]

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BAILLIEU’S VCAL FUNDING CUT IS UNFAIR TO STUDENTS

Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by admin.

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The Labor Opposition today launched a campaign to support the community’s concerns about the Baillieu Government’s $48 million cuts to the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) program. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said the Baillieu Government’s decision to slash coordination funding for VCAL would impact thousands of students across the state and could force schools to [...]

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