Treasurer Tim Pallas has presented Victoria’s 2019–20 state budget to parliament. It is the fifth budget for the Andrews Government.
The budget papers include the Appropriation (2019–2020) Bill 2019 and the Treasurer’s budget speech.
MPs from Victoria, New Zealand and Fiji have shared insights and experience at a workshop held at Parliament House in Melbourne.
Focusing on the multifaceted role of parliamentary whips, the workshop was arranged by the Victorian Parliament and the United Nations Development Programme, with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Community members from all walks of life found out some more about our law at Parliament House on Sunday 19 May.
In the finale for this year's Law Week, the Victorian Parliament, the Victoria Law Foundation and the Victorian Electoral Commission joined forces to provide a variety of information to people about the way in which our laws are made in Victoria, how parliamentary committees work and how elections are conducted.
The Victorian Parliament has paid tribute to the victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.
Condolences were offered to the victims' families and friends, and members of parliament stood in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and with Sri Lankan communities in Victoria and around the world.
There have been tributes and a minute’s silence in Parliament to honour father and son surf lifesavers Ross and Andrew Powell from the Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club.
They tragically lost their lives on Easter Sunday during a surf rescue mission with fellow surf lifesaver Phillip Younis, who was seriously injured while saving a tourist.
