16 December 2024

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Invested in young people

General | 12 December 2024

Advocating for an issue at a young age led one Victorian to a career in politics.

Ritual with responsibility

General | 10 December 2024

Question time is often people’s first exposure to parliament and politics, but its continued relevance and role in our democracy is itself subject to questioning from time to time.

Bill to abolish committal hearings debated

Justice | 6 December 2024

Victoria’s Parliament is considering reforms to criminal procedure laws to replace the current committal test with an improved case management process.

Latest videos

Week in Review

General | 1 December

An update from our last sitting week for 2024, held from 26 to 28 November, presented by Legislative Council President Shaun Leane MP.

My Day in Parliament

General | 29 November

Find out what a sitting day in Parliament is like for the Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries and Housing, Katie Hall MP (Member for Footscray).

Parliament Snapshot

General | 22 November

A quick look at what's been happening at the Victorian Parliament.

Drivers need to change to protect most vulnerable

Infrastructure | 7 May 2024

Two out of every five lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2024 have been of those who have little or no protection in the event of an accident on roads, footpaths and driveways.

Exhibition shows suffering, resilience and hope

General | 3 May 2024

The Taken is an exhibition of photographs concerning the Stolen Generations in Parliament House.The images are drawn from the book of the same name by photographer David G. Jones.

Local government funding and services scrutinised

Economy | 1 May 2024

Cost shifting, service delivery and funding are among the key issues being examined by an Upper House inquiry into local government.

Commonwealth Games probe hampered by executive privilege

Economy | 30 April 2024

The Chair of the Select Committee investigating the cancellation of regional Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games will attempt to obtain further documents from the government.

Key issues for regional youth discussed at forums

General | 26 April 2024

Education, mental health, housing and the environment were among the main topics raised by young people at forums with MPs held in Shepparton and Kyabram.

Regional sitting pays tribute to community resilience

General | 23 April 2024

Losses suffered by Victorian communities during the 2022 flood event and their brave responses to it were highlighted at the Echuca regional sitting of the Legislative Council.

Northern Victoria is focus of flood inquiry interim report

Environment | 18 April 2024

The enormous contribution of regional communities to a parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 flood event has been recognised at the regional sitting of the Legislative Council in Echuca.

Taking parliament to the people of northern Victoria

General | 10 April 2024

For just the seventh time in its history, the Legislative Council is holding a regional sitting on Thursday 18 April 2024.

Law to restrict machete use passes parliament

Justice | 27 March 2024

The Legislative Council has debated and agreed to a bill designed to restrict the use of machetes as weapons.