Victoria – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 A view from the swamp https://www.openforum.com.au/a-view-from-the-swamp/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:36:53 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=46421 The federal government has rejected a proposed expansion of Port Hastings in Westernport, southeast of Melbourne, given its potential environmental impact, although the project was seen as vital to the development an offshore wind industry.

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Restoring Parliament – Victoria’s forgotten integrity institution https://www.openforum.com.au/restoring-parliament-victorias-forgotten-integrity-institution/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:35:58 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=39939 Three reforms can help to restore Victoria's state Parliament to its position as the cornerstone integrity institution that both oversees the government and supports the Ombudsman and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.

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Victoria won’t run out of power when Yallourn closes down https://www.openforum.com.au/victoria-wont-run-out-of-power-when-yallourn-closes-down/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:33:29 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32248 The chance of Victoria running out of power in the years to come is extremely small, despite the closing of significant coal fueled power stations.

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Rating Victoria’s roadmap https://www.openforum.com.au/rating-victorias-roadmap/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:08:19 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29666 Epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely gives Victoria’s Roadmap out of the COVID-19 restrictions 8 out of 10 – noting there may be scope for easing some restrictions sooner rather than later.

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