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AU Financial Review
15 hours ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Allan wants a seat at Chalmers' roundtable
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has challenged federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to make solving the productivity crisis a mission for national cabinet, starting with including the states and territories at his ideas roundtable. Allan welcomed Chalmers' pledge to overhaul Australia's tax system as part of the Albanese government's second-term productivity agenda, and called the roundtable he is organising for next month a once in a generation opportunity to drive change across the economy.
Courier-Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Courier-Mail
Victoria's rising debt the constant in an uncertain world says Jeff Kennett
Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News. Last week I wrote here about the sea of debt that is engulfing Australia, and particularly Victoria. Someone close to me on reading the column said, 'Here you go again, banging on about debt'. Of course I took on board her comments. However, many Australians under 40 seem to think government debt is just that – the government's debt, not theirs. As you drive around the state, as you suffer damage or worse to your car because it has hit one of thousands of potholes, as CFA equipment reaches museum status, as mental health services are reduced and so the list goes on, it is for one reason only. Debt in Victoria is grossly, indecently too high. The government is paying $28m a day in interest on its debt – more than $1m every hour. Some of that money could have fixed our roads, provided new CFA trucks and maintained our mental health services. Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes are the new architects of Victoria's debt time bomb. Picture: David Crosling As the world seems to become more conflicted, causing so much pain and uncertainty, we Australians can be forever grateful that we live so far away from the rest of the world. That does not mean that we should be complacent. For tariffs, wars and the impact on the price of petrol, even perhaps its availability – not to mention the increase in energy prices from July 1, even the reliability of supply – could dramatically affect the comfort in which we live. If you wanted to travel overseas, where would you go? Fewer countries now provide a risk-free environment. As much as I would like to think that the leaders of the world would somehow meet to take the heat out of the international situation, it is unlikely to happen. Here in Australia, particularly at a federal level, I would like to think there will be a much more heightened bipartisanship, to ensure we as a country can get through the next couple of years. The speed of change is happening all around us. Australia is too small a population to not be affected by the international challenges. We have heard much about the AUKUS treaty recently, but what is Plan B if energy prices become unaffordable to households and industry, or our access to petroleum is severely restricted by availability or price? I can only suggest we prepare for the unexpected. If we do, we are better off. If my fears are not realised, we are still better off. Originally published as Jeff Kennett: In increasingly uncertain world, you can always relay on Victoria's debt
Herald Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- Herald Sun
Victoria's rising debt the constant in an uncertain world says Jeff Kennett
Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News. Last week I wrote here about the sea of debt that is engulfing Australia, and particularly Victoria. Someone close to me on reading the column said, 'Here you go again, banging on about debt'. Of course I took on board her comments. However, many Australians under 40 seem to think government debt is just that – the government's debt, not theirs. As you drive around the state, as you suffer damage or worse to your car because it has hit one of thousands of potholes, as CFA equipment reaches museum status, as mental health services are reduced and so the list goes on, it is for one reason only. Debt in Victoria is grossly, indecently too high. The government is paying $28m a day in interest on its debt – more than $1m every hour. Some of that money could have fixed our roads, provided new CFA trucks and maintained our mental health services. Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes are the new architects of Victoria's debt time bomb. Picture: David Crosling As the world seems to become more conflicted, causing so much pain and uncertainty, we Australians can be forever grateful that we live so far away from the rest of the world. That does not mean that we should be complacent. For tariffs, wars and the impact on the price of petrol, even perhaps its availability – not to mention the increase in energy prices from July 1, even the reliability of supply – could dramatically affect the comfort in which we live. If you wanted to travel overseas, where would you go? Fewer countries now provide a risk-free environment. As much as I would like to think that the leaders of the world would somehow meet to take the heat out of the international situation, it is unlikely to happen. Here in Australia, particularly at a federal level, I would like to think there will be a much more heightened bipartisanship, to ensure we as a country can get through the next couple of years. The speed of change is happening all around us. Australia is too small a population to not be affected by the international challenges. We have heard much about the AUKUS treaty recently, but what is Plan B if energy prices become unaffordable to households and industry, or our access to petroleum is severely restricted by availability or price? I can only suggest we prepare for the unexpected. If we do, we are better off. If my fears are not realised, we are still better off.
ABC News
13-06-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Kangaroo control streamlined for Victorian farmers facing drought
Victorian farmers will be able to control kangaroos on their properties more quickly as part of further state drought support. Premier Jacinta Allan told the Victorian Country Hour on Friday the kangaroo control permit process would be reduced to less than a week. "We know that kangaroos are coming in and putting some extra pressure on pastures," she said. "The aspiration is to change [permit approvals] to less than one week. "We'll be looking at offering some rebates to help manage this." Farmers have voiced frustration about a slowdown in kangaroo management under the Allan government. The premier said kangaroos were having a negative impact and more control assistance was needed. "We've got to do it humanely, we've got to look at how it can be done through non-lethal control mechanisms, but it's got to be done," Ms Allan said. The Victorian government's drought task force met for the first time in Camperdown in the state's south-west last week. A second meeting was held in Shepparton, in northern Victoria, on Friday. Despite welcome rain across the state last weekend, conditions for many farmers have remained dire. The government has also announced a temporary drought freight transport network expansion in Victoria's south west. "This is getting the bigger trucks closer to the farm gate, increasing the tonnage of those trucks that can use the local road network," Ms Allan said. She said some restrictions would be relaxed as a temporary but necessary measure. "It's just another way we can defray time and cost and pressure on our farmers," she said. Biosecurity measures around fodder coming from interstate will also be streamlined. The Victorian Farmers Federation has been contacted for comment.
AU Financial Review
12-06-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Allan's SRL funding plan contradicts housing promise: property industry
The property industry says it is not financially viable to build new apartments under the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop plan because its funding model discourages property development, despite Premier Jacinta Allan insisting it is a housing project. Victoria has committed $12 billion of its own funds for the first stage of the SRL, known as SRL East, and is relying on the federal government to finance a third. The Allan government claims the remainder will be raised via value capture, using funds raised by increased stamp duty on commercial properties and levies on developers and residential car parking.
