The Victorian Government is developing a Victorian Gender Equality Strategy. Advancing gender equality increases women’s safety, security and wellbeing by encouraging a society based on respect and equality. Gender equality also has tangible benefits for Victoria’s social and economic prosperity, as more women are supported to reach their potential. Gender inequality affects women in all...

The Strategic Framework to Strengthen Victoria's Social Cohesion and the Resilience of its Communities (the Framework) outlines: why strengthening social cohesion and building community resilience are important; Key principles for working together; and high level objectives, priority themes, activities and indicators.

Summary: Clear audit opinions were issued for the 87 public hospitals and their 19 controlled entities for the financial year ending 30 June 2015. These entities make up the Victorian public hospital sector. The sector generated a net deficit from operations (which excludes capital revenue) of more than $700 million annually in each of the...

Victorians with an interest in the rental market are invited to respond to an issues paper examining how the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (RTA) influences security of tenure for landlords and tenants. Security of tenure refers to the degree of certainty someone has about their housing arrangements. If you are renting, you are likely to...

Provides details about how many people are in government funded training, what they are training in, where they are accessing training and whether training provision is responding to employer’s skill needs. Introduction Vocational education and training plays a significant role in helping people move into employment, improve their employment, progress to further education, and for...