The Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024 introduces a number of reforms and technical amendments across several Acts in Victoria. This Bill Brief provides the background to how these proposals came about. It then outlines the second reading speech and the Bill’s provisions.

Victoria’s manufacturing sector faces many challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic. This paper outlines how manufacturing is defined and examines developments over recent decades. It then provides maps and other data that show the location and changes in manufacturing sector businesses and employment across the state.

This paper examines the origins of prayer in the Victorian Parliament, revisiting the debates that led to the Lord’s Prayer’s establishment in daily proceedings. The paper also summarises some of the key debates that have shaped the conversation about prayer in parliament in recent years.

This research note provides an update on the debates around pill testing since 2019. It provides an overview of the arguments for and against pill testing, stakeholder views and a brief description of pill testing programs in selected jurisdictions.

This research note outlines the Victorian system for regulating lobbying, and provides a summary of the issues most often discussed in relation to the risks of unregulated lobbying activity.