Despite the removal of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions and a strong economic recovery, live music venues in Victoria continue to struggle. This paper explores proposals to resolve some of the challenges that live music venues face including reforms to government funding, levies on major live music events as a revenue source for smaller venues, voucher programs...

This research paper provides an overview of the system of laws, regulations and bodies designed to protect Victoria’s historic buildings, landscapes, and culturally significant places. Maps of local government areas showing the concentration of heritage overlays within each LGA are also included.

The Youth Justice Bill 2024 aims to replace the current youth justice legislative framework with a new standalone Youth Justice Act. It proposes significant amendments and changes at each stage of the youth justice process, including frontline response, diversions, sentencing, custodial settings, parole and post-release. Some of the most notable reforms include: raising the minimum...

Drawing upon data from the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, as well as a range of other resources, this quick guide provides an overview of the current housing context in Victoria, including data visualisations.

This paper summarises the 2022 Victorian election and outcomes. It provides an overview of the 59th Parliament and election lead-up, including COVID-19 politics, leadership and integrity issues, retirements and pre-selections, and flood and cost-of-living crises – all of which shaped the election and the changes in the composition of the 60th Parliament.