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...

The Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Bill 2024 aims to reform the way allegations of bullying and harassment against Members of the Victorian Parliament are handled. This Bill Brief outlines the context that led to the changes proposed by the Bill and provides an overview of key sections of the Bill. It also outlines some...

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.