Research papers
The Parliamentary Library produces research papers on matters of importance to Members. Research papers dating back to the 59th Parliament are available online.
60th Parliament (2023-)
These papers were produced since the opening of the 60th Parliament.
'Surely it would be a good thing': Women in the Victorian Parliament
Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024
Heritage protections in Victoria
Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024
Youth Justice Bill 2024
Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Bill 2024
Young people in Victoria
Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024
Manufacturing in Victoria
Prayer in parliamentary proceedings
Pill testing: recent developments
Lobbying in Victoria
Historical malapportionment and Victoria's Legislative Assembly
Crimes Amendment (Non-fatal Strangulation) Bill 2023
Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Victoria’s timber industry in a time of transition
Triple Zero Victoria Bill 2023
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023
Housing in Victoria: a quick guide
Bail Amendment Bill 2023
The Victorian space industry
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Authorising Pharmacists) Bill 2023
Group voting tickets and Victoria
The 2022 Victorian state election
2023 Briefing e-Book: key issues from the 59th Parliament
Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Raise the Age) Bill 2022
59th Parliament (2018–2022)
Visualising Victoria's electoral history
The inaugural speech: notes for new Members
Chronology of primary and secondary school closures in Victoria due to COVID-19
Chronology of Victorian border closures due to COVID-19
1954 Opening of the Victorian Parliament by the Queen
Space technology in Australia
Inflation and the cost of living: Policy debates and practices
Environment Legislation Amendment (Circular Economy and Other Matters) Bill 2022
Treaty Authority and Other Treaty Elements Bill 2022
Microplastics in biosolids: definitions and implications
Visualising the population impacts of COVID-19 in Victoria
Quantum technology and Victoria
Intersectional complexities of coercive control
What is coercive control?
COVID-19 vaccination rates and Victoria's arts sector
Hydrogen as an energy source
Family and domestic violence legislation in Australia
Summary Offences Amendment (Decriminalisation of Public Drunkenness) Bill 2020
Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020
The promise of social procurement
Justice Legislation Amendment (Supporting Victims and Other Matters) Bill 2020
Residential aged care in Victoria
Possible impossibles: The past, present and future of science in Victoria
Emergency powers, public health and COVID-19
Wage Theft Bill 2020
Epidemics and pandemics in Victoria: Historical perspectives
Victorian Economic Snapshot 2020
North East Link Bill 2020
2019-20 Bushfires
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm Reduction) Bill 2019
2019 Briefing e-Book
No bail, more jail? Breaking the nexus between community protection and escalating pre-trial detention
The 2018 Victorian State Election
Towards good environmental governance? Assessing the evolution of Victoria's environment portfolio
Justice Legislation Amendment (Supporting Victims and Other Matters) Bill 2020
Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2018