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Children illustrate importance of family through art

Children illustrate importance of family through art

What does family mean to you? This is the thought-provoking question which adorned Queen’s Hall this week.

Bills to overhaul childcare regulation debated

Bills to overhaul childcare regulation debated

The Legislative Assembly has debated three bills concurrently aimed at strengthening protections for children in early education and care settings.

Dealing with democracy’s disconnect

Dealing with democracy’s disconnect

Society | 14 November 2025

Lack of youth participation in traditional political and parliamentary processes is a trend members of parliament are keen to address, including through a parliamentary inquiry on community consultation practices.

Pet burials in human cemeteries

Pet burials in human cemeteries

Society | 12 November 2025

Victoria now allows pets to be buried at cemeteries alongside their owners, becoming just the second jurisdiction in Australia to do so.

Understanding the coercive practices of high-control groups

Understanding the coercive practices of high-control groups

Society | 3 November 2025

Evidence to a parliamentary inquiry is painting a picture of the extent to which high-control groups in Victoria use coercive and manipulative practices.

Measures debated to support pet rescuers

Measures debated to support pet rescuers

Society | 19 September 2025

New laws on the rehoming of cats and dogs in Victoria have passed the Legislative Assembly.

Childcare protections pass parliament

Childcare protections pass parliament

Society | 5 September 2025

Urgent reforms to bolster the safety of children who are in childcare have passed the Victorian Parliament.

Consultation key to Victorians feeling involved

Consultation key to Victorians feeling involved

Society | 3 September 2025

A ‘Community Engagement Charter’ has been suggested as a way to help inform future consultation practices in Victoria.

Coercive behaviours outlined at cults inquiry

Coercive behaviours outlined at cults inquiry

Society | 30 July 2025

The controls exercised over personal lives have been detailed during the first public hearings for the parliamentary inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups.

Sporting rates high but clubs struggle to survive

Sporting rates high but clubs struggle to survive

Society | 25 June 2025

Victorians are highly active, however some cohorts within the community are still underrepresented in sport participation rates, and many clubs and organisations face challenges to their sustainability.

Understanding the effort needed to reduce poverty

Understanding the effort needed to reduce poverty

Society | 20 June 2025

For close to a century, the Brotherhood of St Laurence has supported Victorians experiencing disadvantage and next in its sights is a state free of poverty.

New technologies risking ‘mental privacy’ of workers

New technologies risking ‘mental privacy’ of workers

Society | 13 May 2025

With workplace surveillance accelerating in recent years, a parliamentary committee has called for new laws to protect the rights of workers.

Diverse MPs reflect a changing Victoria

Diverse MPs reflect a changing Victoria

Society | 28 February 2025

Political representation is evolving with culturally diverse Victorians leading a big shift in recent years.

Survivor’s story sheds light on modern slavery

Survivor’s story sheds light on modern slavery

Society | 25 February 2025

The plight of a modern slavery victim in Melbourne has been outlined at an awareness-raising session held at Parliament House.