Tuesday, 14 October 2025

 Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (14:50): (1316) My question is for the Treasurer in the other place in her capacity as Minister for Industrial Relations. Just last month we wrapped up one of the largest surveys conducted by our state government, on our nation-leading working-from-home policy. Nearly 37,000 responses were recorded by this survey, and they overwhelmingly show a positive response by Victorians to this policy. We know that working from home works for families, and whilst it is indeed true that not everyone can work from home, everyone can benefit. It means greater flexibility for folks living in our suburbs, especially in communities like mine in Wyndham, where the vast majority of people work outside the municipality. It means less pressure on our transport network, both road and rail, as there are fewer folks tackling the morning and afternoon crush to work, and it means that work becomes an option for a lot more people, including women, parents and carers. My question to the minister is this: how many of the responses to this survey came from suburbs and postcodes within my electorate?