Jobs will be the centrepiece of an elected O’Brien Liberal Nationals Government with the announcement of the biggest reform to payroll tax in a generation. Under the Liberal Nationals Local Business Action Plan, around 15,000 Victorian small businesses will be removed from the payroll tax system – a system which is a tax on jobs.…
DetailsMedia Release, Tuesday 23 March 2021 48 hours after being appointed Shadow Minister for Energy and Renewables, today I visited Yallourn Power Station together with Opposition Leader, Michael O’Brien, Member for Narracan, Gary Blackwood and Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. We heard firsthand from Yallourn workers, some who have been working at…
DetailsThe Liberal Nationals are calling on the State Government to give a much-needed boost to the hospitality industry and make it cheaper for Victorians to eat out. Months of harsh lockdowns due to Labor’s second wave have decimated the hospitality industry with some bars, pubs and restaurants hit so hard financially, they won’t be reopening.…
DetailsThe ability of Victoria’s integrity agencies to investigate corruption and misconduct in Victoria has been hampered due to lack of government funding, a state Parliamentary committee has heard this afternoon. Speaking to the Victorian Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee, IBAC Commissioner the Hon Robert Redlich said despite the “significant growth in IBAC’s workload” over the…
DetailsLiberal Nationals bold and ambitious plan to get Victoria back to work and back in business The Liberal Nationals, and local MP Brad Rowswell, have unveiled a bold and ambitious plan to get Victoria back to work and back in business. With National Cabinet easing restrictions, the Andrews Labor Government must act swiftly to…
DetailsThe Liberal Nationals are today proposing a $1 billion ‘Bringing Manufacturing Home’ fund to encourage businesses to bring facilities and jobs back to Victoria, grow local manufacturing and boost innovation. Over the past 20 years more than 50,000 Victorian manufacturing jobs have been lost. A COVID-19 response is urgently needed to create jobs and boost…
DetailsLiberal Nationals’ call for $10 million payroll tax relief to save local jobs Local Member for Sandringham, Brad Rowswell is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to immediately implement temporary payroll tax relief to help locals get back to work and back in business. With Victoria losing more jobs than any other state…
DetailsOpposition Leader Michael O’Brien has announced a Liberal Nationals Government will lift the moratorium on conventional onshore natural gas in Victoria to lower energy bills, reduce emissions and support jobs. This will be done while maintaining the ban on fracking. It is time for Victorians to benefit from our own natural resources. Opening up clean,…
DetailsSporting and community groups across Victoria will be able to cash-in on the introduction of a Michael O’Brien-led Liberal Nationals government Cash for Containers scheme. The Cash for Containers scheme would give cash for cans, glass and plastic bottles returned to a collection centre – helping to reduce litter, reduce landfill and increase recycling. The…
DetailsLiberal Nationals announce landmark Zero to Landfill environmental policy In the largest environmental overhaul in Victoria in decades, a Michael O’Brien-led Liberal Nationals government will end household waste being sent to Victorian landfill by 2035. This visionary Zero to Landfill policy will bring energy-from-waste technology currently being used in central Paris, Amsterdam, Germany and Singapore…
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