







Exhibit A: the Victorian construction industry Royal Commission
Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says
Commission promised by new premier would be an ‘important signal’ for voters that the government was acting on alleged corruption

Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union

News | Victorian Labor
Stay up to date with the latest news, announcements and updates from Victorian Labor and our elected representatives across Victoria.

Colonial institutions still rule Australia. Recognising this is not an act of pessimism: it is an epiphany | Larissa Behrendt
Systemic racism is not a glitch in our institutions, it is a design feature – and the seeds of it lie in our constitution

Labor may be on the nose in inner Melbourne over public housing – but it’s taking the fight to the Greens
The government sees an opportunity to regain city seats with targeted policies such as allowing dogs in pubs and extending trading hours

Victorian Labor
Ben Carroll’s first act as Premier was to call a Royal Commission into the construction sector - and it is already underway.
First Nations – Victorian Socialists
Australia is built on the dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Treaty should deliver material change – not just symbolic recognition.
Victorian Labor
That’s why the Police Association of Victoria built BlueHub – to support the mental health and wellbeing of police.
Victorian Liberals will scrap Australian-first Treaty within 100 days if elected
The Victorian Liberals will scrap the state's proposed Treaty agreement with First Peoples' if elected. The opposition had previously withdrawn support for the proposed agreement, which is set to be debated in Parliament today and is expected to pass with the support of Labor and the Greens.
Full Steam Ahead On Melbourne Airport Rail
The Victorian Government acknowledges Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria and pays respect to their cultures and Elders past and present.

Community Safety - Platform | The Australian Greens
Labor and the Liberals' approach to crime clearly isn't working. Despite Victoria having more police than any other state, people don't feel any safer. We need a different approach.

Victorian state election: what’s at stake for treaty and Indigenous self-determination?
Victoria has made significant progress in advancing Indigenous rights. However, those achievements sit precariously as the state heads to an election on November 28.

Integrity - Platform | The Australian Greens
Labor, Liberals and One Nation all take donations from billionaires and big corporations.

Workers' power – Victorian Socialists
Everyone deserves well paid, secure work. We’re fighting for the right to strike, a $35 minimum wage on government-funded work, and an end to wage theft.
How One Nation snatched the safe Labor seat of Secret Harbour
Labor will be conducting a post-mortem of its crushing defeat in the Secret Harbour by-election to see where it went wrong. But One Nation's win has wider implication for all major parties across Australia.