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This page lists links to newspaper and magazine articles, conference papers, news releases, speeches and Parliamentary contributions by Robert Clark.

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* denotes a speech, question or other item in Parliament.  Once at the relevant link, if necessary, scroll down the page or use your browser to search for "Clark" to find the beginning of the item by Robert Clark. 

Also available are full lists of all debates and other items on which Robert Clark has spoken in Parliament since 1991:
-  56th Parliament (sittings Dec 2006 -   )
-  55th Parliament (sittings Feb 2003 - Oct 2006)
-  54th Parliament (sittings Nov 1999 - Oct 2002)
-  53rd Parliament (sittings May 1996 - May 1999)
-  52nd Parliament (sittings Oct 1992 - Nov 1995)
-  1991 and 1992 (sitings Mar 1991 - Nov 1992)

Shadow Portfolio areas

-  Attorney-General

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE ON SUPERVISION ORDER EXTENSION - 15 Apr 08

*  Sunset on Criminal Procedure Bill a win for community - 13 Mar 08
COALITION ACTS TO PROTECT COMMUNITY AGAINST SOFTER SENTENCES - 13 Mar 08
*  Senate Elections Bill withdrawal risks disputed elections (part 1), (part 2) - 12 Mar 08
*  CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) AMENDMENT BILL - 26 Feb 08
*  Infringements and other Acts Amendment Bill - 6 Feb 08
*  Crimes Amendment (Child Homicide) Bill - 6 Feb 08
*  Freedom of Information Amendment Bill - 5 Feb 08
VICTORIA’S COURTS SLOW AND EXPENSIVE - 31 Jan 08

“CHARTER” EXTENSION CREATES RED TAPE, NOT RIGHTS - 31 Dec 07
*  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL - 6 Dec 07
CORONER'S DUMPING SHOWS NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE - 4 Dec 07
*  Police Regulation Amendment Bill - 22 Nov 07
*  CRIMES AMENDMENT (RAPE) BILL - Legislative Council amendments - 21 Nov 07
*  Supreme Court redevelopment delays - 9 Oct 07
*  WORKING WITH CHILDREN AMENDMENT BILL - 20 Sep 07
*  Need for a Victorian anti-corruption commission  - 19 Sep 07
*  Government cuts to Appeal Costs Funds  - 18 Sep 07
*  CRIMES AMENDMENT (RAPE) BILL - 18 Sep 07
*  CONFISCATION AMENDMENT BILL - 23 Aug 07
*  Government inaction on family violence measures  - 21 Aug 07
'DECISIVE' GOVERNMENT DELAYS WHILE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS SUFFER - 13 Aug 07
*  LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT (EDUCATION) BILL  - 9 Aug 07
*  SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT (UPSKIRTING) BILL  - 8 Aug 07
BRACKS' DELAY MEANS 500,000 VIOLENCE VICTIMS MISS OUT ON PROTECTION - 19 Jul 07
*  Courts: lack of security - 17 Jul 07
GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO EXTEND PROTECTION ORDERS - 2 Jul 07

*  MAGISTRATES' COURT AND CORONERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL  - 21 Jun 07
*  WILLS AMENDMENT BILL  - 21 Jun 07
AUDITOR-GENERAL EXPOSES SERIOUS COURT SECURITY PROBLEMS - 20 Jun 07
*  CRIMES AMENDMENT (DNA DATABASE) BILL  - 20 Jun 07
*  STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL  - 20 Jun 07
*  COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL EDUCATION AND OTHER MATTERS) BILL - 7 Jun 07
*  PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AMENDMENT BILL  - 6 Jun 07
*  STATUTE LAW REPEALS BILL  - 1 May 07
*  Legal Profession Amendment Bill  - 19 Apr 07

*  Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Bill - 13 Mar 07
*  Public Prosecutions Amendment Bill - 27 Feb 07
COURT OF APPEAL REBUFFS LABOR'S EASTLINK COVERUP - 13 Feb 07
*  Interpretation of Legislation Amendment Bill - 13 Feb 07

-  Energy and Resources

ANSWERS NEEDED ON BLACKOUT DELAYS - 4 Apr 08

*  Rising electricity and gas prices - 5 Dec 07
*  Gas market congestion charge - 4 Dec 07
LABOR’S PEAK DEMAND FAILURE DRIVES UP POWER PRICES - 30 Nov 07
*  NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) AMENDMENT BILL - 20 Nov 07
*  VICTORIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET BILL - 20 Nov 07
*  ELECTRICITY SAFETY AMENDMENT BILL - 30 Oct 07
*  ENERGY LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT BILL - 9 Oct 07
BRUMBY MUST ACT URGENTLY ON SECURITY THREAT TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES - 3 Sep 07
*  ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL  - 18 Jul 07
*  Electricity supply shortages - question  - 6 Jun 07
*  Electricity supply shortages  - 6 Jun 07
*  CLIMATE CHANGE: NATIONAL EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME - 23 May 07
*  Nuclear energy: government policy  - 2 May 07
NUCLEAR PLEBISCITE OVERTURNED - 19 Apr 07

*  Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Amendment (Plebiscite) Bill - 14 Mar 07
*  National Generators Forum emissions study - 28 Feb 07

-  Industrial Relations

*  Industrial action increasing in Victoria due to Labor's distain for workers - 13 Mar 08
VICTORIA – THE STRIKE CAPITAL OF THE NATION UNDER BRUMBY - 13 Mar 08
HULLS AT ODDS WITH FEDERAL LABOR’S NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS - 15 Feb 08
HULLS REBUFFS GILLARD ON UNIFORM IR SYSTEM - 12 Feb 08

BRUMBY BACKS DOWN ON WORKER CASH PAYMENTS, BUT RADICAL IR LAWS CONTINUE - 1 Nov 07
*  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT (FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES) BILL - 31 Oct 07
*  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT (FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES) BILL (cont'd) - 31 Oct 07
*  VICTORIAN WORKERS' WAGES PROTECTION BILL 30 Oct 07
*  VICTORIAN WORKERS' WAGES PROTECTION BILL (cont'd) - 30 Oct 07
*  Benefits flow from Federal IR reforms - 30 Oct 07
BRUMBY'S RADICAL IR LAWS BAD FOR EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS - 30 Oct 07

*  OUTWORKERS AND CONTRACTORS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL  - 19 Jul 07

HULLS REFUSES INVESTIGATION OF WORKDIRECTIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD - 1 Jun 07
*  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT BILL  - 3 May 07

Former portfolio areas

-  Information and Communication Technology
(until 16 Aug 2007)

LABOR AXES CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - 2 Feb 07

-  State Economy
(until 6 Dec 2006)

Victoria has problems despite Brumby's bluster - 16 Sep 06
*  Victorian economy and government's economic record - 13 Sep 06
BRACKS PUTS THE BRAKES ON VICTORIA - 6 Sep 06
*  Workchoices legislation and labour market reform - 9 Aug 06
*  Government lagging on reform agenda - 19 July 06
WE'RE STILL IN A RED TAPE BIND - 13 July 06

*  Under performance of Victorian economy - 8 June 06

A BAD WEEK FOR THE VICTORIAN ECONOMY -  24 March 06
BRACKS' POOR RECORD ON TAX AND THE ECONOMY - 20 Mar 06
EXPORTS AND INVESTMENT IN TROUBLE UNDER BRACKS - 1 Mar 06
*  Weakness in Victorian economy - 9 Feb 06
THE ECONOMY BRACKS DOES NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT - 4 Jan 06

NO LONGER THE PLACE TO BE - VICTORIANS KEEP ON LEAVING - 9 Dec 05
EXPORTS & PUBLIC INVESTMENT LAG UNDER COMPLACENT LABOR - 7 Dec 05
BUSINESSES CONTINUE THUMBS DOWN FOR BRACKS GOVERNMENT - 29 Nov 05
UAV DEFENCE CONTRACT - BITTER REMINDER & SECOND CHANCE - 18 Nov 2005
VICTORIA'S ECONOMY LAGS UNDER LABOR - 9 Nov 2005

+  Bracks' words are hollow on "third wave" reforms (AFR) - 18 Aug 05
Bracks' reform talk must be backed by action - 14 Aug 05
*  Economic performance of rural and regional Victoria - MPI - 20 July 05

Victoria's growth lags nation as exports slump - 1 June 05
Business confidence dives in Victoria under Labor - 31 May 05

* Increase in Victorian unemployment rate - question - 9 Dec 04
*  Net migration out of Victoria - question - 9 Dec 04
*  Rising Victorian unemployment levels - question - 8 Dec 04
*  Textiles, clothing and footwear industry tariffs - question - 1 Dec 04
*  Victorian economy lagging - 16 Nov 04
Low investment drags down Victorian economy - 12 Nov 04

National Accounts: more signs of slippage - 1 Sep 04
Sensis survey shows Victoria lags behind - 31 Aug 04
Capital spending figures show Victoria is still slipping - 26 Aug 04

Sensis survey shows Victorian business is suffering - 26 May 04
*  Bracks' disingenuous criticism of Commonwealth budget - 12 May 04
Commonwealth budget - good news for Victorian families - 12 May 04
*  Government's Economic Statement - debate - 21 Apr 04
*  Government's export target - question - 20 Apr 04
Economic Statement: Victoria needs action, not spin - 14 Apr 04

Victorian economy holding back the nation - 3 Mar 04
+ Why Brumby was worried (The Age) - 5 Feb 04
Bracks' image focus hurts Vic economy - 4 Feb 04

Victoria's growth trails the nation: new ABS stats - 3 Dec 03
*  Wrong and other Acts (Law of Negligence) Bill - 19 Nov 03
Victoria's economic growth below national average - 12 Nov 03
*  Professional Standards Bill - 5 Nov 03
Access Economics: Victoria's economic slide to continue - 3 Oct 03

Victorian economy running last - 2 Sept 03
Victorian Liberals welcome housing affordability inquiry - 4 Aug 03

Victorian economy slips further - 4 June 03
Bracks knocks back chance to speed through urgent insurance legislation - 21 May 03
* Wrongs and Limitation of Actions Acts (Insurance Reforms) Bill - 21 May 03

Growth forecast cut adds to slippage fears - 4 Mar 03

Government dithers as building industry faces crunch - 22 Oct 02
Labor rejects key improvement to "too little too late" public liability Bill - 9 Oct 02
*  Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Bill - 8 Oct 02

Labor's "cop out" on public liability does little to cut insurance costs - 12 Sep 02
Liberals release public liability and insurance reform package - 9 Sep 02
Public liability and insurance - Liberal reform initiatives (pdf)
Nunawading basketball latest victim of Gov't inaction - 6 Aug 02
+ Victoria losing economic pace - 8 July 02

Public liability: taxpayers bear risk for Gov't inaction - 30 June 02
Public liability: Gov't inaction forces scramble for cover - 25 June 02
Spring legislation too late for insurance crisis - 19 June 02
Gov't accepts Opposition concerns on HIH legislation - 7 June 02
Opposition demands Gov't act on public liability insurance - 1 June 02
*  Public liability insurance - matter of public importance  5 June 02
*  Public liability insurance for sport and adventure activities - 9 May 02
*  Government business statement - 23 Apr 02

Public Liability - Lenders continues inaction and buckpassing - 27 Mar 02
*  Public liability insurance - Response to Ministerial Statement - 26 Mar 02
Government talk about liability plan is too late for many - 20 Mar 02
Talk about insurance help is too late and too narrow - 20 Mar 02
*  House Contract Guarantee (HIH Further Amendment) Bill - Council Amdts - 19 Mar 02
Home insurance: consumers bear burden of Government inaction - 13 Mar 02
Public liability insurance - "Time for Action" proposals  - 24 Feb 02
Public liability - it's "Time for Action" - 24 Feb 02

Government holds home owners hostage over HIH legislation - 5 Dec 01
*  House Contracts Guarantee (HIH Further Amendment) Bill - Council Amdts - 29 Nov 01
*  House Contracts Guarantee (HIH Further Amendment) Bill - C'tee stage - 29 Nov 01
Opposition acts against retrospective loss of HIH rights - 28 Nov 01
*  House Contracts Guarantee (HIH Further Amendment) Bill - 27 Nov 01
Lowest economic growth since Cain and Kirner - 16 Nov 01
Infrastructure lags as Bracks hails yet another report - 18 Oct 01
*  Need for infrastructure investment - 17 Oct 01
*  Delay in Infrastructure Planning Council report - question - 17 Oct 01

*  Ansett collapse - 19 Sep 01
Robert Clark appointed as Shadow Treasurer - 13 Sep 01

-  State Finances
(until 6 Dec 2006)

*  Government's mismanagement of State finances - 4 Oct 06
*  Treasurer's failure to answer questions on notice - 4 Oct 06
HOMEBUYERS SLUGGED TO PAY FOR SPENDING BLOWOUTS -  3 Oct 06
*  State Taxation Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - 3 Oct 06
LABOR LEAKS ITS OWN FIGURES: FEES AND CHARGES TO SOAR  - 13 Sep 06
*  Timing of release of Pre Election Budget Update - 12 Sep 06
LABOR CAUGHT OUT ON WASTE  - 13 Sep 06
+  COAG's reality bites - 17 July 06

5,291 FEES, FINES AND CHARGES INCREASE TOMORROW - 30 June 06
*  State Taxation (Reductions and Concessions) Bill - 7 June 06
*  Mismanagement exposed by Snowy Hydro sale cessation - grievance - 7 June 06
*  Appropriation (Parliament 2006/07) Bill - 6 June 06
*  Appropriation (2006/07) Bill - 1 June 06
+  A budget of squandered opportunities and rising debt - 31 May 06
+  Victorian budget: services slide despite big spending - 31 May 06
LABOR'S MASSIVE DEBT RISE - 30 May 06
YET ANOTHER BRACKS TAX - 4 May 06
*  Development tax - question without notice - 4 May 06
*  Government mismanagement - matter of public importance - 3 May 06
*  PAEC 2004-05 Budget Outcomes Report - 3 May 06
*  Financial Management (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - 3 May 06
OUT-OF-TOUCH BRACKS SEEKS TO RULE OUT TAX CUTS FOR UPCOMING BUDGET - 3 May 06
*  Land tax on trusts - 2 May 06
ALL-PARTY COMMITTEE EXPOSES BRACKS' MISMANAGEMENT - 28 Apr 06
*  PAEC 2005-06 Estimates Report - 5 Apr 06
*  Valuation of Land (Amendment) Bill - 5 Apr 06
* Land taxes increases for Ashwood couple - 4 Apr 06
LIBERAL PLAN - A BETTER WAY OF DELIVERING PUBLIC SERVICES - 3 Apr 06

BRUMBY USES GRAND PRIX TO DUMP FEES AND FINES LISTS - 31 Mar 06
VICTORIA'S GST WINDFALL LEAVES NO EXCUSES FOR BRUMBY - 31 Mar 06
*  Land tax increases - DeMar Timber and Hardware - 28 Mar 06
BRUMBY BACKFLIPS ON ARTHUR'S HOTEL LAND TAX BILL - 27 March 06
STAMP DUTY, GRANTS & STOCK MARKET KEEP CASH FLOWING FOR BRUMBY - 10 Mar 06
*  Estimates committee hearings - 2 Mar 06
*  Government mismanagement - 1 Mar 06
*  PAEC report on public sector corporate governance - 1 Mar 06
*  Land tax increases - question 28 Feb 06
*  Land tax increases - 28 Feb 06
MASSIVE LAND TAX INCREASE HITS ARTHUR'S HOTEL - 22 Feb 06
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - HERE WE GO AGAIN - 14 Feb 06
PRODUCTIVITY REPORT REVEALS BRACKS GOVERNMENT MISMANAGEMENT - 31 Jan 06
VICTORIANS WON'T HOLD THEIR BREATH FOR BRACKS TO REVEAL FEES - 3 Jan 06

LABOR POSITIONS ITSELF FOR ANOTHER TAX ON MOTORISTS - 31 Dec 05
WELCOME TO 2006 - TAXES AND CHARGES RISE FROM TOMORROW - 31 Dec 05
FIRST HOME BUYING MORE EXPENSIVE FROM 1 JANUARY - Dec 05
BUDGET UPDATE: HIGH TAXING, SPENDING BLOWOUTS CONTINUE - 14 Dec 05
TRAIN, TRAM FARE RISES - COMMUTERS PAY MORE, GET LESS - 7 Dec 05
*  Superannuation Legislation (Governance Reform) Bill - 16 Nov 05
*  Developer levy burden on young families - question - 16 Nov 05
*  New developer levy - question - 16 Nov 05
BRUMBY'S TAXING SPREE CONTINUES - FEES, FINES, TAXES UP - 15 Nov 05
*  Delays in paying teachers' superannuation - 15 Nov 05
Brumby's third try to get trusts land tax scale right - 28 Oct 05
*  Increases in fees, fines and charges - question - 26 Oct 05
Brumby spends big on bureaucrats - 26 Oct 05
Libs fix land tax error for "Bungles Brumby" - 26 Oct 05
*  Parking tax extensions - question - 25 Oct 05
Brumby won't rule out parking tax on residents - 25 Oct 05
Brumby bungles new land tax "Dog's breakfast !" - 24 Oct 05
New parking tax - a bureaucratic mess and you may be next - 24 Oct 05
*  Congestion Levy Bill - consideration in detail - 20 Oct 05
*  Congestion Levy Bill - second reading - 20 Oct 05
*  Mineral Resources Development (Brown Coal Royalties) Bill - second reading - 20 Oct 05
*  Mines (Aluminium Agreement) (Brown Coal Royalties) Bill - second reading - 20 Oct 05
Brumby stays silent on trusts land tax - 19 Oct 05
*  Land Tax Bill - second reading - 18 Oct 05
High taxing, high spending budget helped out by GST - 6 Oct 05
*  Delay in date for 2006 budget - question - 5 Oct 05
*  Treasury Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - second reading - 5 Oct 05
Brumby "too busy" to deliver budget on time - 5 Oct 05
*  Delay in details of new land tax on trusts - question - 4 Oct 05
*  Car park tax in Victorian regional centres - question - 4 Oct 05

*  Cost of report on income tax issues - question - 13 Sep 05
Brumby urges tax reform, but what about Victorian taxes? - 12 Sep 05
*  Reported proposals for $30k new homes services tax - 8 Sep 05
New land tax law silent about tax on trusts - 8 Sep 05
+  Tax reform begins at home (The Age) - 6 Sep 05
Labor's $30,000 services tax will make homes unaffordable - 21 Aug 05
Labor' stamp duty backdown - trusts tax must follow - 11 Aug 05
*  Deteriorating performance of State Revenue Office - 9 Aug 05
NSW abolishes vendor duty, now the pressure's on Brumby - 2 Aug 05
Report exposes Bracks phoney parking tax claims - 27 July 05
Pensioners to cop $7,600 bill for Brumby's new land tax - 25 July 05
Bracks grabs more duty from vendor terms sales - 21 July 05
*  Land tax on trusts threatens large increases - 20 July 05
*  Increases in land tax burden - question - 20 July 05
+ Reforming infrastructure and service provision (The Age) - 12 July 05

Brumby's new $6,000 property tax - 29 June 05
Bracks slack on paying bills - 22 June 05
*  Disclosure of legal advice on stamp duty changes - question - 16 June 05
*  Land tax refund cheque delays - question - 16 June 05
*  Disclosure of legal advice on stamp duty changes - point of order - 16 June 05
*  Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - second reading - 16 June 05
More Bracks tax stings on property owners - 16 June 05
*  State Taxation Acts (General Amendment) Bill - second reading and consideration in detail - 15 June 05
*  PAEC 04-05 estimates report recommendations rejected - 15 June 05
*  Emergency Services Superannuation (Amendment) Bill - second reading - 25 May 05
*  Energy Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - second reading - 25 May 05
Brumby's land tax hoax - Labor forced to admit increases - 20 May 05
*  "A Fairer Victoria" - MPI - 18 May 05
+ Victorian budget raises national tax, infrastructure and debt issues (AFR) - 5 May 05
*  Land tax increase for retiree - question - 5 May 05
*  Land tax increase for Dandenong business - question - 5 May 05
*  Budget Reply speech (Hansard) or edited text with charts - 5 May 05
+ Budget: Lots of promises, few solutions (The Age) - 4 May 05
Labor fails again on land tax - 4 May 05
*  Budget land tax measures - question - 3 May 05
State budget: Labor must take responsibility - 2 May 05
+ Land tax crisis is due to government policy (The Age) - 21 Apr 05
*  Land tax increases - MPI - 20 Apr 05
*  PAEC 03-04 outcomes report shows gov't failures - 20 Apr 05
Brumby's pokie slug risks a "lose-lose" outcome - 14 Apr 05
+ Land tax crisis: Bracks just doesn't get it (Young Liberal Movement) - April 05
+ Deciding our infrastructure needs and spending (AFR) - 8 Apr 05
What Labor must do urgently about land tax - 5 Apr 05

*  Lindsay Fox on land tax relief - question - 24 Mar 05
*  Land tax hurts single mother - 23 Mar 05
*  Land tax relief to ordinary Victorians - question - 23 Mar 05
Budget surplus shows Labor can afford land tax cuts - 22 Mar 05
*  Land tax relief before State budget - question - 22 Mar 05
+ Rethinking how governments provide services (Victorian Liberal Students Association) - Feb 05
Bracks' land tax forces Whitehorse Inn to close - 15 Feb 05
Access Economics sound budget warning for Brumby - 6 Feb 05
Productivity report exposes Bracks Government mismanagement - 28 Jan 05
Valuation changes to hit property owners - 19 Jan 05

Quarterly financial report - high taxing, high spending continue - 24 Dec 04
Commonwealth rescues budget from Brumby's spending blowouts - 15 Dec 04
Latest figures show more land tax increases to come - 12 Dec 04
*  PAEC 2004-05 Estimates report and rising public servant numbers - 1 Dec 04
*  PAEC 2004-05 Estimates report and government non-disclosure - 17 Nov 04
*  Scoresby can be afforded without tolls - 14 Oct 04
*  Building Scoresby without tolls - question - 13 Oct 04
Budget result leaves no excuses for Scoresby toll - 13 Oct 04
*  Parliamentary Superannuation Legislation (Reform) Bill - second reading - 13 Oct 04

*  False claims by Treasurer - 16 Sep 04
*  National Competition Policy payments - 15 Sep 04
*  PAEC Budget Outcomes report 2002-03 - 15 Sep 04
*  Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Amendment) Bill - second reading - 14 Sep 04
It's official - Bracks Government pays its bills late - 17 Aug 04
+ If this is Bracks' best, Victoria is in trouble (The Age) - 3 Aug 04
Victoria's AAA rating paid for with higher taxes - 26 July 04

*  Appointment of auditor of Auditor-General - 2 June 04
*  State Taxation Acts (Tax Reform) Bill - second reading - 2 June 2004
*  Financial Management (Amendment) Bill - second reading - 1 June 2004
*  Treasurer's factual errors in capital works and payroll tax claims - 27 May 04
Auditor-General's reports confirm Bracks just can't manage - 26 May 04
*  Stamp duty: ex gratia relief on marriage breakdown - 25 May 04
Brumby's budget slugs business $80 million a year - 19 May 04
*  Appropriation (Parliament 2004/05) Bill - 13 May 04
*  Auditor-General's report - question - 12 May 04
*  Budget Reply speech (Hansard) or edited text with charts (pdf 206k) - 6 May 04
+ Families are still hurting, Mr Treasurer (The Age) - 6 May 04
*  Land tax increases - question - 6 May  04
*  Budget: Commonwealth funding - question - 6 May 04
*  Budget and Scoresby freeway - question - 5 May 04
Victorians still slugged on stamp duty and other taxes - 4 May 04
State budget: what to expect and what is needed - 2 May 04
*  Further on land tax increases despite "cuts" - 22 Apr 04
*  Land tax increases despite "cuts" - 22 Apr 04
Small and medium business dudded on land tax - 22 Apr 04
*  Land Tax (Amendment) Bill - second reading - 20 Apr 04
*  Further land tax increases - 1 Apr 04

Bracks Government seeks unlimited powers to increase fees - 31 Mar 04
*  Monetary Units Bill - second reading  31 Mar 04
Brumby's sneaky late night cash grab to hike up charges - 5 Mar 04
*  Land tax increases - 4 Mar 04
Mid-year report: more taxes, more blowouts, squeeze ahead - 2 Mar 04
Stamp duty relief in Queensland - stamp duty ripoff in Victoria - 24 Feb 04
Brumby opens way to $900 million black hole - 5 Feb 04
Stamp duty relief for Queensland - but Victorians still fork out - 29 Jan 04
Bracks Government uses tax office report for its own propaganda - 21 Jan 04

Productivity Commission confirms Bracks stamp duty ripoff - 18 Dec 03
Budget Update: Bracks = taxes up + spending blowouts - 4 Dec 03
*  Gov't mismanagement: tax increases and service cuts - 26 Nov 03
*  Improper funds transfer to DOI - question - 26 Nov 03
+ Victoria - state of bad management (The Age) - 22 Nov 03
Auditor-General warns: Victoria's finances under threat - 20 Nov 03
Bracks still relying on stamp duty slug to prop up budget - 17 Nov 03
*  State Taxation Acts (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - 5 Nov 03
*  Annual Financial Report - variations in items - 30 Oct 03
Tax slugs save budget from deficit despite spending blowouts - 27 Oct 03
*  First Home Owner Scheme - question - 16 Oct 03
Brumby's inaction on home grants exposed - 15 Oct 03
*  First Home Owner Scheme - Gov't mishandling - 15 Oct 03
*  First Home Owner Scheme - need for disclosure - 14 Oct 03
*  Commonwealth funding for Victoria - 8 Oct 03

Wages bill blowout puts more pressure on budget - 26 Sept 03
*  Damage from retrospective removal of trainees payroll tax exemption - 18 Sept 03
*  Superannuation Acts (Family Law) Bill - 17 Sept 03

Fines, fees go up in new Bracks cash grab - 30 June 03
Labor's wage's blowout threatens further cuts to services - 26 June 03
*  State Taxation Acts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - c'tee debate - 5 June 03
*  State Taxation Acts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill - second reading - 4 June 03
*  Appropriation (Parliament 2003/2004) Bill - 4 June 03
Labor's latest tax target - franchisees and service companies - 3 June 03
*  Audit (Amendment) Bill - 21 May 03
Opposition response to 2003-04 State Budget - 8 May 03
*  Budget reply speech - complete - 8 May 03 [view table and charts; download speech, table and charts (pdf, 231kb)]
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