Victoria’s first budget delivered in Treaty era ignores self-determined justice solutions
The Victorian government has delivered its first state budget following its commitment to First Peoples through Statewide Treaty. The 2026/27 budget is being heralded as being for Victorian families, with investments to make life easier, safer and more affordable, the Treasurer has regarded this budget as “responsible” and that it was delivered through “careful choices”. […]
Jacinta Allan is actively dismantling once protected principles of the legal system
As the final sitting week of Parliament for the year comes to a close, VALS condemns the Allan Labor government’s suite of regressive reforms introduced throughout this year that have actively dismantled the principles of justice; fairness, equality and access. It is a deplorable state of affairs. What began with bail laws, which has led to the mass pre-trial incarceration of our children and adults, to the expansion of police powers, […]