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Vic Liberals pledge $222m for 10 technical colleges

The Victorian Coalition has unveiled a $222 million plan for ten technical colleges that would be modelled on a South Australian vocational training program if elected in November. Victorian...

Victoria was ready for mRNA. That wasn’t an accident

23 September 2026 | by Amanda Caples

When we talk about innovation in Australia, we often focus on individual breakthroughs: a discovery, a startup, a research grant or a new facility. But enduring economic value rarely...

Victoria’s data centres double standard sparks alarm

22 September 2026 | by Lanie Tindale

Victoria’s plan to stop new data centres from being built near homes is a “disappointing” double standard that will not reduce impact on communities, peak body Data Centre Australia...

Victorian Opposition vows to axe state VC fund

14 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

The Victorian Opposition has promised to scrap state-owned venture capital fund Breakthrough Victoria and sell off its investments if elected at November’s state election. The Liberal and Nationals estimate...

Victoria to ban AI workplace surveillance, biometric tracking

20 July 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Victorian employers would be barred from using AI to track workers’ behaviour and from mining biometric data to read their emotions without a legitimate purpose, under sweeping new laws...

Data centre boom will stall without renewables, report warns

16 June 2026 | by David Allen

Australia could vastly expand its green energy grid by forcing new data centres to build matching renewables, a new report says, while warning that the competition to attract data...

Vic govt claims $1.2bn data centre edge on NSW

27 May 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The Victorian government says it has moved ahead of traditional powerhouse NSW in terms of capital expenditure on data centres for the first time, pulling in around $1.2 billion...

Victoria scraps $20m industry fund before awarding a single grant

19 May 2026 | by Justin Hendry

A Victorian government fund promising $20 million in grants and loans to startups innovating in areas like healthtech and defence has been scrapped, less than 18 months after it...

Vic govt vows to back research institutes facing funding cliff

19 May 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The Allen government said on Tuesday it will not allow the state’s medical research institutes to fold and will examine warnings their funding is drying up after the state...

Vic budget tips $200m into police, child protection IT upgrades

5 May 2026 | by Justin Hendry

The Victorian government has thrown more than $200 million behind a multi-year upgrade of the state’s police and child protection IT systems in a budget that delivers the first...

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Vic Liberals pledge $222m for 10 technical colleges

Victoria was ready for mRNA. That wasn’t an accident

Victoria’s data centres double standard sparks alarm

Victorian Opposition vows to axe state VC fund

Victoria to ban AI workplace surveillance, biometric tracking

Data centre boom will stall without renewables, report warns

Vic govt claims $1.2bn data centre edge on NSW

Victoria scraps $20m industry fund before awarding a single grant

Vic govt vows to back research institutes facing funding cliff

Vic budget tips $200m into police, child protection IT upgrades

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