Tag: Victoria

Qld, NSW, Vic reach interstate hydrogen highway agreement

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The three eastern seaboard states have made a start on a project to build a “renewable hydrogen” highway, with the state governments of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria...

Victoria moves to block police from COVID check-in data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The QR code check-in data of Victorians will be shielded from law enforcement under the state government’s new pandemic bill, revealed publicly on Tuesday. The Pandemic Bill, released public...

Victoria leads as states vie for mRNA facility

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victoria will conduct the first clinical trial of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Australia as the state looks to partner with the federal government to establish a national manufacturing...

Victoria and Qld police can also access COVID app data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian and Queensland state governments have confirmed the police can access data from their respective COVID-19 QR code check-in apps but require a warrant to do so. The...

Victoria’s $100M EV plan a ‘useful path forward’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government’s new $100 million plan to encourage electric vehicle uptake offers a “useful path forward”, but much more work and money are required to reach its target...

Victoria’s $60m manufacturing fund opens

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Applications are now open for Victoria’s $60 million manufacturing fund, which aims to support and expand local industry and boost the state’s sovereign capability. The Manufacturing and Industry Development...

Victoria’s EV tax policy ‘worst in world’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A group of manufacturers and industry groups have slammed Victoria’s proposed tax on EV owners as the “worst electric vehicle policy in the world”, and called on the upper...