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New laws will pave the way for expanded workplace safety rights and protections, stronger employer accountability and more efficient enforcement processes.

The Victorian Government is launching a new recruitment drive to help keep children safe and families strong, calling on new graduates and career changers to consider joining the ranks of Victoria’s child protection workforce.

The Victorian Government is supporting a new team of specialist teachers to help revive language on country and in classrooms across Victoria as part of the preservation of endangered Aboriginal languages.

Victoria is well on the way to smashing its target of creating 400,000 jobs by 2025, with 288,000 finding work since September 2020, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.

The Victorian Government is helping our youngest learners get the best start in life, making local kindergartens inclusive for children of all abilities with facility upgrades, specialist equipment and state-of-the-art technology.

Victorian stonemasons at risk of silicosis will be able to get free world-class health screenings and treatments thanks to a landmark partnership between WorkSafe and The Alfred.

As the serious Delta outbreak continues across the state, the Victorian Government is making sure more Victorians struggling during this difficult period have access to the mental health and wellbeing support they need.

Victorian students will soon have more senior secondary options to get a great education no matter what their post-school goals, with the Victorian Government announcing new pathway options to suit every student.

With a major source of transmission in Victoria’s latest outbreak now linked to construction sites, a massive compliance blitz is starting to ensure the sector remains open and COVIDSafe.

As this year’s road toll reaches 156 people compared with 148 at the same time last year, the Victorian Government is urging motorists to slow down, with speed contributing to 30 percent of fatalities.