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Several changes to Victoria’s property tax laws have been made after the State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2023 received royal assent in December.
Vacant residential land tax (VLRT)
From 1 January 2025, VRLT will be expanded to apply to all residential land across the state that has
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A recent case at the Fair Work Commission has highlighted the need for clarity around redundancy laws.
In the case, an employee claimed he was unreasonably terminated over a redundancy that was not justified. He said his role as foreman on a construction site could not be made redundant as
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There have been changes to workplace relation laws as the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 received royal assent in December.
Part one of the bill has been passed, with changes coming into effect from December onwards. Part two will be debated in early 2024.
Changes to the
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The International Court of Justice has held the first public hearings in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. And there’s concern over the New Zealand government plan to wind back the principles of the country’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘Facial recognition for cows’, GPS animal tags and DNA testing represent some of the technology being developed to help investigate and solve livestock theft and other farm-related crimes. This episode first aired in February 2023.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Lawyers in the Northern Territory say the shortage of Indigenous interpreters has become so critical that it’s significantly contributing to the over-representation of First Nations people in the criminal justice system. This is the first in a two-part special investigation into the impact of interpreter shortages in Australian courts.