Inside Victoria’s Counter-Terrorism Coordination Machine
Victoria operates one of Australia's most complex counter-terrorism architectures. Here is how the agencies, intelligence streams and emergency planners actually…
Read More »Who Shares What: Victoria’s Family Violence Information Scheme
Victoria's FVISS lets authorised agencies share information to protect people at risk of family violence — without always needing consent.…
Read More »How Victoria’s Drug Court Tries to Break the Cycle
Victoria's specialist Drug Court offers eligible offenders treatment instead of prison. Eliza Hartman explains how the model works, who qualifies,…
Read More »When the DPP Drops a Case: How Victoria Decides
The Office of Public Prosecutions can discontinue a prosecution before trial — but it is not a simple call. Here…
Read More »Who Watches the Carers? Victoria’s Reportable Conduct Scheme Explained
Victoria's Reportable Conduct Scheme compels organisations working with children to investigate and report certain employee behaviour. Here is how the…
Read More »Victoria’s Whistleblower Laws, Explained in Plain English
If you work in the public sector and suspect corruption or misconduct, Victoria's PID Act may protect you — but…
Read More »Hooves on the Ground: Inside Victoria’s Mounted Police
From crowd control on Flinders Street to ceremonial escorts at Government House, Victoria's Mounted Branch operates from a historic Werribee…
Read More »Inside Victoria’s School-Based Gang Intervention Push
From embedded youth outreach workers to council partnership pilots, Victoria is trialling a new model to steer young people away…
Read More »Fines, bans and licence conditions: how Victoria polices its venues
When a Melbourne bar is fined or stripped of its licence, a long regulatory chain sits behind that decision. Here…
Read More »What coroners keep telling Victoria about firefighter deaths
Burnover incidents, failing escape routes and fractured command decisions keep appearing in Victorian coronial findings on rural firefighting fatalities. Tom…
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