Victoria To Introduce Controversial Electric Vehicle Tax

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Victoria will become the first state in Australia to tax electric vehicle drivers after the controversial legislation passed through parliament. Earlier this week, Victoria’s Legislative Assembly debated the merits of the ‘Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Bill 2021’, more commonly known as the EV tax. The Andrews government’s electric vehicle tax passed without…

Victoria To Enter Seven-Day Lockdown in Response to Recent Outbreak

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The Victorian government has announced a new seven-day lockdown today in a bid to reduce the state’s growing coronavirus outbreak. The “circuit-breaker” lockdown will be in place from midnight Thursday until midnight on June 3. The lockdown marks the fourth lockdown the Victoria Government has implemented since the pandemic began. The state’s recent outbreak has…