An inquiry has recommended capping the cost of taxi licenses in Victoria to open up the industry.
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An inquiry has recommended capping the cost of taxi licenses in Victoria to open up the industry.
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Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is approaching the halfway mark of his term in office.
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Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says he will respond to the ombudsman, who has criticised the IBAC.
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The Greens say a V/Line memo shows it will be standing room only on Victoria's Regional Rail Link.
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Victorian lawyers want to know why the teen was kept in solitary confinement for nearly four months.
Shorten disturbed by Victoria's job result
Employment Minister Bill Shorten says while there is softness in the labour market, new job figures show the employment news is not all bad.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed the unemployment rate remained at 5.4 per cent in January when economists had expected a rise to 5.5 per cent.
There was also a 10,400 rise in the number of people employed, over double the forecasts of economists, as a result of a spike in part-time workers.
However, Mr Shorten said the figures from his home state of Victoria were "disturbing", showing a jump in its unemployment rate to 6.1 per cent from 5.6 per cent previously.
He blamed this on a high Australian dollar hurting manufacturing and a lack of state infrastructure investment.
"I think it is about time we recognised that despite the difficult circumstances, we have more Australians working than we ever have before," Mr Shorten told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
"Global economic circumstances are tough ... (but) it isn't gilding the lily to say Australia is doing relatively better.
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