Daffodil Day

Parliament

I rise today  to  acknowledge an important date,  which  is  near  and  dear to all our hearts: Cancer Council  Australia’s annual Daffodil Day, to be held  tomorrow,  Friday,  22  August.  The  impact of cancer  within our society can only be described as widespread. Cancer does  not discriminate by age, gender  or even general  health  and…

Unemployment

Parliament

My adjournment matter this evening is for the attention of the Minister for Employment and Trade and it is in relation to  the recently released Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unemployment rates.  The ABS figures that  were released on 7  August demonstrate that  the  unemployment rate in Victoria rose from 6.6 per  cent to 7 …