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Victoria 2026 · Party policy profile

Labor

Australian Labor Party — Victorian Branch

The recorded policies combine the incumbent government's enacted measures and funded Budget programs with continued infrastructure, public-service and energy-transition delivery.

  • Incumbent government delivery
  • Budget-funded public services
  • Infrastructure and housing supply
  • Renewable energy transition

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How to read this profile. The opening paragraph and theme pills are a neutral editorial summary of the recorded positions. The detailed claims below are reproduced from the source-backed policy ledger. Policy cells show only positions with an individually sourced public record (manifesto, press release, Hansard, or Parliamentary Budget Office costing). An empty cell means no sourced position is in the ledger yet — not that a party has no view, and not an editorial judgement of importance.
Issues covered
15/15
Displayed claims
63
Pledges
10
Costed measures
24
Opposition records
0
Distinct sources
37
Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Household expenses such as energy bills, rents, transport fares, food prices and state taxes and charges.

Transport rebates, fuel price controls and targeted household concessions

  • Costed measure

    The 2026–27 Budget funds a 20 per cent rebate on eligible light-vehicle registration paid between July 2025 and June 2026, worth up to $186 for one vehicle or $372 for two vehicles.

    • $759 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Public transport fares are halved from June 2026 until 1 January 2027 across metropolitan and regional trains, trams and buses. Free public transport for passengers under 18 commenced on 1 January 2026.

    • $278 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • June to December 2026

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Costed measure

    The Fair Fuel Plan requires retailers to publish a daily maximum fuel price that cannot be increased during the following 24-hour period, with Servo Saver providing statewide price comparisons.

    • $5 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    The Government will provide around $566 million in energy, rates, water and sewerage concessions during 2026–27, estimated to save an eligible household about $629 on average.

    • around $566 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Energy

Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Electricity and gas supply, prices, generation mix, networks and consumer protections in Victoria.

Free midday power, legislated renewable targets and storage-backed reliability

  • Pledge

    From 1 October 2026, participating households will receive three hours of free electricity every day between 11 am and 2 pm under the Midday Power Saver offer. Around 2.6 million households will be eligible, with estimated annual savings varying according to how much usage is shifted to midday.

    Premier of Victoria · published 27 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Maintain Victoria's legislated renewable electricity targets of 65 per cent by 2030 and 95 per cent by 2035, including offshore wind targets of at least 2 GW by 2032, 4 GW by 2035 and 9 GW by 2040.

    Victorian Government · published 16 Feb 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Position

    Deliver at least 2.6 GW of energy storage by 2030 and 6.3 GW by 2035, supported by targeted gas-fired generation for peak demand and periods of low wind and solar generation.

    Victorian Government · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Continue the state-owned SEC investment and workforce program, including an academy intended to train 2,000 electrical trade apprentices over four years and a regional energy jobs plan projected to deliver more than $18 billion in wages from 2026 to 2040.

    Premier of Victoria · published 7 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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State Primary 5 claims

Public schools, curriculum within state systems, TAFE and early childhood services run or regulated by Victoria.

Free Kinder and TAFE, new schools and disability inclusion

  • Costed measure

    The 2026–27 Budget provides $19 billion for education during the year, including $5.5 billion in new investment across schools, kindergarten and vocational education.

    • $5.5 billion new investment taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Build four new schools and campuses, upgrade 31 schools and construct up to 22 new kindergartens, alongside five Early Learning Victoria centres.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Position

    Continue Free Kinder for three- and four-year-olds, which the Government estimates saves families up to $2,700 per child each year.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Maintain the Free TAFE Guarantee and direct at least 70 per cent of Victorian vocational education and training funding to TAFE.

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Continue the Disability Inclusion reforms in government schools, backed by more than $2.1 billion to provide additional support for students with disability.

    • more than $2.1 billion taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Federal Primary 4 claims

Who may enter and stay in Australia, permanent migration settings and citizenship — largely Commonwealth powers.

Federal policy

185,000 permanent places with an onshore and skilled focus

  • Position

    Set the 2026–27 permanent Migration Program at 185,000 places, unchanged in total size, with approximately 71 per cent in the skilled stream and 28 per cent in the family stream.

    Australian Department of Home Affairs · published 11 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Prioritise 129,590 permanent places for migrants already living in Australia, while the remaining offshore allocation focuses on highly skilled applicants intended to address productivity and long-term workforce needs.

    Australian Department of Home Affairs · published 11 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Position

    Allocate 132,240 skilled places, including employer-sponsored and state or territory nominated visas, and 52,460 family places, predominantly partner visas.

    Australian Department of Home Affairs · published 11 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Continue reducing net overseas migration while retaining skilled migration, with Home Affairs reporting annual net overseas migration to December 2025 was more than 45 per cent below the 2023 peak.

    Minister for Home Affairs · published 17 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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State Primary 5 claims

Policing, courts, corrections, youth justice and criminal law in Victoria.

Tougher bail and youth sentencing alongside permanent violence prevention

  • Costed measure

    The 2026–27 Budget provides $1.7 billion for police, courts, corrections, youth justice and emergency services, including additional PSOs and police reservists intended to return sworn officers to frontline duties.

    • $1.7 billion taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Continue the tougher bail regime brought fully into effect on 31 March 2026, supported by additional prison and youth-justice capacity and seven additional magistrates.

    Premier of Victoria · published 29 Mar 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Position

    Apply Adult Time for Violent Crime to children aged 14 and over charged with specified serious violent offences, transferring those matters to adult courts where community safety and victim impact receive greater weight.

    Premier of Victoria · published 26 Feb 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Make the Violence Reduction Unit a permanent part of the justice system, combining early intervention with police and justice responses to youth and violent crime.

    • $30 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Commission an independent review and rewrite of Victoria's sentencing laws, aimed at clearer, more consistent sentencing aligned with community expectations.

    • nearly $3 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Premier of Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

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State Primary 4 claims

Firearm licensing, ownership rules, categories, storage, enforcement, trafficking and lawful sporting, hunting and farming use in Victoria.

Stronger licensing checks, permanent prohibition orders and tougher trafficking penalties

  • Pledge

    Require firearms licence applicants and renewing licensees to undergo national AusCheck background checks using criminal and national-security intelligence.

    Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Generally limit firearms licences to Australian citizens, subject to specified exemptions including livelihood needs.

    Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Pledge

    Increase maximum penalties for large-scale firearms trafficking and strengthen offences involving firearm prohibition orders.

    Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Reject a numerical cap on firearms held by an individual licensee while recognising legitimate use by primary producers, hunters and sporting shooters.

    Victorian Government · published 24 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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State Primary 4 claims

Integrity bodies, political donation rules, lobbying transparency and public-sector integrity in Victoria.

Retrospective follow-the-money powers and broader IBAC reform

  • Pledge

    Give IBAC follow-the-money powers so it can trace public funds through private contractors, subcontractors and labour-hire arrangements rather than being limited to conduct directly linked to a public officer or body.

    Premier of Victoria · published 31 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Make the new follow-the-money powers retrospective so IBAC can examine recent allegations and work alongside Victoria Police where criminal conduct may be involved.

    Premier of Victoria · published 31 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Pledge

    Establish an expert reference group including IBAC, the Ombudsman, Integrity Oversight Victoria and Victoria Police to advise by May 2027, with reform legislation planned by the end of 2027. The Government supports 21 committee recommendations in principle and is reviewing eight others.

    Premier of Victoria · published 31 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Retain recently introduced integrity measures including publication of ministerial diaries and the Parliamentary Integrity and Workplace Standards Commission.

    Premier of Victoria · published 31 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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State Primary 3 claims

Victorian state budget balance, net debt, taxes and major expenditure priorities of the State of Victoria.

Operating surpluses while net debt rises in dollars but falls relative to the economy

  • Position

    The 2026–27 Budget forecasts an operating surplus of more than $700 million in 2025–26, $1 billion in 2026–27 and $2 billion in 2029–30.

    • Uncosted pledge
    • Mixed financing
    • 2025–26 to 2029–30

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 2 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Budget forecasts show net debt increasing from $165.3 billion in June 2026 to $199.3 billion in June 2030 while the Government expects debt to fall as a share of gross state product from 2026–27 onwards.

    • $199.3 billion forecast net debt in 2029–30 taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • Borrowing / debt financed
    • to June 2030

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 2 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

1 more claim
  • Position

    Maintain positive net operating cash flows across the forward estimates, which the Budget forecasts at about $6.3 billion to $6.5 billion annually from 2026–27 through 2029–30.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 2 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Land use, forests, native vegetation, pollution regulation and environmental approvals in Victoria.

End native timber harvesting, restore habitat and expand forest recreation

  • Position

    Maintain the end of commercial native timber harvesting in Victoria's state forests, which took effect on 1 January 2024, while plantation forestry and limited regulated forest-produce licensing continue.

    Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Invest in access, recreation and management across 1.8 million hectares of former timber-harvesting state forests, including tracks, trails, amenities, community-designed Healthy Forest Plans and additional rangers.

    • $30 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Premier of Victoria · published 20 Oct 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Costed measure

    Continue the BushBank nature-restoration program, which is planting millions of native trees and plants and is intended to restore more than 20,000 hectares of land across Victoria.

    • $77 million program taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Victorian Government · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Retain the Biodiversity 2037 framework, including habitat restoration, threatened-species conservation, pest and weed control, and a long-term goal of net gains in habitat extent and condition.

    Victorian Government · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Anti-discrimination law, family-violence responses, LGBTQIA+ policy and related social legislation in Victoria.

Family violence reform, gender-responsive budgeting and LGBTIQA+ equality

  • Costed measure

    Continue prevention, refuges, crisis accommodation and the Personal Safety Initiative as part of the 2026–27 family violence package.

    • $100 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Continue the Central Information Point, which shares information between agencies about family violence perpetrators.

    • more than $23 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Position

    Extend family violence intervention orders to better protect victim-survivors, recognise offending that occurs interstate, strengthen stalking law and add procedural protections for vulnerable victims and witnesses.

    Premier of Victoria · published 12 Nov 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Maintain support for LGBTIQA+ equality, including the conversion-practices ban, anti-vilification protections and grants that expand community services in metropolitan and regional Victoria.

    • $1.6 million sector-strengthening grants taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Premier of Victoria · published 6 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Emissions-reduction targets, climate adaptation, threatened species and biodiversity programs affecting Victoria.

Net zero by 2045 with legislated interim targets and a 2026–30 climate strategy

  • Position

    Maintain Victoria's legislated emissions targets of 45–50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, 75–80 per cent by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2045.

    Victorian Government · published 24 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Implement the Climate Change Strategy 2026–30, organised around household and business costs, future infrastructure, transition jobs and community resilience.

    • over $8.5 billion in supporting measures taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–30

    Victorian Government · published 21 Jan 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Position

    Use five-year sector pledges covering energy, transport, agriculture, waste, industry, government operations and land use, including millions of new trees and restoration through BushBank.

    Victorian Government · published 21 Jan 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Link the emissions pathway to legislated renewable electricity, offshore wind and storage targets, including 95 per cent renewable electricity generation by 2035.

    Victorian Government · published 24 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Treaty, truth-telling, self-determination policy and Aboriginal services in the Victorian jurisdiction.

Implement Victoria's Statewide Treaty and Gellung Warl institutions

  • Position

    Maintain and implement the Statewide Treaty Act 2025 and the binding Treaty agreement signed between the Victorian Government and the First Peoples' Assembly. The Act received Royal Assent on 13 November 2025 and Treaty commenced on 12 December 2025.

    Premier of Victoria · published 12 Nov 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Support Gellung Warl, established on 1 May 2026, as the permanent First Peoples representative entity comprising an assembly, a truth-telling arm and an independent accountability mechanism.

    First Peoples — State Relations · published 29 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Position

    The Government states that Gellung Warl operates within parliamentary sovereignty, has no veto over policy or legislation and is subject to oversight by bodies including VAGO, IBAC and the Ombudsman.

    First Peoples — State Relations · published 29 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Use Treaty institutions to develop practical reforms in areas affecting First Peoples, including health, housing and education, while allowing further statewide and traditional-owner treaty negotiations under the established framework.

    First Peoples — State Relations · published 29 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared State/Local 5 claims

Housing supply, social housing, renting rules and land-use planning across Victoria.

Social housing investment, activity-centre density and faster approvals

  • Costed measure

    Invest a further $860 million over five years in the Social Housing Growth Fund, intended to support more than 7,000 additional social homes over the following decade.

    • $860 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • five years; homes over the next decade

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Continue concentrating additional housing near train and tram corridors, employment and services rather than returning planning authority entirely to individual councils.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Position

    Proceed with tunnelling for Suburban Rail Loop East, which the Government describes as supporting around 70,000 additional homes over 30 years around the first-stage precincts.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Continue the Development Facilitation Program to fast-track significant housing proposals and unlock land for new supply.

    • $9.8 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Extend the temporary off-the-plan stamp duty concession for eligible units, apartments and townhouses until 21 April 2027.

    • Uncosted pledge
    • to 21 April 2027

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 5 claims

Public hospitals, ambulance services and state-run health systems in Victoria.

Record health funding, hospital capacity and free care outside emergency departments

  • Costed measure

    The 2026–27 Budget provides more than $32.3 billion for health, including $3.9 billion in new investment across hospitals, ambulance services, specialist care and community health.

    • $3.9 billion new investment taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Provide $1.6 billion to public hospitals for activity and service funding, intended to give health services certainty to maintain patient care.

    • $1.6 billion taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Costed measure

    Invest $284.4 million to open, support or expand hospital services, including the new Werribee Mercy Hospital emergency department and a dedicated children's emergency department at University Hospital Geelong.

    • $284.4 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Fund around 45,000 additional specialist paediatric appointments and 4,000 additional planned surgeries as part of a $109 million package.

    • $109 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Continue free alternatives to hospital emergency departments through Urgent Care Clinics, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department and Chemist Care Now.

    Premier of Victoria · published 4 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

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Shared Fed/State 4 claims

Roads, public transport, major projects and freight networks within Victoria.

Roads blitz, locally built trains and regional freight maintenance

  • Costed measure

    Invest $1.04 billion in road rebuilding, resurfacing and maintenance, with 70 per cent of the program directed to regional Victoria and works described as equivalent to repairing around 200,000 potholes.

    • $1.04 billion taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 26 Apr 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Purchase 25 additional locally built X'Trapolis 2.0 trains, supporting about 750 manufacturing and supply-chain jobs and expanding capacity on Melbourne's rail network.

    • $673.6 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 19 Apr 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

2 more claims
  • Costed measure

    Fund additional metropolitan and regional train and bus services, including services enabled by the Metro Tunnel and expanded regional timetables.

    • $77.5 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · published 19 Apr 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Invest $127 million in maintenance and renewal of the regional rail freight network, including track, bridges and other infrastructure used by agricultural and industrial freight.

    • $127 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Premier of Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

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