Nobody needs reminding that we are facing a global pandemic. We are living it every day in the heartache of time spent away from family and friends, in the pressure felt by businesses unable to open as normal

The action that I am seeking is that the Minister for Industry Support and Recovery update the house on the number of businesses that have been supported by the government’s support packages.

I ask the minister to join me in meeting with key Aboriginal organisations residing within the electorate of Northcote to discuss the government’s work towards treaty and its work to overcome the systemic and cultural barriers that continue to impact Aboriginal Victorians

I rise to pay tribute to the people of the Northcote electorate, and to recognise and thank them for their incredible resilience and compassion in the face of the hardship the coronavirus pandemic has brought to our doorsteps

Not including workers that have not been with the same employer for more than 12 months in the Jobkeeper payment affects so many people in my community, but it also affects so many of the businesses disrupted by this health crisis.

I am pleased to contribute to the North East Link Bill 2020, which forms a vital piece of a very exciting plan, and that plan is for Victoria’s transport infrastructure future—a plan that will see this city and this state prepared for the next century and beyond.