Pages tagged "COVID-19"
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Student access to laptops and devices at home shouldn’t be temporary
The laptops and devices being loaned to Victorian students by the state government during the COVID-19 crisis should continue to remain available after the crisis is over. Over 50,000 laptops and tablets have been provided to students by the education department so far, allowing them to access the internet and...
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Greens call for safe bike network in Melbourne in response to COVID-19
The Victorian Greens have called on the state government to invest in a safe bike network for Melbourne as part of its economic response to the COVID-19 crisis. The network would consist of over 300 kilometres of separated bike lanes and create around 5,000 much-needed jobs in engineering, construction and...
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‘Metre matters’ laws are critical during COVID-19, and yet Victoria is the only hold-out state
In an effort to make bike riding safer for the growing number of people and families who are riding their bikes as a result of COVID-19, the Victorian Greens will introduce ‘metre matters’ laws on Thursday during an emergency sitting of parliament. The laws will require vehicles to give cyclists...