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Less than a year ago, Ruslan Kogan was talking up a “once in a century” opportunity. But the pandemic has left Kogan.com with a huge hangover.

New Business Levy to Fund $3.8B Mental Health Reform: Victorian Budget Victorian-based businesses will be levied with a new surcharge to rebuild the state’s “broken” mental health system, according to the state’s newly released 2021-22 budget. On Thursday, Treasurer Tim Pallas revealed the state of Victoria’s economy, which is expected to reach a net debt of $102.1 billion this year and increase to $156.3 billion in 2024-25. The state has responded with a suite of new taxes to balance...

The Edwards County Board of Education will meet tonight at 7 in the ECHS Atelier Room 172 for a reorganization meeting. Judge Michael Valentine will administer the Board Member Oath of Office after the official election results are accepted, and the board will then elect a new President, Vice President, and Secretary to two year terms. The new board will also consider the employment of an ECHS boys basketball coach. No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident at the New Hope Curve Frida...

The government said it planned to reduce emissions by 28-33% by 2025 and 45-50% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels, a move it said would put Victoria “at the forefront of Australia’s climate change action”. The announcement was welcomed as ambitious but sober by a major industry lobby group. Conservationists said it did not go far enough for the state to play its part in meeting science-based emissions reduction targets. In a statement, the government said Victoria was “alrea...

2 May 2021 The Victoria state Labor government on Sunday unveiled its long awaited climate change strategy, which now includes a ramped up target of slashing emissions by 45 to 50 per cent by 2030 – far more ambitious than the federal government’s mediocre target. The Victoria government said the strategy will create new jobs and industries of the future, and keep the state on track to meet its target of zero emission by 2050. It has already cut its emissions by 24.8 per cent below 2005 lev...

Share on Twitter Victorias plan to halve the states greenhouse gas emissions in just nine years will pile pressure on the Morrison government to step up its "pathetic" targets, supporters say. The state Labor government has finally revealed interim targets to reach its ultimate goal of net zero emissions by 2050. It has pledged to reduce emissions by 28 to 33 per cent by 2025 and 45 to 50 per cent by 2030. Part of the plan is to transition government operations including schools, ho...

Date Time Victorian climate targets are doable, with care “Victoria’s medium-term emissions targets are clearly ambitious, but also show a sober regard for the challenges in further accelerating an already rapid rate of change,” said Tim Piper, Victorian Head of national employer organisation Ai Group today. “Nationally consistent approaches are typically preferable to build scale and offer a simpler environment for businesses that operate across Australia. We hope for fuller collaborat...

Victoria's plan to halve the state's greenhouse gas emissions in just nine years will pile pressure on the Morrison government to step up its "pathetic" targets, supporters say.The state Labor government has finally revealed interim targets to reach its ultimate goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

Redbubble’s bold growth strategy needs more detail Save Share The market wasn’t convinced, and the share price fell more than 23 per cent in Thursday’s trade to close at $4.24, and a further 2 per cent on Friday to $4.17. However, it is still up 245 per cent from its pre-COVID-19 price of $1.20. Former Seek executive Michael Ilczynski is the new Redbubble CEO.  Eamon Gallagher Redbubble is not as well known or understood as other high-profile technology companies, so it is wor...

Webjet’s repeated capital market visits are raising eyebrows Save Share With half-price Australian airline tickets on sale, potential tourists might scan Webjet’s website, perhaps enticed by the intriguing main image of a Rubik’s Cube-shaped building at a winery in South Australia. “Hurry before they sell out,” yells the advertisement. Of course, getting to Webjet’s home page might require navigating a Google search first. And that’s where the un-enticing seco...