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Victoria ranked the worst state to do business for third year running

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 27, 2026 • 11:30 AM
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As Ben Carroll and Jess Wilson made election pitches direct to business leaders, Business Council of Australia ranking place Victoria last among states.

Victoria ranked the worst state to do business for third year running

Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition leader Jess Wilson faced off against each other with direct pitches to business about how to repair plunging confidence in Victoria, as the key industry lobby group once again ranked the state the worst place in Australia for enterprise.

The Labor and Liberal leaders outlined competing agendas on Tuesday at an election campaign hosted by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where Carroll declared himself to be a fiscal conservative who wants more public-private partnerships and Wilson accused the government of cooking the books.

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