Topic: State and Territory Elections
Victorians will head to the polls on November 28 to decide who will hold the balance of power in the state for the next four years, with party leaders ramping up their campaigns.
The Big Build royal commission will also continue in its first block of hearings, with the first witnesses to be called today.
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The Greens have pledged to make major concerts and events more affordable in Victoria, promising to launch a new lottery scheme for $50 tickets.
The party has dubbed its policy the Affordable Ticket Scheme , which would mandate that major events receiving state government funding or using state government-funded venues make a portion of tickets available through a lottery.
Only open to Victorian residents, the scheme would make $50 the maximum price of event tickets.
The Greens say it lottery would include events such as the Australian Open , major international concerts and sporting events like the NFL , with the Greens committing an initial $2 million to establish the scheme.
The party said it modelled the scheme partially on a similar one run in New York City by Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the FIFA World Cup.
Greens leader Ellen Sandell said the scheme would open up events to Victorians who might otherwise not be able to afford them.
"Melbourne prides itself on being the sporting and live music capital of Australia, but more and more Victorians are being priced out of the very events that make our city great," Ms Sandell said.
"These events often receive enormous amounts of taxpayer funding, and many are held in venues built and maintained with public money. If organisers are benefiting from public funding, the public should get something back."
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Good morning and welcome to our live coverage on the Victorian state election campaign.
Labor's big red bus is on the road again, while the Coalition and One Nation are fronting the media and the Greens have a new policy announcement.
Plus, the Big Build royal commission will call its first witnesses as the first block of public hearings continue.
We'll bring you all that here in our blog today.
