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We deliver independent policy costings and advice for all members of the Parliament of Victoria to inform policy choices. Visit our website to learn more.

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined November 2018
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Ms Georgie Purcell MP, Member for Northern Victoria, has asked the PBO to release our costings of proposals to a) cancel the Kangaroo Harvesting Program and b) cease government subsidies to all codes of animal racing. View both costings at bit.ly/pboanalysis #springst
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One month out from election day, use our newly updated 2026 Election Commitment Tracker to deep dive what the parties have committed to deliver for you. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Mr David Limbrick MP, Member for the South-Eastern Metropolitan region, has asked the PBO to release our costing of a proposal to legalise the production and sale of cannabis for recreational adult use. View the costing at bit.ly/pboanalysis #springst
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Check out our freshly updated Election Commitment Tracker, with 400+ commitments announced by leaders of major parties, plus the new 'Minor parties' section presenting policies that minor parties have announced and requested we include. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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This week's update to our 2026 Election Commitment Tracker brings new election commitments from the major parties AND a new page presenting policies that minor parties have announced and requested we include – click 'Minor parties' to view. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Check out our freshly-updated 2026 Election Commitment Tracker to see the commitments we've identified in the last week. Stay informed at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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With Victoria's election campaigning period officially commencing tomorrow, keep up to date with our 2026 Election Commitment Tracker, which we've just updated with commitments we identified this week. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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This week's update to our 2026 Election Commitment Tracker brings the total number of election commitments we've identified to more than 300 commitments. See the updates at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Check out this week's update to our Election Commitment Tracker to stay informed about what each party has committed to deliver. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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We've published this week's update to our Election Commitment Tracker, adding 17 commitments representing over $5 billion in funding as announced by the parties (these figures are not assessed by the PBO). Check out our interactive tracker at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Transport policies dominate this week's updates to our Election Commitment Tracker, with Labor, the Liberals and Nationals and the Greens all announcing commitments relating to transport. See this week's updates in our tracker at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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We've just added our weekly data update to our Election Commitment Tracker, adding commitments from Labor, the Liberal and National parties, and the Greens. Stay updated at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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This week we added 70 new commitments to our 2026 Election Commitment Tracker. Check out our interactive report to see what the parties have committed to deliver: bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Our Election Commitment Tracker has been updated with a new batch of election commitments across several policy areas and parties. Stay updated at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Our freshly-updated Election Commitment Tracker provides you with an independent and impartial assessment of what parties have committed to deliver for you: bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Mr David Limbrick MP, Member for the South-Eastern Metropolitan region, has asked the PBO to release our costing of a proposal to cancel the Suburban Rail Loop project. View the costing at bit.ly/pboanalysis #springst
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Our Election Commitment Tracker has been updated with 30 newly-identified election commitments across 8 different policy areas. Stay updated at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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Ms Rachel Payne MP, Member for the South-Eastern Metropolitan region, has requested we release our costing of a proposal to extend the Alexis-Family Violence Response Model to all Family Violence Investigation Units in Victoria Police. View it at bit.ly/pboanalysis #springst
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Want to take a deeper dive? We break election commitments down by location and policy area in our Election Commitment Tracker – just updated with new commitments we identified this week. bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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We've just updated our 2026 Election Commitment Tracker with 11 new election commitments impacting locales from Hamilton in Victoria's west to Wodonga in Victoria's north. Keep updated using our interactive report at bit.ly/pbo2026tracker #springst
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