Premier John Brumby

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Premier of Victoria

November 18, 2008

"COAG, Nation-Building and National Reform"

Premier of Victoria, John Brumby will address the National Press Club ahead of the next - and crucial - COAG meeting the key Council of Australian Government negotiations.  The Premier's address will focus on the need for the Commonwealth and the States to invest in infrastructure to generate jobs now and build for the future. 

The upcoming COAG meeting will deal with key infrastructure issues and critical funding agreements between the Commonwealth and the States.

Premier Brumby will put the case for national reform and for Commonwealth funding to reward and encourage reform in the States.

Premier Brumby and Victoria have led the National Reform Agenda, delivering reform that is significantly improving the way governments do business.

The Premier will argue that funding agreements based on factors other than reform and performance would only reward bad practice and not deliver real reform across the nation.

Visit the Premier's website: http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/biography.html