Jul 24, 2026 – 6.35pmIn one of the oldest trade union buildings in the world, built long before the digital age, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan held a press conference to announce how a re-elected Labor government would deal with two very modern workplace concerns: biometric surveillance and artificial intelligence.In doing so, the state, which the Business Council of Australia has deemed the worst place in the country to run a business, entrenched its reputation as anti-enterprise.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles