November
Business warns ‘sick’ Victorian economy may need federal bailout
The state’s auditor-general has warned that government debt is now expected to hit $228 billion by 2028.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
September
Victorian taxpayers to be slugged another $1b for Metro Tunnel
The cost of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel has blown out again, this time to $13.48 billion, with the state government blaming unprecedented cost overruns.
- Gus McCubbing
Minister claims ‘not appropriate’ to hand over rail loop documents
Danny Pearson says it wouldn’t have been right to give SRL documents to the federal government during an audit.
- Gus McCubbing
March
Victorian government venture capital fund referred to auditor-general
The Allan government is standing by Breakthrough Victoria’s chairman John Brumby as the opposition claims the fund needs to be investigated.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
Suburban Rail Loop to cost another $16b, Victorian budget office finds
Victoria’s Parliamentary Budget Office has projected that building and operating the first two phases of the Suburban Rail Loop will cost $216.7 billion.
- Gus McCubbing
January
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Suburban Rail Loop to progress ‘regardless of federal funding’
Victorian Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson says pausing construction on the $125 billion Suburban Rail Loop will only add to the project’s cost.
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- Gus McCubbing
November 2023
Suburban Rail Loop bill hits $126m with sewer the ‘key achievement’
Economists have called for the project to be paused as reports show it has spent millions during its first 18 months.
- Gus McCubbing
October 2023
AWU-backed MP’s promotion ‘defies comprehension’: opposition
Danny Pearson and Ben Carroll are among the winners of the Victorian premier’s cabinet reshuffle, despite coming from the opposing Right faction.
- Gus McCubbing
September 2023
Allan ‘by a straight’, but nailing Vic’s top team could take weeks
Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan is favoured to succeed retiring Daniel Andrews as Victoria’s next leader, but party rules mean any challenge could trigger a drawn-out process.
- Samantha Hutchinson and Gus McCubbing
August 2023
Andrews backs minister against branch stacking claims
Daniel Andrews is standing by Lily D’Ambrosio amid allegations that her Labor branch forged the signatures of deceased people on Labor membership forms.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2023
Victorian Labor MPs labelled ‘property barons’
More than half of Victorian Labor MPs own more than one property, with five Labor cabinet ministers owning 21 additional properties between them.
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- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
March 2023
Victoria’s worker compensation scheme ‘fundamentally broken’
The gap between the annual cost of claims and the premiums collected has resulted in an annual premium deficit of $1.1 billion and growing.
- Gus McCubbing
February 2023
Ministers ready national digital identity scheme
Digital ministers are set to consider a plan to accelerate a new national digital identity scheme, amid warnings that delays risk states going their own way.
- Tom Burton
December 2022
Vic digital services minister is wary of collecting too much data
Victoria is pledging to work close with the federal government to accelerate a hybrid digital identity system – but there are limits, says Victorian minister Danny Pearson.
- Tom Burton