Today
Victoria’s busted economy is profit season’s sneaky big shock
Beneath the wild share price moves, a stunning narrative has emerged from reporting season about one of Australia’s most critical economic growth engines.
This Month
PM heaps praise on SRL East but promises money elsewhere
Anthony Albanese has called the controversial Suburban Rail Loop Melbourne’s “missing link” amid tensions between the state and federal governments over the project.
Business backs Victoria plan to slash 3000 public service jobs
Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes say “several billions of dollars” in savings will be found after announcing a review into the public sector.
Vic Labor acting like it’s ‘above reproach’ after $12b blowout
Victoria’s former integrity watchdog has slammed Labor’s attack on the state auditor-general after it detailed nearly $12 billion in major project cost blowouts over the past year.
Allan denies making police chief the scapegoat for rising crime
The Victoria premier says her government had no choice but to move on Chief Commissioner Shane Patton after 87 per cent of union members voted against him.
Allan told to get SRL money into Melbourne’s west, or else
The controversial $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop was thrust back into the spotlight after Labor’s primary vote collapsed in the Werribee byelection.
Suburban Rail Loop is an intergenerational endowment to Melbourne
If incrementalism was allowed to paralyse previous Victorian governments, the city and state we know today would be a backwater.
Allan government on SRL collision course with federal Labor
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has vowed to plough on with construction of the controversial $100 billion rail project despite reports of unease in Labor’s ranks about its future.
Meet the car salesman Werribee voters turned to instead of Labor
Paul Hopper, the independent candidate at the Werribee byelection, says the Allan government must divert funds to improve services in Melbourne’s west.
Byelection result could force Labor to splash cash in Melbourne’s west
Voters have lashed Premier Jacinta Allan’s government in Werribee and look to have dumped the Greens in the inner-city seat of Prahran.
Allan concedes safe Labor seat ‘on a knife edge’
Labor was ahead – just – in the Victorian state seat of Werribee which it has held since 1979 with half of votes counted in an important byelection.
Allan orders full-court press to stave off historic byelection loss
Jacinta Allan has gone chips in on the Werribee byelection, with defeat potentially spelling the end of the state Labor government, according to pollsters.
Chapel Street will reveal Dutton’s chances in Victoria
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will be watching the Prahran byelection closely as the federal Liberals look to win back key seats in inner Melbourne.
Debt-laden Victoria could be paying $15m per match to host NFL
The Victorian government claims hosting LA Rams is a coup for Melbourne, but NSW Premier Chris Minns says his state was asked to pay a ‘king’s ransom’ for the fixture.
No way old-school Labor would have approved rail loop: ex-insider
Former Victorian Labor MP Tony Lupton is dismayed about the current government’s commitment to the $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop despite soaring state debt.
States reject ratings warning on debt
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is returning from a US mission to keep debt costs down, but S&P warns Australian states’ credit ratings are at risk of downgrade.
January
Why Jacinta Allan should not take this Melbourne suburb for granted
David Abbey is a life-long Labor voter but he’s ready – almost – to turn against the premier. Peter Dutton will be closely watching two Victorian byelections.
Stalled EV tax threatens budget black hole
Officials designing a replacement tax to accommodate a rise in electric cars say the process has stalled. Dealers are also worried about new emissions rules.
All of a sudden, Allan is running out of time in Victoria
New polling that reveals a record slump in support for Victorian Labor will have Prime Minister Anthony Albanese worried too.
Wage wars: Chaos as salary demands push state budgets to the brink
This week, simmering tensions between essential workers and cash-strapped governments caused mayhem around the country. Can leaders contain the fallout?