Yesterday
How the Aussie dream is making the housing crisis worse
Pakistani migrant turned property developer Khurram Saeed says the Victorian government cannot rely on apartment construction to meet its ambitious housing targets.
- Gus McCubbing
This Month
VCE boss quits after exam paper debacle
Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll said Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority boss Kylie White resigned over the weekend.
- Gus McCubbing
Victoria’s debt interest bill surges by 28pc
The state’s debt has jumped by $7.4 billion since June and $20 billion in the last 12 months, according to Treasury’s latest quarterly financial report.
- Gus McCubbing and Michael Read
‘Death taxes by stealth’: Labor triples Victorian probate fees
Victorian Chamber of Commerce CEO Paul Guerra says significant hikes to probate fees for wealthy estates means the state is “not the best place to hold assets”.
- Gus McCubbing
Victorian Greens MP quits party after affair with staffer
Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell says Prahran MP Sam Hibbins has completely lost her trust and is “never welcome back” after admitting he had an affair with a female staffer.
- Gus McCubbing
October
Suburban Rail Loop’s 100 executives paid an average $332,000 a year
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has described the Surburban Rail Loop as a “gravy train” after its annual report revealed the salaries bill.
- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Government debt
Every Victorian will soon owe $25,000 of debt
The state net debt bill per Victorian is on track to exceed $25,000 by 2027-28, according to figures in a new report by the federal Parliamentary Budget Office.
- John Kehoe and Gus McCubbing
Victorian Liberals promise to bring back state debt cap
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has set the stage to fight the 2026 election over debt, after vowing to cap net debt as a percentage of gross state product.
- Gus McCubbing
Labor is killing Victoria’s economy: Dutton
Western Australia topped CommSec’s latest State of the States report, which tracks key economic indicators to determine which jurisdiction is performing best.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
Allan makes townhouse pitch to woo millennial voters
Pollsters say Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has staked her leadership on her housing credentials after a week-long blitz of announcements.
- Gus McCubbing
Victoria must cut red tape and boost confidence, says top home builder
Metricon chief executive Brad Duggan says while Victoria’s unlocking of greenfield areas for development would immediately boost supply, delays in approvals could still add years to construction.
- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Property development
Broke, cold, no capital growth: Tim Gurner’s verdict on Melbourne
The property developer says Victoria’s cuts to stamp duty are the best government decision in years, but the state has a lot of catching up to do.
- Gus McCubbing
Stamp duty cuts in Victoria will apply for foreign buyers
Centre for Independent Studies chief economist Peter Tulip argues the Victorian Labor is doing more to improve housing affordability than the federal government.
- Gus McCubbing
BCA urges $10b housing fund as building target slips
The Business Council of Australia wants the federal government to stump up cash to help states fix the bottlenecks holding back housing development.
- Gus McCubbing
Fears for Victoria as economy ‘diverges from other states’
Victoria has fallen behind the rest of the country across a range of economic indicators including for house prices, spending and business conditions as economists warn of a “clear divergence” from other states.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
Andrews’ appointment to mental health role ‘wrong on many levels’
The ex-Victorian premier has been appointed chairman of a youth mental health research body in a move the state opposition called a travesty.
- Gus McCubbing
Just one deal, $1m on consultants, board exodus: Vic SEC report card
Former premier Daniel Andrews set sky-high expectations for Labor’s plan to put taxpayer money into green energy investments that two years later have not been met.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
‘A tax on jobs’: Cafes, bars, restaurants going belly up in Victoria
Independent economist Saul Eslake warns that a rise in hospitality insolvencies indicates the health of the Victorian economy is ‘deteriorating’.
- Gus McCubbing and Larry Schlesinger
As Victorian Labor loses ground, Libs get knives out for their leader
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has never been more popular with the public, but he faces an uphill battle to convince his colleagues he’s election-winning material.
- Gus McCubbing
Melbourne is losing its conference capital crown
The city has long called itself the major events capital of Australia, but data shows it has fallen behind Sydney in hosting business conferences.
- Gus McCubbing