Metro Tunnel
Cost of Victoria’s major projects jumps $11.6 billion in a year
The auditor-general has found that 53 of 113 major state projects would cost a combined $14.9 billion more than first budgeted.
- Rachel Eddie
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Quiet cuts to Metro Tunnel scope raise questions over what services will actually be delivered
Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.
- Patrick Hatch
‘Incredibly disrespectful’: MPs back calls to change racist station name
The name Arden is completely inappropriate for one of the new Metro Tunnel stations, state Greens leader Ellen Sandell says.
- Carolyn Webb
- Exclusive
- Indigenous
The shocking racist history behind this Metro Tunnel station name
George Arden was a racist who called Indigenous people violent, ignorant savages. The state government is naming a train station after him.
- Carolyn Webb
Key section of Flinders Street to close to traffic throughout 2025
A 200-tonne crane will shut down a busy section of Flinders Street for all of next year as the Allan government races to complete the two Big Build projects.
- Carla Jaeger
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- Victorian budget
‘Strain’ at the top as Victoria looks for ways to improve battered budget
Sources say budget repair has increasingly become a point of contention among key figures in the Allan government, which has considered new fees and offloading Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market to reduce state debt.
- Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
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- Courts
Metro Tunnel land row: Luxury apartment developer sues state for $20 million
The Devitt Property Group has accused the Victoria government of ignoring its compensation claims in a dispute spanning more than four years.
- Carla Jaeger and Clay Lucas
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- Danny Pearson
Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million
Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.
- Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
- Opinion
- Public transport
The cost of the SRL will be huge. Not building it would cost us so much more
Compared to other cities and other nations, we are a rail backwater. Getting on with the SRL and an airport train line are the only options for the future of our city.
- Neil O'Keefe
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- For subscribers
Secret $888m sweetener: Leaked letter exposes Labor’s massive Metro payout offer
The state government’s settlement offer would mean the companies building the late and over-budget Metro Tunnel would get additional payments to finish the rail project.
- Clay Lucas
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