Allan unveils 25 new high-rise tower locations – check your suburb
The Allan government has announced 25 new suburban tower locations with Brighton, South Yarra, Malvern and Prahran in the mix. See the full list here.
The Allan government has announced 25 new suburban tower locations with Brighton, South Yarra, Malvern and Prahran in the mix. See the full list here.
Anthony Albanese has said $7bn will be poured into Melbourne’s Airport Rail link, saying the project had been delayed for too long, as he joined some of the state’s most influential figures at a Herald Sun Future Victoria event.
The Albanese government is facing calls to review taxpayer-funded arts grants over fears they are being used to promote hate and anti-Semitism after a musician called supporters of Israel “scum” and encouraged people to boycott “Zionist” artists.
Victoria’s opposition has savaged Jacinta Allan’s push to make the state the “townhouse capital of Australia”, accusing the Premier of stripping residents of housing choice and councils of their ability to block “Eastern Europe” style development.
The Allan government has been accused of paying lip service to meeting its housing targets as it blocks plans to redevelop Keysborough Golf Club for housing.
The Allan government has walked back plans to squeeze six-storey developments into quiet suburban streets. But high rise towers are still coming to a suburb near you.
The Islamic Council of Victoria has slammed ex-opposition leader Michael O’Brien for suggesting only extremist Muslims would find a cartoonist depicting the prophet Muhammed to be unlawful vilification.
Ballarat council has pulled a mammoth grant to an environmental group after a senior board member shared posts blaming Jews for the rise in antisemitism and calling Israel a “stain” on the planet.
New Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes has taken a surprise swipe at her predecessor Tim Pallas in promising to pull off what he could not in slashing thousands of public service jobs.
Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a review into the public service, as workers at government agencies and departments brace for mass cuts, with sources claiming more than 6500 public jobs could be axed.
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