‘Can’t wait any longer’: Urgent mental health plea
Experts are calling for funding to be poured into the strained mental health system, as new research reveals Australians are feeling more lonely and isolated.
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Overrated and a near certain budget blowout: Damning new SRL review
The nation’s peak infrastructure body has savaged the Suburban Rail Loop, saying its benefits have been “overstated” and the cost of building the first stage is all but sure to surge past a budgeted $34.5bn.
Allan govt strikes agreement for airport rail but key details unresolved
A three-way agreement between the Allan and Albanese governments and Australia Pacific Airports has been struck to roll out Melbourne Airport Rail but a number of issues are yet to be ironed out.
‘Crime of cowardice’: PM pledges $31m to Adass Israel Synagogue rebuild
Anthony Albanese has committed $31.2m to rebuild the firebombed synagogue located in Melbourne’s inner southeast, with the funds to be formally revealed in next week’s federal budget.
‘Nasty’: Teal MP and Liberal volunteers in campaign spat
Kooyong MP Monique Ryan has allegedly been involved in an ugly quarrel with Liberal volunteers at a popular inner-Melbourne shopping strip, in which she was accused of shouting at “children”.
Victoria biggest winner of GST carve-out
Victoria is set to pocket $3.7bn in extra revenue in next year’s GST carve-out, making it the biggest winner — but the huge increase has raised fears the state has turned from a powerhouse to a “poor state”.
Amputee rapist disappears after cutting off ankle monitor
A man who twice raped a sex worker and threatened to shoot her is on the run after cutting off his monitoring bracelet – and now police have released an urgent plea for public support in tracking him down.
Best and worst places for women to work in Melbourne
Shocking figures show most employers are paying men more than women but some major companies are making progress in closing the gender pay gap.
Gas ban shows ‘utter contempt’ for Victorians
Australia’s biggest gas appliance manufacturer says the Allan government’s electrification push “imposes a staggering financial burden on Victorians, while delivering no real economic or environmental benefit”.
Cheers! Dutton vows to match Albo’s beer tax freeze
Everything is going up — but maybe not your beer. Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have both promised to freeze the tax on your schooner for the next two years.
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