Myki meltdown: Millions wasted as company abandons tech upgrade
A company that was part of the troubled $1.7 billion myki upgrade has been paid millions of dollars to walk away from the project in the latest bungle exposed by the Sunday Herald Sun.
Our Journalists
Latest
‘God-made millionaire’ property developer banned by ASIC
Kingdom Developments Group director Andrew Bodnar, who described himself as a “God-made millionaire” before the business went bust, has been banned by the financial services regulator.
She’s a woman in a man’s world. Jess Bala spills on footy, fast cars, family and glass ceilings
Jess Bala is the big boss in an industry crammed with blokes. She sits down with Matt Johnston to talk family, footy and being a leader in male-dominated fields.
Johnston: Another day, another Big Build scandal, another hit to taxpayer
The Melbourne Metro Tunnel project, already $4bn over budget, is the subject of another probe into alleged “ghost shifts”. We’ve been here before and the lack of action is costing Victoria’s long-suffering taxpayers dearly.
Power prices to double when Yallourn’s coal power switched off
The closure of Victoria’s coal-fired Yallourn power station in 2028 could lead to power prices doubling, and the state left vulnerable “to fluctuations due to variations in weather”.
Plan for 30km/h default speed limit on all residential streets
Speed limits on local streets would be cut to 30km/h under a new strategy being pushed by the state’s key infrastructure advisory body.
60 years and counting — tortured history of Melbourne’s airport rail
It was first proposed in the 1960s, but Melburnians won’t be catching a train to the airport until at least 2033. So how has the project gone off the rails and where is it at now?
$22bn power shock looms from ‘rushed’ gas exit
Victorian households will cop a massive hit to their power bills if the Allan government pushes ahead with a “rushed” move to wean the state off gas in a bid to meet its climate change targets.
Future Victoria: Watch PM’s keynote address
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.
Future Victoria: How the West Gate Tunnel will transform driving in Melbourne
The long-awaited $10.2bn West Gate Tunnel is set to change Melbourne’s roads for good, and it’s due to open by the end of the year.
Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/matt-johnston/page/2