The Suburban Rail Loop Authority has blamed a dramatic slump in support for high-rise precincts around two of its proposed stations on resident action groups and councils, secret documents reveal.
Victorian families are being tricked by “bait and switch” power price discounts, a detailed analysis of 600 power bills has found.
Petro Georgiou — who was state director of the Victorial Liberal Party when Jeff Kennett swept to power, and federal member for Kooyong throughout the Howard government era — has died.
The state government is preparing to sign the most expensive contract of the Suburban Rail Loop East within months, despite Peter Dutton threatening to scrap the mega project and a potential $11.5bn funding black hole.
Peter Dutton and the Liberal Party are closing in on recapturing Victoria’s two Teal seats, new polling reveals, as voters are driven by cost of living issues.
There was no new cash for the Allan government’s $34.5bn Suburban Rail Loop East in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Budget — which now looms as a major federal election issue — but money for roads and the airport rail link.
The Allan government has been lashed by a leading business group over its plans to fast-track the transition away from gas in Victoria, sparking an extraordinary war of words.
Suburban Rail Loop Minister Harriet Shing has repeatedly dodged questions on how the state will pay for the $34.5bn rail line if it can’t secure more federal funding.
Infrastructure Australia’s assessment of the Suburban Rail Loop is the bureaucratic equivalent of describing the Premier’s pet project as a mangy dog — but don’t expect Jacinta Allan to euthanise it.
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.
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