Commonwealth Games Australia has offered millions of dollars to the Scottish government — effectively paid for by Victorian taxpayers — to help it roll out the Games in Glasgow.
Taxpayers are likely to be billed millions of dollars due to a union rally on Wednesday that will paralyse the CBD and bring large parts of the Big Build to a halt.
The boss of one of Australia’s largest residential plumbing companies has been fined after signing off compliance checks for three Melbourne sites while he was in Brisbane, in a case that should lead to better consumer protections.
These 10 council areas are set to take on about one third of the 2.5 million new homes the Allan government wants built by mid-century.
The $651m Hazelwood North Solar Farm will be built near the Latrobe Valley’s coal-fired power stations and is expected to generate 500 jobs during the construction phase.
Gas cooktops have been spared from Victoria’s net zero road map, with Jacinta Allan saying households can choose when to switch to electric appliances.
Extending a deal that keeps Victoria’s dirtiest power stationrunning to 2028 is likely to be considered in a bid for extra “insurance” to keep the lights on during the transition to renewables.
Bosses on Victoria’s Big Build sites have been told to call police if John Setka trespasses again, after the former CFMEU boss gained access to two projects without approval from builders or the Allan government.
Workers at the Metro Tunnel were evacuated from one of the CBD construction sites after a small fire broke out.
The cost of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel is set to hurtle past $15.5bn under a deal for builders and taxpayers to share the pain of fresh blowouts — and sources say the project’s final price tag could rise even further.
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