A giant floating terminal capable of storing enough gas to supply Victoria for almost a year has been approved by the state government, as Jacinta Allan hit back at the energy boss who compared Victoria to North Korea.
The state government has halted plans to help poker machine addicts in a move that will deliver $800 million into government coffers.
Karen Quinlan is on a mission to expand Melbourne’s arts precinct — and Kylie Minogue’s iconic hot pants are just one small element of her tireless journey.
CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith will step away from the position, saying he was tired of being the “punching bag” for decisions made by the union administrator.
The Allan government has chosen a preferred bidder for the largest package of works on the Suburban Rail Loop, as it ploughs ahead with the controversial $34.5bn project.
Hundreds of kilometres of high voltage transmission lines would be built across Victoria to connect new renewable energy projects to the grid under a $4.3bn plan.
Jacinta Allan was due to visit the West Gate Tunnel on Monday. As the scale of Labor’s federal election victory unfolded, she was rerouted to another project.
Politicians from all parties were bracing for Victoria to be the swing state in the federal election, with several seats expected to change hands, but Liberals said the result was a disaster, while Labor MPs said it locked-in Premier Jacinta Allan’s leadership.
A Victorian council that represents the community around a Suburban Rail Loop station precinct is calling for Premier Jacinta Allan to put an “immediate stop” to the $34.5bn project.
The cost of union militancy and poor productivity is adding up to $3 billion for every $10bn of major projects, a peak roads group says.
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