Shock bus call: Schoolchildren’s safety at risk as upgrades parked for years
Allan government bureaucrats issued a directive on buses that threatens 1350 jobs and poses safety risks to “kids, older people and the broader community”.
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Myki mobile, bank card touch-on: Secret project timelines revealed
A Sunday Herald Sun investigation has uncovered Victoria’s public transport ticketing upgrade is at least a year behind schedule, with secret timelines revealing the extent of the delays.
Johnston: Why federal funding for SRL is crucial for Allan government
As a federal election looms, the Albanese government has decided to put more money into Melbourne’s Airport Rail but without federal funding for the SRL, the Allan government is out of the loop.
‘Committed to both’: Allan vows to keep fighting for SRL funding
Jacinta Allan has vowed to “keep fighting” for two of the state’s major rail infrastructure projects, after a federal government cash promise for Melbourne Airport Rail put pressure on the Suburban Rail Loop.
Housing fail as Allan and Andrews criticised for delays
Tenants’ and homeless services groups, as well as some Labor figures, have expressed their dismay at the Andrews and Allan governments’ major delay to a housing review.
Dozens charged in home building bribery probe
A Victorian Building Authority worker is among dozens of people charged by the state’s anti-corruption commission after an investigation into bribes being paid for building registrations.
Victoria’s $1.7bn myki upgrade in turmoil, credit card tap-and-go years away
A Sunday Herald Sun investigation has uncovered part of the consortium overseeing the $1.7bn myki revamp for credit card and phone touch on has walked away from the lucrative deal.
31 ‘woefully inadequate’ bus services running in boom suburbs
A staggering number of suburb’s earmarked for a population boom by the Allan government have been found to have low and poor quality bus routes — with some so bad no services run on weekends.
‘Great Wall of Frankston’ high-rises approved in foreshore overhaul
Two of three Surfers Paradise-style high-rises have won permits to be built in a controversial overhaul of the beachside suburb’s foreshore, in a move that’s infuriated locals.
‘On the way up’: Why this part of your energy bill is rising
The annual cost you pay to transport energy around the grid is soaring – driving up bills before households even switch on a light.
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