Whopping $11.7bn cost blowout for Victoria’s major projects
A new report by the state’s financial watchdog assessing 110 key projects has uncovered an eye-watering budget blowout in the past year, adding to the woes of the Allan government.
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Ringwood MP Will Fowles says he won’t seek to be let back into the Labor Party and has hinted he may not run for re-election next year.
Bid to up Vic car rego fees, to fund wildlife warriors
Victorian motorists would be slugged more for car registrations under a wild proposal aimed at raising funds for emergency animal care.
Victoria’s new treasurer refuses to rule out more taxes at first presser
Victoria is facing renewed calls to rein in spending, as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes refuses to rule out introducing new taxes.
Melbourne will host 43 cruise ships this year. Next year just 13
Tourism bosses and Australia’s largest cruising operator are sounding the alarm over a sharp drop off in cruise ships using Melbourne as a home port — and they are pointing the finger at one particular tax.
More ducks shot under Allan’s call, but there’ll be ‘cultural awareness’
Duck shooting season in Victoria has been expanded, with hunters able to bag up to nine ducks a day each, but they’ll be forced to undergo Aboriginal cultural awareness training.
Sinkhole in $26bn North East Link shuts down construction
Work on Victoria’s most expensive road project, already running $10bn over budget, has ground to a halt after the shock discovery of a 20m deep sinkhole.
As debate swirls over SRL funding, one key stakeholder rules out any cash
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has hinted that organisations based along the Suburban Rail Loop could stump up money but one university has no plans to help fund the controversial project.
‘I’m done’: Allan cuts short heated SRL press conference
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has failed to answer a string of questions about the mammoth Suburban Rail Loop project, instead declaring “I’m done” and calling time on a tense presser.
Duck hunting forum at private school axed over plan to raffle off gun
A duck hunting information night at a Melbourne private school has been cancelled after it was revealed organisers were planning to raffle off a firearm.
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