Metro Tunnel
Train timetables are stuck in ‘the 1990s’ for Melbourne’s north and west
New analysis shows Melbourne’s north and west have far fewer hours of frequent train services each week compared the city’s south-east, or similar rail lines in Sydney and Perth.
- Lachlan Abbott
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- Building Bad
‘No place for this’: New CFMEU boss slams Metro Tunnel ‘ghost shift’ scandal
The new boss of Victoria’s embattled construction union has lashed out at those allegedly responsible for corrupting the Allan government’s giant project.
- Nick McKenzie and Sarah Danckert
Cost of Victoria’s major projects jumps $11.6 billion in a year
The auditor-general has found that 53 of 113 major state projects would cost a combined $14.9 billion more than first budgeted.
- Rachel Eddie
Quiet cuts to Metro Tunnel scope raise questions over what services will actually be delivered
Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.
- Patrick Hatch
‘Incredibly disrespectful’: MPs back calls to change racist station name
The name Arden is completely inappropriate for one of the new Metro Tunnel stations, state Greens leader Ellen Sandell says.
- Carolyn Webb
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- Indigenous
The shocking racist history behind this Metro Tunnel station name
George Arden was a racist who called Indigenous people violent, ignorant savages. The state government is naming a train station after him.
- Carolyn Webb
Key section of Flinders Street to close to traffic throughout 2025
A 200-tonne crane will shut down a busy section of Flinders Street for all of next year as the Allan government races to complete the two Big Build projects.
- Carla Jaeger
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- Victorian budget
‘Strain’ at the top as Victoria looks for ways to improve battered budget
Sources say budget repair has increasingly become a point of contention among key figures in the Allan government, which has considered new fees and offloading Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market to reduce state debt.
- Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
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- Courts
Metro Tunnel land row: Luxury apartment developer sues state for $20 million
The Devitt Property Group has accused the Victoria government of ignoring its compensation claims in a dispute spanning more than four years.
- Carla Jaeger and Clay Lucas
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- Danny Pearson
Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million
Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.
- Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
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