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The projects worth billions funded with Victoria’s secretive ‘credit card’ revealed
The state government spent nearly $10 billion on 161 projects – including the Commonwealth Games dispute – using a secretive fund known as the treasurer’s advance.
- by Broede Carmody
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Major Melbourne hospitals left counting cash weekly as budget constraints hit home
Alfred and Monash Health run some of the largest hospitals in the state, but an attempt by the government to enforce budgets has had a dire impact on their books.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
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Healthcare
$1b in red and going backwards: Victorian hospital cash-crunch revealed
Analysis of dozens of annual reports dumped in parliament on Thursday found some of Victoria’s busiest hospitals failed to meet their target for available cash.
- by Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie, Carla Jaeger and Kieran Rooney
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More than a quarter of Victoria’s water projects delayed
The blowout in timelines prompted the essential services regulator to warn that water providers were failing to properly forecast costs.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Your water company is paying the state government’s COVID debts
The budget plan to manage pandemic debts by temporarily expanding taxes has led Treasurer Tim Pallas to pull cash from government agencies. Water authorities were targeted the most.
- by Rachel Eddie
Business calls for tax reform as opposition slams Victorian government’s ‘pathetic’ economic growth plan
Victoria’s promised economic growth statement, designed to drive economic growth, is not expected to include tax reform. Business and the opposition want more.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Hospitals in crisis
Regional hospitals on wrong side of funding great divide
Under Victoria’s new activity-based funding formula, regional hospitals receive 6.8 per cent less than city hospitals for every procedure they perform.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Labor MPs told to cut wish lists, avoid infrastructure in budget bids
Members of the Labor caucus have been told to cut the number of projects they want funded for their local communities and cap them at $500,000 as Victoria’s budget belt continues to tighten.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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Victoria bushfires
Forest fire redundancies ‘risk emergency responses’
Victoria’s Environment Department is looking to make 208 people redundant in its bushfire and forest services group, including 118 in forest fire operations.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Victorian Parliament
Victoria’s Health Department struggling to pay bills on time
The department is making late payments to suppliers more than half the time, breaches that should result in financial penalties under state government policy.
- by Rachel Eddie
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AFL grand final
Why every Victorian should be celebrating a double interstate AFL grand final
When the Brisbane Lions take on the Sydney Swans at the home of football this weekend, it will essentially be a FIFO event. And we could use a bit of their magic.
- by Jason Murphy
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