Victorian budget
Horror budget ahead as voters desert Labor
There is limited room in the state budget to respond to voter frustrations in the west after Labor’s primary vote collapsed 16.7 per cent in the Werribee byelection.
- Rachel Eddie
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States facing credit downgrades due to ‘lax fiscal discipline’
The states have been warned their credit ratings could be sliced due to their inability to control spending.
- Shane Wright
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Integrity experts call it a $12b slush fund. Now the new treasurer is asking questions
Jaclyn Symes has questioned her own government’s use of treasurer’s advances after integrity experts described Victoria’s approach as manifestly out of step with other Australian jurisdictions.
- Chip Le Grand
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Grand Prix boss cashes in after government ignores salary advice
Travis Auld earned $170,000 more than his predecessor after the Allan government waived the advice of the state’s salary-setting tribunal.
- Carla Jaeger
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- Jacinta Allan
Jaclyn Symes to be Victoria’s first female treasurer
State Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes is to be sworn in as treasurer on Thursday as she takes on one of the most difficult challenges in politics.
- Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
The treasurer says Victoria’s economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.
Who doubts Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas’ fiscal repair strategy? It’s the economists, stupid.
- Chip Le Grand
Fast-tracking gas, cutting red tape, unlocking super investment: Allan makes pitch to business
The premier unveiled Victoria’s Economic Growth Statement, outlining how her government would seek to boost the private sector and encourage investment.
- Kieran Rooney and Carla Jaeger
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Shared beds, staff and radiology: The government’s plan to cut costs in our hospitals
A Victorian government plan to consolidate resources and services across hospitals is being slammed as creating mergers by stealth.
- Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
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Victoria keeps nearly $2 billion in debt rather than paying it off
The government has decided to spend almost $2 billion budgeted for paying off debt over the past two financial years.
- Kieran Rooney
Cash-strapped Allan government spends record $130m on Grand Prix Corporation
Despite record attendances at the Australian Grand Prix, the government-controlled body tasked with staging the event is heavily reliant on taxpayer funding.
- Carla Jaeger
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