Jaclyn Symes
Jac the Knife: New treasurer signals major budget surgery
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes spent her summer studying the state’s books. She is deeply troubled by what she found.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Public service
Facing the chop: State public service review to target highest-paid bureaucrats
Between 2000 and 3000 people are expected to lose their jobs, saving the state government billions of dollars, Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says.
- Rachel Eddie, Hannah Hammoud and Chip Le Grand
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
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- Victorian budget
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
Parking to get more expensive as congestion levy rises 79 per cent
A hike in the levy to deter motorists from Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs has been lashed by a peak lobby group as ineffective.
- Carla Jaeger and Kieran Rooney
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- Victorian Parliament
Allan shuffles the deck in hopes of a better hand in 2026
The premier has used her first major cabinet reshuffle to elevate housing as a policy priority before the next state election and cement the key role of women in her frontbench.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
With state byelections looming, there is no clear successor to Pallas
Some frontbenchers are emerging as possible replacements for the retiring treasurer.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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- Investigations
Call to outlaw ‘coercive’ cults, stop financial secrecy for extreme churches
Revelations about alleged abuse and other disturbing behaviour at a secretive Pentecostal church have sparked calls for reform.
- Richard Baker
Tougher bail rules, ankle monitors: Victoria flags youth crime crackdown
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes says nothing is off the table as she meets with police, legal advocates and community groups over public concerns about young repeat offenders.
- Kieran Rooney, Annika Smethurst and Wendy Tuohy
Raising the age of criminal responsibility set for 2025 as state unveils mammoth youth justice bill
The Victorian government is set to miss its own deadline to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the year.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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