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Deafening silence is government’s shameful habit when it comes to taxpayers’ money
Yet again, huge sums of public money are being spent without any hint to the taxpayer of the value or when they might see it.
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$350m spent buying land, a call for urgency, but no sign of Melbourne’s mega-road
The 100-kilometre outer ring road is not high on the public’s radar, but the government has spent millions securing its path, and internal documents reveal it was urged to finish the first stage by 2031.
- Adam Carey and Clay Lucas
Trucks are big polluters, but can batteries make them cleaner?
In 2024, trucks emitted 22 million tonnes of CO2, and the freight industry is still debating how to decarbonise the long-haul routes.
- Angus Delaney
Victoria to weigh up elderly driver tests after Wantirna South crash
The government says there is a “valid question” over whether the state should make fitness-to-drive tests mandatory after fatal crash in Melbourne’s east.
- Patrick Hatch
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It took crashing into my garage door to realise I had to hand in my driver’s licence
You might remember me from my time as the ABC Victoria weatherman in the ’80s and ’90s, when I had a collection of quirky pointers sent in by viewers.
- Edwin Maher
Revheads in retreat as Chapel Street speed limit slashed to 30km/h
Stonnington councillors have voted unanimously to trial lower speed limits, but that won’t mean the end of “chap laps”.
- Adam Carey
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‘Human error’: Transport department apologises for road works that triggered freeway crashes, delays
A Department of Transport spokesman has apologised and blamed “human error” on a road works incident that caused collisions between four cars and a truck and hours-long delays to drivers.
- Patrick Hatch, Debbie Cuthbertson, Alexander Darling and Cassandra Morgan
Busy train lines closing for works as Metro Tunnel trial looms
Passengers will board trains bound for the Metro Tunnel and its five new stations for the first time, but will need to wait to travel through the tunnel itself.
- Patrick Hatch
This inner-city suburb could become an entirely 30km/h zone
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece supports calls for a blanket speed limit to improve community safety and deter motorists from rat-running.
- Patrick Hatch
Speed limit cut to foil Melbourne’s truck-eating bridge
The government hopes slowing down vehicles as they approach Montague Street bridge in South Melbourne will allow drivers more time to realise they won’t fit underneath.
- Patrick Hatch
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