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An aerial view of construction for the North East Link at the land once owned by the Greek Orthodox Community.

Greek Orthodox community in compensation fight for land lost to North East Link

The Department of Transport and Planning paid $11.48 million to acquire this Bulleen site. But the Greek Orthodox Community is arguing in the Supreme Court the land is worth more than twice that.

  • Rachel Eddie

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Andrea Cook in her carpark that she no longer needs since she decided to live without a car.

A tortuous path: The push to get Melburnians to ditch their cars

For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture, data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.

  • Daniella White and Sophie Aubrey
Premier Jacinta Allan at the Metro Tunnel site on Thursday inspecting the project.

‘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
Rockback resident Donna Southern started the Leakes Needs Lights campaign.

It’s a suburb ‘on steroids’, but residents are forced to avoid its main road

Once a single-lane road between farms, this is now a major thoroughfare carrying 14,500 cars a day. But locals say crashes, bottlenecks and dangerous manoeuvres prove urgent upgrades are needed.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Gill Gannon and Bea Tomlin, who help coordinate the Keep Champion Road Open group.

Locals hate this level crossing removal plan. Now even Labor MPs are attacking it

Residents say the plan would split their inner-west community in two. Now, pressure is growing after local federal and state MPs spoke out.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Premier Jacinta Allan at one of the new Metro Tunnel stations earlier this month.

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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An aerial view of works on the North East Link on Friday.

Sinkhole halts tunnelling on $26 billion North East Link project

Tunnelling on a flagship state government infrastructure project has come to a halt after a sinkhole emerged near two boring machines.

  • Tom Cowie
Plan ahead to avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic on the West Gate Freeway this summer.

Drivers warned to get ready for lengthy West Gate disruption

Motorists are being urged to plan ahead as lanes and ramps close to allow roadworks during summer.

  • Brittany Busch
Matt Golding on King Charles and Queen Camilla, originally published October 23, 2024.

Melbourne seems to have given up on making the west liveable

Readers respond to a special report on Melbourne’s western suburbs, and on the rising number of pedestrian deaths.

Eloise was on a suburban walk when she was struck by a car in August.

Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians

More – and bigger -- cars on the roads means pedestrians are at greater risk of serious injury.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Marta Pascual Juanola

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