Rail Loop gets the green light, airport link on hold
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas is pushing ahead with the controversial Suburban Rail Loop, but delays Melbourne Airport train by years.
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Stop the cash splash, Premier told
The warnings come as global ratings agency S&P signals that almost $250bn of an expected $600bn in Australian state debt, or 42 per cent, is expected to be attributable to Victoria by 2027.
Anti-Israel slogans ‘mean different things’
Amid escalating tensions on Australian university campuses, Education Minister Jason Clare says slogans such as ‘from the river to the sea’ can mean different things to different people.
No more surprises, indie schools warn
Independent Schools Victoria has fired a warning shot at the state government, saying it wants to see a ‘no surprises’ budget handed down.
Uneasy face-off in students’ Gaza protest
Rivals in the struggle engulfing the world stared each other down at University of Melbourne on Thursday as tensions erupted amid chants and cries from Jewish protesters and pro-Palestinian supporters.
‘I don’t feel safe’: Victim’s message to Giles
Ninette Simons, who was bashed and robbed allegedly by a freed immigration detainee, reportedly told the Immigration Minister she does not ‘feel very safe’ at home anymore and pressed him on why the detainee’s ankle bracelet was removed.
Mining body wants state to fast-track minerals strategy
The boss of the nation’s leading mining exploration body is putting pressure on the Victorian government to green light the development of more mines.
‘Blowout kept secret’: report slams Premier
Jacinta Allan knew 2026 Commonwealth Games faced a financial crisis but failed to tell parliament, report finds. READ THE KEY FINDINGS.
MP ordered out of Labor for ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has refused to reveal the specifics of allegations that have seen her dump Labor MP Darren Cheeseman twice in three days.
State tried to ‘blot away bloody stains’
Jacinta Allan says the Yoorrook Justice Commission will set the historical record straight and that “the truth” will come out on the murders, massacres, the dispossession of culture and country in the state.
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