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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

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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

Quiet cuts to Metro Tunnel scope raise questions over what services will actually be delivered

Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.

  • Patrick Hatch

‘Incredibly disrespectful’: MPs back calls to change racist station name

The name Arden is completely inappropriate for one of the new Metro Tunnel stations, state Greens leader Ellen Sandell says.

  • Carolyn Webb

The shocking racist history behind this Metro Tunnel station name

George Arden was a racist who called Indigenous people violent, ignorant savages. The state government is naming a train station after him.

  • Carolyn Webb
Flinders Street Station.

Key section of Flinders Street to close to traffic throughout 2025

A 200-tonne crane will shut down a busy section of Flinders Street for all of next year as the Allan government races to complete the two Big Build projects.

  • Carla Jaeger
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Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas.

‘Strain’ at the top as Victoria looks for ways to improve battered budget

Sources say budget repair has increasingly become a point of contention among key figures in the Allan government, which has considered new fees and offloading Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market to reduce state debt.

  • Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
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Metro Tunnel land row: Luxury apartment developer sues state for $20 million

The Devitt Property Group has accused the Victoria government of ignoring its compensation claims in a dispute spanning more than four years.

  • Carla Jaeger and Clay Lucas
The Metro Tunnel construction site at Federation Square.

Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million

Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.

  • Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
The Suburban Rail Loop has been one of the state’s most controversial infrastructure projects in recent years.

The cost of the SRL will be huge. Not building it would cost us so much more

Compared to other cities and other nations, we are a rail backwater. Getting on with the SRL and an airport train line are the only options for the future of our city.

  • Neil O'Keefe

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