Good morning. Victoria’s flood crisis continues with evacuation orders in place and more rain predicted in the coming days. And there’s a new focus on corporate sponsorship, as a range of sports and arts organisations and individuals start to look at the companies behind the money.
A 30-tonne railway trailer on the Sydney Metro project ran uncontrolled for more than 1.5km through the half-built tunnel in July, in one of a string of serious incidents revealed by a whistleblower amid concerns safety has been compromised to meet deadlines. People on site said the only reason lives weren’t lost was because it happened during a lunch break.
