The Victorian government will delay construction of the long-awaited Melbourne airport rail by at least four years, postpone key election promises and scrap its lauded paid sick leave scheme for casuals in an effort to bring its growing debt under control.
The Victorian treasurer, Tim Pallas, said he has been forced to make “sensible and disciplined decisions” to combat the state’s “two big problems” of high inflation and workforce shortages in his 10th budget, handed down on Tuesday.
