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'Final nail': Labor taken to task for secret rail tax

A state government has been embroiled in a secret tax scandal after it was revealed public transport users were charged to pay for a controversial rail line.

AAP · Aug 26

Premier scraps key portfolio in major cabinet shake-up

Victoria's transport infrastructure and Suburban Rail Loop portfolios have been dissolved as the new premier swaps treasurer as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

AAP · Aug 4

What Ben Carroll’s cabinet cuts say about his ‘new direction’ for Victoria

A week after his elevation to premier and four months out from an election, the priorities of the Carroll government are becoming clearer

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4

Metro Tunnel on fast track to 2024 opening

One of the builders behind Melbourne's $12.6 billion Metro Tunnel project has suggested it will open to train passengers next year instead of 2025.

AAP · Oct 10, 2023

Melbourne’s $12bn Metro Tunnel to open in September 2024, builder lets slip

The head of construction giant John Holland reveals the new, early completion date at a Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry event

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

Jacinta Allan’s cabinet reshuffle proves she’s not just going to be a carbon copy of Daniel Andrews

But that ‘has to be coupled with a more collaborative approach to cabinet from the new premier,’ one right-aligned Labor MP says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2023

New-look Victorian cabinet sworn in as Allan era begins

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's first cabinet has been sworn in, a week on from Daniel Andrews' shock resignation and a day before parliament returns.

AAP · Oct 2, 2023

Victorian tax reforms to pass with Greens' support

Tax reforms unveiled in the Victorian budget are set to pass parliament with the Greens' support, in exchange for the government considering renter safeguards.

AAP · Jun 20, 2023

Australian-first affordable rental scheme a ‘massive relief’ for Victorians faced with housing crisis

Exclusive: About 2,400 homes will be available for low- to middle-income renters under ‘big housing build’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023