The former premier has put aside the golf clubs and taken his first steps into the private sector,registering two new companies as the sole director.
In its first investment,the State Electricity Commission has failed to meet a government election promise for majority ownership of renewable energy projects.
The former premier said Victorians could have both infrastructure and services. Tim Pallas’ budget update is showing that’s not possible.
Sonya Kilkenny is one of the most influential people in Victoria holding the prominent position of planning minister at a time of a national housing crisis,but she’s relatively unknown.
The premier denies having more than two hours’ notice of Daniel Andrews’ departure. Still,her family had discussed what taking on such a role would mean.
In one of his first interviews since stepping down,the former premier said there was “not an accountability officer that doesn’t want more money,more power”.
He’s worked in war zones,nearly died climbing mountains and escaped a charging rhino. In a rare interview,Brett Sutton speaks about his wild-haired youth and life on the front line of medicine.
Ombudsman Deborah Glass recommended premiers be banned from selecting senior bureaucrats under a bold plan to restore the independence of the public service.
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has lashed sloppy hiring practices across departments in a damning report that found interviewees felt the process was politicised.
The ombudsman confirms Victoria’s top transport bureaucrat was kept in the dark about Australia’s most expensive infrastructure project,which was cooked up in secret.
The government needs frank and fearless advice from the public service to avoid making costly decisions that don’t serve taxpayers.