‘You don’t just rush out and start spending money’:Slow going for high-speed rail

‘You don’t just rush out and start spending money’:Slow going for high-speed rail

Transport Minister Catherine King said governance and planning had to be right,as the opposition slammed the government’s progress on the project.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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The missing middle that could help fix the housing crisis

The missing middle that could help fix the housing crisis

Experts who work in Australia’s emerging co-operative housing industry argue it should be harnessed by governments.

  • byRachel Clun
Freight trains up to 3.6km long incite fears in regional towns

Freight trains up to 3.6km long incite fears in regional towns

The double-stacked trains will travel through some centres up to 20 times a day under plans for a 1700-kilometre freight line between Brisbane and Melbourne.

  • byCatherine Naylor
This suburb has the potential to be Melbourne’s second CBD. But there’s one shortcoming

This suburb has the potential to be Melbourne’s second CBD. But there’s one shortcoming

A planning overhaul of Clayton centred around two new Suburban Rail Loop stations may not be enough to realise the potential of the burgeoning research hub.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Anyone could have predicted Victoria’s billion-dollar cost blowouts

Anyone could have predicted Victoria’s billion-dollar cost blowouts

Victorians can’t make a fair political choice when they are forced to vote on rushed projects for which costs are badly miscalculated.

  • byJago Dodson
Daniel Andrews promised ‘both’,but Victorians might have to choose

Daniel Andrews promised ‘both’,but Victorians might have to choose

The former premier said Victorians could have both infrastructure and services. Tim Pallas’ budget update is showing that’s not possible.

  • byKieran Rooney
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NSW treasurer blames Albanese for $1.7 billion budget black hole

NSW treasurer blames Albanese for $1.7 billion budget black hole

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Thursday will disclose the deterioration in the state’s bottom line in the half-yearly review of the state’s finances.

  • byMichael McGowan
First major SRL contract locks Victoria into sharing supply chain pain

First major SRL contract locks Victoria into sharing supply chain pain

Premier Jacinta Allan said the first stage of the orbital rail link was still expected to cost under $35 billion despite supply chain and worker shortages.

  • byRachel Eddie
Huge construction workforce shortfall will lead to price rises and delays,report warns

Huge construction workforce shortfall will lead to price rises and delays,report warns

Some of the hardest-hit areas will be in regional NSW and Victoria,where major road works will struggle due to the lack of workers.

  • byShane Wright
‘Concern and fear’:Creeping politicisation is a reality and requires urgent attention

‘Concern and fear’:Creeping politicisation is a reality and requires urgent attention

It’s like Yes,Minister in reverse at the highest levels of the Victorian government as billions are spent on major projects without input from the public service.

  • byDeborah Glass
Big projects in danger of billions in budget blowouts,admit the people who run them

Big projects in danger of billions in budget blowouts,admit the people who run them

A Victorian Auditor-General’s report has detailed the major projects across Victoria at risk of running into the red following a self-assessment by the departments in charge of them.

  • byKieran Rooney