The Oculus in New York.

This New York train station was the world’s most expensive. Sunshine may have it beat

The architecturally splendid Oculus,at New York’s rebuilt World Trade Centre,cost $US4 billion to build. Sunshine station could give the record a nudge.

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The sharp increase in apartment supply in Melbourne over the past five years has dampened price growth according to CoreLogic.

Victorian housing plan a bust without tax reform,say industry experts

Melbourne’s supply of new apartments has collapsed beneath the weight of labor shortages,material costs and state government taxes and levies.

  • Chip Le Grand
An artist’s impression of a new bridge over the Maribyrnong River,to be built as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail project.

Airport rail back on track after $2 billion federal lifeline

The prime minister has pledged funding to the project as Labor looks to sandbag its heartland in Melbourne’s west ahead of the federal election.

  • Kieran Rooney,Rachel Eddie andChip Le Grand
The Allan government’s new planning rules have been nicknamed “the toastie”.

How a ham and cheese toastie could upend the state’s planning laws

The Victorian government insists its changes to planning laws won’t change heritage overlays. This is partly true. It’s also disingenuous.

  • Chip Le Grand
Camberwell is one suburb to have housing developments fast-tracked.

The Allan government has shrunk its suburban high-rise plans. Here’s what’s changed

The state government has downsized its ambitions for the first tranche of its so-called activity centres,reducing height limits for medium-density apartment buildings and reducing development boundaries.

  • Chip Le Grand andAdam Carey
Antisemitism and Islamophobia are nothing new in this country. But community and political leaders can help keep them in check by toning down their own rhetoric.

Major party impasse threatens to unravel proposed hate speech laws

Islamic Council of Victoria spokesman Adel Salman said the political defence should never have been dropped from the government’s anti-vilification legislation.

  • Chip Le Grand
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Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes (left) announce an independent review.

Jac the Knife:New treasurer signals major budget surgery

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes spent her summer studying the state’s books. She is deeply troubled by what she found.

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Treasurer Jaclyn Symes and Premier Jacinta Allan announce the review on Thursday.

Facing the chop:State public service review to target highest-paid bureaucrats

Between 2000 and 3000 people are expected to lose their jobs,saving the state government billions of dollars,Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says.

  • Rachel Eddie,Hannah Hammoud andChip Le Grand
Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Minister Anthony Carbines shortly after announcing police chief Shane Patton’s contract would not be renewed.

Some people should never dance. This Victorian pair are two of them

We all know one. Perhaps you have one in your family. These are people for whom backbeats don’t readily apply.

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Brad Battin says he will support the government’s legislation,with one key change.

The four words blocking the government’s hate speech laws

Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has offered Premier Jacinta Allan bipartisan support for proposed hate laws currently before parliament if she agrees to remove four words from the legislation.

  • Chip Le Grand