Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson has updated journalists about an incident that was previously considered an act of vandalism.
Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.
Victoria Police says it has looked into 20 allegations of criminal activity within the CFMEU,with one investigation under way,a man charged and another assessment ongoing.
Premier Jacinta Allan says cost escalations on the Metro Tunnel are akin to those on other huge construction projects in Australia.
The state government’s settlement offer would mean the companies building the late and over-budget Metro Tunnel would get additional payments to finish the rail project.
Treasurer Tim Pallas was told the state’s ability to deliver a pipeline of major projects could be cruelled by soaring wages and materials costs.
As much as $11 billion will be extracted from commercial operators located along the route of the Suburban Rail Loop’s first stage to help fund the $35 billion project.
The premier faces a caucus uprising over proposed changes to Victoria’s workers’ compensation scheme,with unions pressuring MPs to ditch its draft legislation.
The state opposition is ready to inflict “maximum political pain on the government” unless it agrees to a series of amendments to the WorkCover bill.
Introducing an “abandonment trigger” could help as many as 570 customers a year who are currently unable to make claims.
A working group established by the state government to find quick fixes to rising construction costs presented a 14-point plan last year.