Dozens of school upgrades could miss out in budget ‘bloodbath’

Dozens of school upgrades could miss out in budget ‘bloodbath’

Labor committed $850 million to upgrade at least 89 schools in 2022,but more than half failed to secure funding to put shovels in the ground in last year’s state budget.

  • byRachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst

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‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

The government agency responsible for stepping in when there are medicine shortages in Victoria will announce redundancies on Thursday.

  • byBroede Carmody,Henrietta Cook andAisha Dow
Victoria’s treasury asked for emergency cash to cover interest bill
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Victoria’s treasury asked for emergency cash to cover interest bill

The Department of Treasury and Finance asked Treasurer Tim Pallas for extra money to cover the interest payments on the state’s debt portfolio,weeks before last year’s budget.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Could Docklands become Australia’s Silicon Valley? One Victorian MP thinks so

Could Docklands become Australia’s Silicon Valley? One Victorian MP thinks so

Libertarian MP David Limbrick says a special economic zone would turbocharge Docklands. It would mean scrapping payroll and land taxes.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Public service bosses will have to explain if they reject requests for flexible work

Public service bosses will have to explain if they reject requests for flexible work

A new pay deal for state government employees has been described as representing a big shift in relations between employers and staff.

  • byKieran Rooney
Where Victoria’s latest IT blowouts are biting the budget hardest

Where Victoria’s latest IT blowouts are biting the budget hardest

Newly revealed cost overruns are expected to top $100 million across state government agencies.

  • byBroede Carmody
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Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

More than half of Victorians are experiencing cost-of-living and personal debt distress beyond normal levels.

  • byBroede Carmody
The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay,but at what cost?

The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay,but at what cost?

Formula 1 is contracted to remain in Melbourne for another 14 years,extending to four decades this city’s love-hate relationship with its rumbling,high-octane race weekend.

  • byChip Le Grand
Victoria is the fines capital,expected to rake in almost $1b this financial year

Victoria is the fines capital,expected to rake in almost $1b this financial year

No other Australian jurisdiction is as dependent on fines for cash,but the state government faces pressure to scale back its punitive approach to revenue-raising.

  • byJosh Gordon andClay Lucas
Stuck in traffic? At least it means Victoria gets more GST revenue

Stuck in traffic? At least it means Victoria gets more GST revenue

Victoria’s share of the GST carve-up has been boosted by $3.7 billion after the federal grants commission realised the state was packed and wasn’t getting mining revenue.

  • byJosh Gordon
Renowned homelessness scheme gutted with 1500 fewer people to benefit
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Renowned homelessness scheme gutted with 1500 fewer people to benefit

The Allan government is set to slash funding for a program with proven success at getting people off the streets,despite a decline in the number of housing spots available for homeless Victorians over six months last year.

  • byBroede Carmody