The blowout in timelines prompted the essential services regulator to warn that water providers were failing to properly forecast costs.
The budget plan to manage pandemic debts by temporarily expanding taxes has led Treasurer Tim Pallas to pull cash from government agencies. Water authorities were targeted the most.
While estate claims worth less than $250,000 will have their probate fees waived,the costs of those with more will surge up to 645 per cent.
The former premier says the recording,which captures the moments after a 2013 car crash that left a teenage cyclist seriously injured,shows he and his wife “did nothing wrong”.
The audio captures the former premier calling emergency services in 2013 about an accident on the Mornington Peninsula that left a teenage cyclist seriously injured.
Sam Hibbins has resigned after admitting to having a consensual relationship with a staffer. Greens leader Ellen Sandell said she would also move to have Hibbins’ party membership cancelled.
More than a quarter of Victoria’s emergency patients are not being treated within the recommended time frames.
The $10 billion tunnel project is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget,and now there’s a scramble to ensure it gets completed by next year.
The Allan government has announced six reforms for renters after a week of promises to address the housing crisis copped flack for its lack of help for struggling tenants.
John Pesutto has unveiled the first part of his financial pitch,promising to improve the integrity,accountability and transparency of Victoria’s public finances.
The statistics covering the past four years have been reported as calls intensify for reform,particularly from the Indigenous community.