More than a quarter of Victoria’s water projects delayed

More than a quarter of Victoria’s water projects delayed

The blowout in timelines prompted the essential services regulator to warn that water providers were failing to properly forecast costs.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney

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Your water company is paying the state government’s COVID debts

Your water company is paying the state government’s COVID debts

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
Victorians to be slugged thousands of dollars to claim their inheritance

Victorians to be slugged thousands of dollars to claim their inheritance

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.

  • byCarla Jaeger andBroede Carmody
Daniel Andrews speaks out over release of triple-0 audio after cyclist collision

Daniel Andrews speaks out over release of triple-0 audio after cyclist collision

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”.

  • byGemma Grant
Listen to Daniel Andrews’ triple-0 call moments after collision with cyclist

Listen to Daniel Andrews’ triple-0 call moments after collision with cyclist

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.

  • byGemma Grant andRachel Eddie
‘I am angry’:Greens leader says co-deputy never welcome back after staffer affair revelation
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‘I am angry’:Greens leader says co-deputy never welcome back after staffer affair revelation

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.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andBroede Carmody
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Hospitals,homes and hoons:Everything you need to know about ‘Dump Day’ 2024

Hospitals,homes and hoons:Everything you need to know about ‘Dump Day’ 2024

More than a quarter of Victoria’s emergency patients are not being treated within the recommended time frames.

  • byBroede Carmody,Rachel Eddie,Kieran Rooney andPatrick Hatch
‘More workers,extra shifts’:Fresh fears of West Gate Tunnel delays,cost blowouts

‘More workers,extra shifts’:Fresh fears of West Gate Tunnel delays,cost blowouts

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.

  • byKieran Rooney
Fines for dodgy bond claims,cheaper to break a lease in rental reforms

Fines for dodgy bond claims,cheaper to break a lease in rental reforms

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
Real-time spending tracker at centre of Coalition pledge on budget transparency

Real-time spending tracker at centre of Coalition pledge on budget transparency

John Pesutto has unveiled the first part of his financial pitch,promising to improve the integrity,accountability and transparency of Victoria’s public finances.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
66 dead children,5400 abuse claims:State’s child-protection system under blowtorch

66 dead children,5400 abuse claims:State’s child-protection system under blowtorch

The statistics covering the past four years have been reported as calls intensify for reform,particularly from the Indigenous community.

  • byKieran Rooney