Two years ago this week, newly minted PM Anthony Albanese stood before an adoring crowd promising a better Australia. Today, we face a cost-of-living crisis, soaring antisemitism, a youth-crime epidemic and a housing emergency.
However, by not reinstating the direct rail route to the Ports of Geelong and Melbourne, the Government is arguably causing increased carbon emissions due to an over-reliance on road transport.
The design of the new Parkville Station precinct will turn Grattan Street into a ‘grand promenade’ situated among some of Victoria’s most prominent institutions.
Rank-and-file Victorian Labor members are preparing to heap more pressure on the Victorian government to “get serious” on building Melbourne’s airport rail link.
Pouring an extra $3.25 billion worth of federal funds into Melbourne’s North East Link is a good use of taxpayer money, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted, despite the project’s cost doubling just a few months ago.
Commuters using a major metro line connecting the CBD and Melbourne’s northwest are facing major train delays after a vehicle smashed through a suburban railway station’s fence.