Major changes to the $34.5bn Suburban Rail Loop will reduce construction chaos for almost 100 homes but the government is promising the cost and timeline of the project won’t be impacted
A man who allegedly ran naked down the aisle of a Virgin plane on its way from Perth to Melbourne, knocking a crew member to the floor and forcing the aircraft to turn around, has been arrested by federal police.
The WIFT received $740 million in Commonwealth funding in the budget delivered before the 2022 federal election, compared to $1.62 billion for the Beveridge option.
The Victorian government says Melbourne Airport is holding a proposed rail link from the city “hostage”, with the state and the transport hub owned by some of the country’s biggest infrastructure investors now in external mediation.
Victoria’s financial watchdog has been asked to probe “secrecy and misleading reporting” in the state budget, with billions allegedly shielded from proper scrutiny — and comparisons being made to the Commonwealth Games fiasco.
A long-running stand-off over the stalled Melbourne Airport Rail project could be brought to a close after the Victorian government flagged a possible compromise.
Australia is trying to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but transport emissions are going up, not down. Could shifting freight from road to rail help get back on track?
New research has revealed more than 3000 businesses have packed up and left Victoria since the end of Covid lockdowns in 2021. See the figures and which states are profiting off Vic’s business losses.
