Jaclyn Symes
- Editorial
- Editorial
Premier, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars is no game
This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.
- The Age's View
Latest
‘Sweetheart deal’: Victoria demands GST overhaul as WA claims $6.6b windfall
In the latest carve-up of the GST, Victoria’s share will shrink slightly while Western Australia cashes in at the expense of the east coast.
- Daniella White and Matt Wade
- Editorial
- Federal budget
It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care
This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.
- The Age's View
Labor rules out work from home exemption for small business
The state government is expected to make further announcements on its working from home plans as it spoils for an election-year fight with business groups.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Editorial
Water company revelation no surprise from a government with a contempt for transparency
The timing of an announcement of taxpayer support for an ailing water company sums up the cynicism that permeates the conduct of the Allan government.
- The Age's View
Taxpayers offer life raft after water giant’s $200 million IT disaster
Victoria’s treasurer has had to pledge to keep the water corporation for Melbourne’s west afloat following a financially disastrous merger of IT systems.
- Kieran Rooney, Adam Carey and Rachel Eddie
Super time bomb: Pay-later scheme could blow a hole in future budget
The Victorian government deferred $3 billion worth of contributions before the 2022 election, and still has an $18.3 billion liability to meet by 2035.
- Rachel Eddie
- Opinion
- Public service
Public service report casts a harsh light on state’s spending
The government’s ambitions have galloped far ahead of its capacity to pay for or properly deliver them.
- The Age's View
Landlords given tax reprieve as Victoria stays on track for skinny surplus
Victoria’s mid-year budget update reveals that home owners have been given an unannounced Christmas gift.
- Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand
Victoria’s web of sheep, goat and strawberry taskforces a handbrake on economy
The Silver report found the state’s complex bureaucracy is making it more difficult for citizens and businesses to engage with the government.
- Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand