Tim Pallas
Opinion
Victorian budget
Pallas says Labor’s promises have been delayed. Many would say they’ve been broken
Parents whose children will never attend promised childcare or see promised school upgrades are unlikely to be satisfied by the treasurer’s postponement of election pledges.
- by Annika Smethurst
Latest
Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up
Next week’s federal budget will feature extra money for the blown-out road project, bringing the Commonwealth’s contribution to $5 billion.
- by Broede Carmody
Kyle Sandilands’ salary secrets handed over in legal stoush
A ruling by the Copyright Tribunal of Australia has prompted speculation on who might be among Australia radio’s best-paid presenters.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Exclusive
Cancer
‘A crime against cancer knowledge’: World-class Victorian research suffers major budget blow
As cancer rates soar across Victoria, the state government has axed 75 per cent of the funding to the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance.
- by Henrietta Cook and Aisha Dow
The three-minute budget: Everything you need to know
Find out what will affect you most in this year’s Victorian budget.
- by Broede Carmody
Editorial
Editorial
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
Projections that the state’s debt would rise from $135.9 billion this year to $187.8 billion by mid-2028 highlight a need for drastic action.
- The Age's View
Exclusive
Victorian budget
Sweeping hospital mergers on table after Victoria’s bad-news budget
Victoria’s 76 health services could be slashed to 12 in an efficiency-driven overhaul revealed as the government dropped a budget notable for soaring debt, higher taxes, stalled projects and abandoned promises.
- by Aisha Dow, Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
CBD
Virtually good value: A jolly Joe Hockey gig costs $20,000 a pop
The former treasurer, who once declared an end to the “age of entitlement”, has a big price tag attached to his time.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Analysis
Victorian budget
Victoria the ‘basket case’ state: This debt isn’t like a household mortgage
Most home owners understand that if you are serious about getting your mortgage under control, you can’t keep borrowing more money to pay for other things.
- by Chip Le Grand
More than 100 projects delayed as blowouts hit bottom line
Delays will affect signature projects in education, health and housing as the government shields the budget from rising costs.
- by Kieran Rooney
Victorian budget 2024 as it happened: Cuts, delays, taxes revealed as treasurer hands down state budget
The Victorian treasurer delivered his 10th budget which both he and Premier Jacinta Allan pressed was “sensible and disciplined” amid burgeoning state debt.
- by Alex Crowe