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Public transport
Commuters could get real-time tram data as hunt for new operator tightens
The next Yarra Trams operator may provide passengers with down-to-the-metre tracking.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
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Victorian Parliament
The documents Labor won’t hand over and how it gets away with it
Parliament’s efforts to have the report into a second injecting room made public have come to nothing, as integrity experts voice concern over a culture where the rules aren’t respected.
- by Rachel Eddie
Ugly, treeless, hot: Push to force developers to plant trees in Melbourne’s outer suburbs
Developers of Melbourne’s newest housing estates are being pushed to leave space and soil for trees in private yards to curb the urban heat island effect.
- by Adam Carey
Watchdog calls for overhaul of ‘outdated’ freedom of information
More people in Victoria rely on the arduous freedom of information regime to access records than in any other jurisdiction in the country, with increasing delays and redactions prompting calls for an overhaul.
- by Rachel Eddie and Royce Millar
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Cost of living
Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars
More than half of Victorians are experiencing cost-of-living and personal debt distress beyond normal levels.
- by Broede Carmody
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Population
Parts of Melbourne are more crowded than Manhattan and London. Find out how dense your suburb is
Population data shows our city has been transformed by high and medium-density living. Use our interactives to check your area.
- by Josh Gordon, Craig Butt and Alex Crowe
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Housing crisis
Is your suburb going higher? The 10 areas earmarked as hotspots for increasing housing density
A street-by-street analysis reveals where the Allan government’s push to ramp up housing development is most likely to occur. See the maps.
- by Josh Gordon and Adam Carey
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Liberal Party
Victorian voters ready for the Coalition to climb back from the wilderness
The state’s voters are ripe for the picking, but the opposition will need to do more to capitalise on Labor’s problems, not simply rely on their misfortune.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Liberal Party
Slip in Labor support pushes Pesutto’s team ahead for first time in years
The latest poll by Resolve shows Labor’s primary vote has shed 9 percentage points in the past year, which has allowed the Coalition to grab a lead despite a period of internal unrest.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Construction
Under-fire building watchdog stripped of entire board
The Allan government has removed the board of the Victorian Building Authority after failures to oversee building insurance and claims of a toxic workplace.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
The $80 million stand-off over a level crossing no one wants removed
Dandenong South businesses are banding together to fight the removal of boom gates on an industrial street, which they claim is putting political spin before common sense.
- by Clay Lucas