Too big to cancel? The project that sums up Victoria’s problems
About this episode
The episode discusses a significant project in Victoria that highlights the state's issues and its implications for the upcoming state election.
This week, editor-in-chief James Chessell and Victorian political correspondent Sumeyya Ilanbey on the project that has come to sum up Victoria’s problems, whether it is too big to cancel and how it will play into November’s state election. This podcast is sponsored by Elston . Further reading: The secret tax that says everything about Victorian Labor The revelation that Labor secretly introduced a tax on public transport users is the latest chapter in a saga in which political momentum has trumped fiscal responsibility. (edited) Vic Labor’s secret tax exposes fiscal transparency void The opposition and leading economists say a charter of budget honesty is needed after the Victorian government introduced a new tax without telling the public. (edited) Carroll’s budget scalpel misses the $34b elephant in the room Premier Ben Carroll is looking to scrape off as many costly, wasteful barnacles he can find before the November 28 state election See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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