The estimated cost of Victoria’s transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy has doubled to $7.9 billion under a revised Allan government plan.
Housing stress could be leading Melburnians to have fewer babies in their lifetime in all but a few of the city’s most affordable suburbs, new analysis suggests.
The 100-kilometre outer ring road is not high on the public’s radar, but the government has spent millions securing its path, and internal documents reveal it was urged to finish the first stage by 2031.
A Pakenham family’s failed attempt to vary a covenant on their home points to a historical issue that impedes the building of new housing in Melbourne.