Australia’s second-largest telco Optus has appointed a new chief executive, with NBN Co boss Stephen Rue to take the reins six months after a mass outage that affected some 10 million Optus customers.
A funding standoff between the state and federal governments has thrown the timeline of Victoria’s planned road projects into doubt, as Victorians brace for a tight budget on Tuesday
A former immigration detainee freed under the controversial High Court ruling has been bailed after being charged with pulling a knife on police in a Footscray pub.
For years, the rumours have said that Tim Pallas wanted to leave politics, and a recent departure hints that he may just do that after what will be his 10th budget.
The doomed $10 billion Airport Rail Link will get no new funding in next week’s state budget, as the Allan Government tries to rein in transport spending.
The state is run by Jacinta Allan a politician with no real day to day business experience and one who has persistently run projects that have exceeded budgets by $billons. The chickens are now coming home to roost.
