The government is ploughing ahead with its tunnel despite rising costs, a lack of funding and opaque benefits. The state may be on track for a massive mistake.
The state government this week did something rather remarkable. It set in stone a gossamer. Or so it would have us believe.
The concerns surrounding it are not secondary issues – they are crucial to its viability and its relevance to the city and, broadly, the state. When considered with then-ombudsman Deborah Glass’ damning report last year, the situation brings this government’s competency into serious question. Glass found, in a report that backed earlier reporting from, that the SRL’s development “was subject to excessive secrecy ... ’proved up’ by consultants rather than developed by public servants”.
Victorians deserve better. It is unarguable that Melbourne, given its population forecast of climbing from its present 5 million population to 9 million by 2050, needs a transport plan that is built into the future needs of the city.
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