| Law Reform Commission report calls for update of anti-discrimination laws |
| This allowed broad engagement with a wide range of people, including individuals with protected attributes, industry groups, trade unions, discrimination advocacy groups and legal experts. The information obtained enabled recommendations for reform that... |
| Suburban Rail Loop faces major cost blowout |
| The entire project was initially going to cost $50 billion to build the loop running from Cheltenham to Werribee. So far, the state has allocated $11 billion for stage one. Advertisement. |
| Independent analysis puts the cost of building and running Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop at $200 billion |
| Key points: · Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office [PBO] assessed the project at the request of Opposition Leader Matthew Guy · The PBO put construction costs for the first two stages at $125 billion with another $75 billion in operating costs... |
| Why didn't the governor general push back against Scott Morrison's secret ministries? |
| The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said he would not criticise Hurley, and legal experts say a constitutional crisis could have been triggered had Hurley refused Morrison's request. But they warn this saga has exposed how vital cogs of parliament... |
