Tag: David Davis

Cost Blowout, Delays Occur When Government Rushes Transport Project: Transport Expert

The cost for Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel project is expected to spiral out of control, and a transport expert attributed part of the problems to the Labor government’s rushing the project. The West Gate Tunnel project is a four-kilometre toll road under construction that will upgrade the West Gate Freeway at Yarraville and link to CityLink at…


Victorian Premier Calls for Urgent Integrity Reform Amid ‘Branch Stacking’ Revelations

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has called for widespread reform to the state’s political parties amid a revealing report into “branch stacking” in the Labor Party. The opposition has criticised his pledge for integrity reform as a sleight of hand to distract from the Labor Party’s internal issues. The joint report released by the state’s anti-corruption body,…


Boris Johnson Vows to Get on With Job After Winning Confidence Vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to get on with the job as he faced MPs for the first time after winning a confidence vote within the ruling Conservative Party. Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate…


UK’s Johnson Vows to Get on With Job After Winning Confidence Vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to get on with the job as he faced MPs for the first time after winning a confidence vote within the ruling Conservative Party. Johnson survived a vote of confidence on June 6, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate…


Liberal MPs’ Scandals Spell Trouble for Victoria’s Opposition

Victoria’s Opposition has been hit with two scandals caused by its senior members on the same day, raising concerns about cultural issues within the party. Shadow treasurer David Davis was escorted out of a multicultural gala dinner for getting drunk and misbehaving, while Liberal MP Wendy Lovell has been subject to harsh criticism for her…


Victoria Records $10 Billion Deficit Between June and December 2021

Victoria has run up a $10 billion (US$7.2 billion) deficit in the first six months of the 2021/22 financial year, although the Australian state witnessed a rise in economic activities after it relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. According to the mid-year financial report (pdf) released by the Department of Treasury and Finance of Victoria on March 11, the…