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A team made up of Spain’s Acciona, Cimic subsidiary CPB Contractors and Italy’s Ghella has signed a US$2.4bn tunnelling contract for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East project.

The ombudsman’s report will reveal the findings of a two-year investigation into the influx of political operatives into senior public service ranks and the centralisation of decision-making within then-premier Daniel Andrews’ private office.

Months after Victorian Labor was criticised for appointing former ministers to key board positions, a raft of party affiliates have been selected to join water boards across the state.

Paul Little leaves his role as chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation on Saturday, with no word on a permanent replacement.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is set to lift the number of paid positions on government boards as part of a new diversity push.

Things aren’t quite the same these days at Arnold Bloch Leibler.

The chair of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation will retire at the end of the month, with an interim replacement appointed.

The Victorian planning minister could seize control of a development from a local council, which is opposing the plan in protest at the possible intervention.

The Victorian planning minister could seize control of a development from a local council, which is opposing the plan in protest at the possible intervention.

Soaring costs, questionable benefits and a funding black hole mean it’s time for another look at the consulting firm’s analysis of the $125 billion project, say transport experts.