Jacinta Allan - 49th Victorian Premier.

[Ice-Wolf]

the problem for Labor was, Biden got elected to the White House and released the inflation genie and Albo in a bid to be popular feed it with his policies.

Pretty sure it was Putin that released the inflation genie by invading Ukraine.

 

[peetoo]

And yet the road planning managed to predictt and plan for orbital routes.

Most recently setting the alignment for outer north west…you know the area some in here says gets forgotten.

Maybe rail planning needed disruptive thinking

 

[The Punter]

Pretty sure it was Putin that released the inflation genie by invading Ukraine.

Also, the main western countries in the world (and us) printing extra money. That tends to have an unavoidable inflationary effect.

That was pre-January 2021, so not so much Biden but his predecessor.

 

[Crankyhawk]

So the nurses at our hospital have commenced stage 2 of their industrial action (pretty sure this is statewide though no media stories I can find) with bed closures in effect.

This announcement is so people can adjust their expectations as to why the ED waiting room is more crowded than usual. Remember there are alternatives such as urgent care centres and the Victorian virtual ED

 

[Satan]

Treasurer Tim Pallas has backed permanent ongoing working from home arrangements for public servants saying it’s good for women.
In what has been described as the “most careless comment from a politician in some while” Mr Pallas told a post-budget breakfast hybrid arrangements allowed women to attend to the home.

“There’s nothing necessarily unproductive about a period of time spent working from home,” he said.

Has tim been listening to this guy?

Travis K team mate

 

[Sttew]

Treasurer Tim Pallas has backed permanent ongoing working from home arrangements for public servants saying it’s good for women.
In what has been described as the “most careless comment from a politician in some while” Mr Pallas told a post-budget breakfast hybrid arrangements allowed women to attend to the home.

“There’s nothing necessarily unproductive about a period of time spent working from home,” he said.

Has tim been listening to this guy?

Travis K team mate

Careless with words and careless with our money. Let's face it, working from home currently suits the government because it can sell the office space previously occupied by public servants.

 

[peetoo]

Careless with words and careless with our money. Let's face it, working from home currently suits the government because it can sell the office space previously occupied by public servants.

Let me tell you this hasn’t filtered down to upper middle cos they are frantically working out how to get vps in the office more. Workers voting with their bums on seats

And also there is a glut of office space … tenants are locked in to an extent


Anyway, saving money? Not so careless then

 

[Gralin]

And yet the road planning managed to predictt and plan for orbital routes.

Most recently setting the alignment for outer north west…you know the area some in here says gets forgotten.

Maybe rail planning needed disruptive thinking

vicroads was spun off into an independent entity

and roads have lobby groups to back them in with trucking companies etc

PT is really just a political punching bag where decisions have largely been made for decades based on the next election and what will turn a marginal seat

 

[hawkman]

So the nurses at our hospital have commenced stage 2 of their industrial action (pretty sure this is statewide though no media stories I can find) with bed closures in effect.

This announcement is so people can adjust their expectations as to why the ED waiting room is more crowded than usual. Remember there are alternatives such as urgent care centres and the Victorian virtual ED

Stage 2 didn't last long

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

And yet the road planning managed to predictt and plan for orbital routes.

Most recently setting the alignment for outer north west…you know the area some in here says gets forgotten.

Maybe rail planning needed disruptive thinking

When OMRR was gazetted a few years earlier than SRL was announced, the whole alignment was paddocks. It's a city bypass.

 

[eddiesmith]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

You know full well it doesn't work like that. Do better.

 

[Sttew]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

All he needed to say was point 1. It isn’t funded

 

[Sttew]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

On point 2, what do you mean? Sydney Metro is integrated with the Sydney rail system isn’t it?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

On point 2, what do you mean? Sydney Metro is integrated with the Sydney rail system isn’t it?

The Sydney Metro is an isolated train line with it's own fleet of trains.
There's no track connection between the metro and the suburban rail network.
Sydney Trains has nothing to do with Sydney Metro and vise versa.

When they were converting the Epping to Chatswood line to Metro they removed the connections at Chatswood and Epping.

From a passenger perspective you have to get off the Metro at Chatswood and walk across the platform to get a Sydney Trains train. Epping you have to go upstairs to ground level to interchange with the same.
For ticketing it's classed as a train.

It will be the same for Metro West and Metro Airport.

 

[peetoo]

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

How many budgets will there be over 50 years?

Short termism really is the mode

 

[Satan]

How many budgets will there be over 50 years?

Short termism really is the mode

You hope the government is waiting 50 budgets to finish it

 

[Gralin]

The Sydney Metro is an isolated train line with it's own fleet of trains.
There's no track connection between the metro and the suburban rail network.
Sydney Trains has nothing to do with Sydney Metro and vise versa.

When they were converting the Epping to Chatswood line to Metro they removed the connections at Chatswood and Epping.

From a passenger perspective you have to get off the Metro at Chatswood and walk across the platform to get a Sydney Trains train. Epping you have to go upstairs to ground level to interchange with the same.
For ticketing it's classed as a train.

It will be the same for Metro West and Metro Airport.

Been on it when I was last up there, it's weird being able to look out the front of the train

 

[Crankyhawk]

Stage 2 didn't last long

For now. I believe there is another meeting on Monday where stage 2 May return

 

[peetoo]

You hope the government is waiting 50 budgets to finish it

I think it should be finished quicker, but current estimates are 50 years 25? Budgets?

Could be 5-10 changes of govt in that time, fantastical as it might seem now. Certainly 10 premiers

 

[Blue1980]

Don't forget the regional votes he swindled last election by promising Comm Games that once the votes re-elected him he promptly cancels citing costs, something that would have been known when they won the rights.

His actions should see Labor get absolutely slaughtered in the regional vote next election.

Did anyone really give a shit about the comm games?

 

[Blue1980]

the problem for Labor was, Biden got elected to the White House and released the inflation genie and Albo in a bid to be popular feed it with his policies.

The issue was covid and govts spending big as they had to, and this includes conservative govts.

I mean it had to be done but there is always a price to be paid down the line.

 

[Sttew]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

Clearly not you

 

[MarcMaverick]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

Athletes.