Victorian State Election

[Thryleon]

The entire subject should have never been raised in the first place. >

He had 4 years to deny the compensation amount and never did

Would anyone have believed him?

A politician who admits to something admits guilt.  A politician who denies something is lying.

The opposition eat that stuff for breakfast.  If he says nothing, then the accusations don't stick, and it all recedes into the darkness.

[laj]

Mr Andrews disputed whether the contracts signed by the Government with the wining consortium yesterday were legally binding.

“There is nothing to walk away from, be very clear about this, the contracts are not worth the paper they’re written on,” Mr Andrews said. “This is not a legally binding contract.”

One billion plus later

He was very clear he was not building it at the time legal or not. It was an attempt by the Libs to wedge him knowing they weren't going to win the election. No business case, no anything, they just signed it. No ifs or buts on that no matters how it is spun. That was the Liberals fault and it cost a billion bucks.

[Bear]

He was very clear he was not building it at the time legal or not. It was an attempt by the Libs to wedge him knowing they weren't going to win the election. No business case, no anything, they just signed it. No ifs or buts on that no matters how it is spun. That was the Liberals fault and it cost a billion bucks.

... and they signed the contract 1 month before the caretaker period for the election started.

[Professer E]

Rumour i heard was that O'Brien asked for the penalty clause to be inserted, which is even more reprehensible.

[kruddler]

Proff i live in Greensborough and i agree that it would be better to go through lower plenty linking up with EarthLink at Springvale road, but I've been very interested and have seen the costing estimates.

They've gone with the cheapest option which ties into proposed eastern freeway upgrades.

I have been to as many of the consultations as possible and i think theyve used them as checkboxes rather than actual consultation.

Im not sure if any other option would be much different to be honest.

I'm in south morang and i think the route they chose was bollocks.

Do you remember the 4 routes?

a - chosen.
d - via kangaroo ground (too far out)
b and c - basically identical, the most obvious routes, slight variations between them.

So people vote, and i assume, most voted for either b or c. However, because they are so similar there is little to distinguish the 2, so one of the others gets majority by default.
In reality, it was the 3rd option.

[Thryleon]

I'm in south morang and i think the route they chose was bollocks.

Do you remember the 4 routes?

a - chosen.
d - via kangaroo ground (too far out)
b and c - basically identical, the most obvious routes, slight variations between them.

So people vote, and i assume, most voted for either b or c. However, because they are so similar there is little to distinguish the 2, so one of the others gets majority by default.
In reality, it was the 3rd option.

Agree.

I actually think they had their choice vefore they started.  Cheapest and most direct connection.  They will build option D in future as well.  Maybe one of the other two as well.  Either way its going to be a bit of a mess moving forward.