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For some reason I felt compelled to catch up on the Higgins Lehrmann case today, partly I suppose because media outlets have made Wilkinson front page as is their want.

But that trial has not caught my attention as much as some of the statements from Wilkinson and other media types, it's alarming to say the least.

In the old days, media knew exactly what it was, and the investigative power it held, it took that power very very seriously.

What is shocking is that some of the current behaviour documented in this case seems to assert that the media still knows about the impact it can have, but no longer blinks at misuse of that power. In effect the media have moved away from being serious investigator to become wilfully trivial judge and executioner, it's a disturbing trend and one everybody should be worried about!

For some reason I felt compelled to catch up on the Higgins Lehrmann case today, partly I suppose because media outlets have made Wilkinson front page as is their want.

But that trial has not caught my attention as much as some of the statements from Wilkinson and other media types, it's alarming to say the least.

In the old days, media knew exactly what it was, and the investigative power it held, it took that power very very seriously.

What is shocking is that some of the current behaviour documented in this case seems to assert that the media still knows about the impact it can have, but no longer blinks at misuse of that power. In effect the media have moved away from being serious investigator to become wilfully trivial judge and executioner, it's a disturbing trend and one everybody should be worried about!

Ive said it once and Ill say it again, the days of needing proof to chuck someone in jail are gone.
Wilkinson is a grub, as for Higgins, I best not comment.

Poor suffering Victorians look like having to look forward to higher taxes and less services as the North East link project has blown out by 16 billion, the Government offering Covid and the Russian/Ukraine war as excuses.
Matthew Guy called it a croc of crape and its about the only thing he has got right as the leader of the opposition...any chance we can get a decent Government in Victoria? I can see the public service getting slashed as well so the services they provide will be reduced instead of increased like they need to be.

Working in construction before, during and after covid, i can tell you that both those 'excuses' are genuine.

Can't give you any insight into the figures presented, but both those things have caused complete and utter havoc with materials and labour.

There is a reason builders are going bust left right and centre, and those are the reasons.

Working in construction before, during and after covid, i can tell you that both those 'excuses' are genuine.

Can't give you any insight into the figures presented, but both those things have caused complete and utter havoc with materials and labour.

There is a reason builders are going bust left right and centre, and those are the reasons.

Grattan institute said it was poor planning

While I'm not saying the state government are in the clear, I do have to wonder how the Grattan Institute thinks you plan for wars and pandemics, it seems a reasonable question to ask?

Yes, as a project manager for many relatively small infrastructure projects well before COVID, 10-20% contingency was generally more than adequate.  It’s a different ball game now but the benefits of these long overdue, vital infrastructure projects still outweigh the increasing costs.

While I'm not saying the state government are in the clear, I do have to wonder how the Grattan Institute thinks you plan for wars and pandemics, it seems a reasonable question to ask?

As has been remarked upon quite frequently in the last couple of weeks, Dick Hamer’s bold decision to build the City Loop would never have happened if it was subject to a basic cost-benefit analysis or Grattan Institute scrutiny.

I said the very same thing to the family last night about the London Underground, do people really think it made economic sense at the time?

These projects are not about profit, that is why they are labelled infrastructure.

Personally, they are 30 years too late already, we should have a bridge across the bay heads, and by now we should have been cutting a tunnel to Tassie!

Andrew chose to make the East-West link a political issue when every man and his dog knew it was needed. Infrastructure projects, while painful during construction and expensive, are necessary for the long term benefit and should never be politicised (especially at election time). Thats my simplistic view of it all.