How much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election
- Written by Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
The most magical time of the year is upon Victorians: election season. The (taxpayer-funded) gifts promised by the major parties far exceed anything Santa could bring. And the multi-billion-dollar toys on everybody’s wish list? Trains, tracks and roads.
There’s nothing unusual about politicians promising big-ticket items to curry favour...