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12%
3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Labor will commit $420 million to boost Victoria's regional rail services if it wins the election.
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it → commit → election
The plan would mean an extra 550 extra weekly V/Line services to regional centres.
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plan → mean → centres
Labor is also attacking the Liberal leader's pledge to reach a budget surplus by 2032.
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Labor → attack → 2032
Regional and outer suburban commuters would get an extra 550 weekly V/Line train trips if Labor is re-elected, as the party costs Jess Wilson's commitment to reduce the public service to claim she cannot reach her promised cash surplus.
Premier Ben Carroll will today commit $420 million to increase the regional train network by 24 per cent, targeting voters in regional and outer-fringe seats where Labor is under pressure from both the Coalition and One Nation.
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Labor → get → Coalition
Melton and Wyndham Vale still rely on V/Line, two elections after Daniel Andrews promised to electrify the tracks.
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Andrews → rely → tracks
Under Labor's announcement today, Melton would get an extra 162 weekly trips from 2027 so that services run every 20 minutes.
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services → get → 2027
Longer nine-car trains previously announced will also run from next year.
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trains → announce → year
Wyndham Vale would get a dedicated new service with 249 weekly trips, to minimise crowding.
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Vale → get → crowding
Geelong would get more express services as a result, cutting 10 minutes from the journey with double the number of total services.
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Geelong → get → services
An extra two services would also run on Sundays to Geelong and Waurn Ponds.
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services → run → Geelong
Government attacks Liberal surplus claim
Labor has separately turned to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) in an attempt to undercut the opposition leader's commitment to reach a cash surplus by 2032, a key plank of Ms Wilson's election platform.
Ms Wilson has largely relied on her announcement that she would reduce the Victorian Public Service through attrition to save $22 billion over a decade to reach the cash surplus.
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she → attack → surplus
But analysis by the PBO, requested by Labor, found the majority of the savings would not be realised until after 2032.
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majority → request → 2032
The budget office estimated the Coalition policy would save $8.5 billion by 2032, billions short of what would be necessary.
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what → estimate → 2032
Treasurer Colin Brooks used the findings to claim Ms Wilson would need to cut essential services, in particular health, to meet their commitment.
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Wilson → use → commitment
In a statement, Ms Wilson said she would not take lectures on costings from Labor.
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she → say → Labor
"Only our Liberal and Nationals team has a costed and credible plan to repair the budget, underpinned by more than $26 billion in responsible and disciplined savings," she said.
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she → have → savings
Ms Wilson has not released the full copy of her version of the PBO's analysis, and has been under pressure to explain how she can scrap taxes, make a suite of spending commitments while also bringing down debt — on track to reach almost $200 billion by 2029-2030.
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she → release → 2029
PBO analysis can vary depending on the assumptions put to them.
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analysis → vary → them
Under Labor's transport announcement, the Seymour line to the outer-north through Wallan and Donnybrook would get an extra 29 services from 2028.
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line → get → 2028
Another 101 weekly services would also run through the Bendigo line from 2028; 21 to Bendigo and 80 to Kyneton, allowing most off-peak trains to run express from Bendigo.
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trains → run → Bendigo
The Warrnambool line would also get an extra eight weekend services from next year, while the Traralgon line would wait until 2028 for an additional Sunday service.
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line → get → service
Most weekday off-peak trains from Ballarat would also run express to Melbourne from next year, shaving up to 10 minutes off the journey, Labor said.
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Labor → run → journey
The Coalition has previously promised $1.7 billion to run hybrid trains to Melton and Wyndham Vale, though the government disputed this was feasible with the rest of the network.
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this → promise → network
After delaying electrification, the government now says the new Sunshine station hub must be built first to separate the V/Line and Metro tracks.
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hub → delay → tracks
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