Three former premiers tell us how they would fix the state, from cutting spending and lowering taxes for business to investing health and innovation.
Former Labor premier John Brumby has four bits of advice for whoever wins next month’s election on how to fix Victoria. Number one: slash government spending on the Big Build and use the savings to pay off debt.
Brumby is one of four former state leaders from both sides of politics to offer their views recently on what the government elected on November 28 should do to start turning the state’s fortunes around.
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