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Cranes, crime, debt and potholes: How Labor lost Victoria in four charts

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 13, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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You know things are bad when people are spray-painting the word “Labor” to mark potholes. Or when business leaders have multiple friends who have been victims of home invasion.

Cranes, crime, debt and potholes: How Labor lost Victoria in four charts

ack in 2018, a record number of cranes over the skies of Melbourne was a symbol of a state on the move – economically robust and politically positive.

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