Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes has been slammed by property figures as “tone deaf” after she asked a room full of industry heavyweights to nominate their “favourite tax”.

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Jaclyn Symes was gifted an unexpected $3.7 billion GST windfall, but the money barely lasted two months in the new treasurer’s hands. Symes’ budget baby steps no match for her fast spending.

Symes, the plain-speaking treasurer, said she was shocked to find there were 500 entities and 3400 public boards. “You can’t tell me that there’s no fat to cut there,” Symes said on Tuesday.

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. In politics, like comedy, timing is everything. As new Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes put the finishing touches on her first ...

The Allan government is set to unveil its state budget on Tuesday, with analysts anticipating debt to hit $188bn by 2028 as the state tries to claw back spending amid a budget blowout.

Jaclyn Symes will hand down her first budget on Tuesday after six months in the job. Key industry groups are disappointed by a lack of access to her.

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Bryony instinctively started to push and gave birth to her 6lb 14 oz (3.1kg) baby girl, Willow. "I didn't really know what to do. My phone had died and was in another room, so I just lay on the ...