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Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan

By: Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

31 August 2026 at 04:04

Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes

Victorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’s plan to fix the state’s potholes if re-elected.

The state’s premier, Ben Carroll, outlined the plan on Monday off the back of an announcement on Sunday that the government would be increasing the road maintenance budget by $352m to fix 500,000 potholes by the end of January.

Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government

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By: Petra Stock

29 August 2026 at 02:47

The $134,000 cost of the statue of the former Victorian premier has been heavily criticised by the Liberal opposition

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The Carroll government in Victoria has cancelled controversial plans for a statue of former Labor premier Daniel Andrews.

Work began in May on the statue commemorating the former premier’s more than 3,000 days in office, as part of a 1999 policy recognising long-serving Victorian premiers.