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The Victorian government has defended its $1.7 billion contract with Conduent to upgrade its myki ticketing system, amid claims of a flawed tender process.

A firm has revealed in a letter to Premier Daniel Andrews that its bid to take over the myki ticketing system was $100 million cheaper than the winning bid.

Exclusive: upgraded Myki ticketing system could have been in place sooner, according to alternate proposals tendered

The company runs public transport payment systems in cities around the world, but promised features like open payments remain unavailable in many places.

Smartphones and credit cards could be used to access public transport under $1.7bn contract

Victoria's troubled public transport ticketing scheme will be overhauled to allow commuters to use their iPhones and credit cards.

Victoria has paid less than $20 million through its trial of sick pay for casuals, with the government yet to settle on how it would fund the scheme long-term.

The Victorian Department of Transport's impartiality has been called into question after it was asked by the Andrews government to cost the opposition's policy proposal.

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

The Great Alpine Road has been nominated as Victoria's most dangerous in a survey from the state's opposition, which the government claims is misleading.

The 2023 kindergarten plans of dozens of Melbourne families are thrown into disarray after learning their community-led kinder will shut its doors at the end of the year. Parents are urging the Anglican Church, which owns the land, to reconsider a decision not to renew the centre's lease.