Kieran Rooney

Melbourne

State Politics Reporter at The Age

State politics reporter at the The Age. 2002 Best and Fairest for Padua College Year 6 E-Grade cricket. [email protected]

Articles

Premier concedes soaring construction costs a risk to Suburban Rail Loop

4 days ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Daniella White

By Kieran Rooney and Daniella White June 3, 2025 — 6.08pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Surging construction costs pose a risk to the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has acknowledged.
Jeff Kennett urges Liberal Party to pay up and save John Pesutto over Moira Deeming legal bill

5 days ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Rachel Eddie

‘Money can be replaced’: Kennett urges Liberal Party to pay up and save John PesuttoBy Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie June 2, 2025 — 6.33pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former Liberal premier Jeff Kennett has implored his party leadership to pay up and cover John Pesutto’s $2.3 million legal bill as the timeline on his potential bankruptcy closes to three weeks.
Fireys using pen and paper as technology fails following cyberattack

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Rachel Eddie

By Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie June 1, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Technology outages are still forcing Fire Rescue Victoria to turn to pen, paper and pagers for hours at a time, 2½ years after a cyberattack damaged the emergency service systems.
Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Mike Foley |Nick Toscano |Kieran Rooney

By Mike Foley, Nick Toscano and Kieran Rooney May 30, 2025 — 5.16pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy as Labor advances plans for new gas-import terminals and industry braces for new rules to force gas exporters to reserve more supplies of the fossil fuel for domestic use.
Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Mick Foley |Nick Toscano |Kieran Rooney

By Mike Foley, Nick Toscano and Kieran Rooney May 30, 2025 — 5.16pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy as Labor advances plans for new gas-import terminals and industry braces for new rules to force gas exporters to reserve more supplies of the fossil fuel for domestic use.
Farmers to be spared fire tax increase after months of backlash

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victorian farmers will be temporarily spared an increase to the contentious emergency services and volunteers levy, with the Allan government pausing an increase amid a backlash and ongoing drought concerns. Premier Jacinta Allan also announced further drought relief while speaking in Ballan on Friday morning.
Victoria pockets second $1 billion dividend payment from the Transport Accident Commission

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Transport Accident Commission will deliver Victoria another billion-dollar windfall this year, an $800 million improvement on forecasts in last year’s budget. The Allan government insists the TAC remains financially sustainable as it receives its second dividend above $1 billion in as many years and forecasts a similar payment in 2029.
Geelong gas-import terminal wins conditional approval from Victorian government

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s first gas-import terminal in Corio Bay has won conditional approval from the Allan government as it seeks to prevent damaging winter shortages in the state.
Geelong gas-import terminal wins conditional approval from Victorian government

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Kieran Rooney

Environmentalists and community members have argued Viva’s project is too close to residential areas and fear it will entrench the state’s use of fossil fuels. Victoria has been more actively discussing the need for gas import terminals over the past year amid warnings of shortfalls in the state as early as winter 2028.
Just six months in, new tram contract already off the rails

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Patrick Hatch

By Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch May 28, 2025 — 7.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s new tram operators are already locked in a contract dispute just months after taking over Melbourne’s network, seeking compensation over damaged assets and raising the prospect of further legal action.