Economy

Australian politics live: Greens plan to make the Yarra River swimmable; Hastie dubs inflation a ‘silent tax eating away at wealth’

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens plan to make the Yarra River swimmable The Victorian Greens have announced a $70m election commitment to make Melbourne’s Yarra River swimmable in the next decade. Imagine a Melbourne where you can finish work on a hot summer’s day, head down to the Birrarung/Yarra and jump straight in. Victorians used to swim in the Birrarung/Yarra. There’s absolutely no reason why we can’t again. Paris has done it in