Australian officials forced to apologise over enforced home demolitions.
John Brumby, premier of Victoria, has apologised to residents who were not told their houses would be demolished to make way for the State Government’s transport plan. Up to 50 homes in Footscray and Sunshine will have to be demolished as part of the regional rail upgrade.
Brumby released the details at a business luncheon on Monday, but some residents did not learn about the plan until told by journalists.
“I’m sorrry that those people weren’t contacted,” he said. “They should have been, that’s why we moved the event. We moved the event so that people could be contacted and given that information before being advised by the media.”
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