VicRoads to partner with private sector in joint venture slammed by union as ‘part-privatisation’

Parts of the Victorian roads authority will be partnered with the private sector, the government has announced, in a move a union has called a “part-privatisation” that is a “betrayal” of workers and motorists.

A scoping study found a “joint venture partnership” would be the best way to upgrade the authority’s IT system to “develop modern registration and licensing services”, the government said.

The government will maintain ownership and control of VicRoads.

In April, people…