Portfolio — 13 April 2026

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino issued two media releases on 13 April 2026 spanning his infrastructure and financial services responsibilities. The dominant announcement concerns Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 1: two consortiums have been shortlisted to deliver the final package of works, which includes widening the rail corridor, adding two new regional platforms at Sunshine Station, extending the station concourse, and constructing a new walking and cycling connection across the rail line [TA-260413-infras-17d2aa4570d4:m132880].

The works form part of a Victorian Government $143 million upgrade to the Sunshine Station precinct. The project is designed to lift corridor capacity to more than 1,000 trains a day through Sunshine and is positioned as the enabling infrastructure for future upgrades, including electrification of the Melton Line, with completion scheduled for 2030 [TA-260413-infras-17d2aa4570d4:m132880].

The shortlisting of two consortiums signals the project has cleared a significant procurement milestone and is moving toward contract award. On the financial services side, Mulino announced that the Governor-General has appointed four new and reappointed thirteen part-time members to the Takeovers Panel for a three-year term beginning 2 April 2026 [TA-260413-treasu-33fb1edda1e0].

The Takeovers Panel is the primary forum for resolving disputes about takeover bids in Australia; refreshing its membership maintains the panel's operational continuity. No prior context candidates were available for this window, and no parliamentary contributions were recorded for this date.