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Infrastructure advisory body gets facelift after cuts

Reforms to the body that advises on infrastructure projects have been slammed as not going far enough to ensure transparency of government decisions.

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The government just killed 50 infrastructure projects – what matters is whether it will fund them on merit from now on

The federal government has just announced a list of projects to be abandoned as a result of an independent strategic review of its infrastructure investment program.

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Planes, trains and the Skybus: experts debate whether Melbourne urgently needs an airport rail line

The recent halting of the project and reports it could be stalled for years have cast doubt on whether it will ever take off

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Crakanthorp still 'knocking on minister's door' to see Hunter Park business case

The Broadmeadow redevelopment has been on Infrastructure Australia's priority list since 2021.

Newcastle Herald

Will Albanese live up to his own promises to end pork-barrelling? There is a sliver of hope

Like Kevin Rudd before him, Anthony Albanese is taking an odd approach to evidence.

The Conversation

Victoria bites $117 billion bullet, begins the long march of land tax reform

The Andrews government’s ninth budget is its toughest. The bill from Victoria’s COVID experience, as well as the state government’s ambitious infrastructure spending, has finally come due.

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Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show

Exclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin

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British rail expert backs push for upgrades to 'rather decayed' Canberra to Sydney train line

The leading expert on fast rail recently examined the slow route, saying modest upgrades could make the journey time comparable to driving.

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Sydney to Newcastle first for high-speed rail: federal Infrastructure Minister

Catherine King said she expected a new business case would back Sydney to Newcastle, dampening hopes of fast improvements to the Canberra line.

Newcastle Herald

Recycled roads re-route old supply chains

Reclaimed and crushed asphalt, glass, concrete and tyres could replace conventional raw materials in road construction and drive Australia's circular economy.

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Massive road, rail pipeline under threat

Australia's multi-billion-dollar pipeline of new highways, railway upgrades and other projects is under threat from rising costs and acute labour shortages.

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Government to overhaul major projects body

Infrastructure Australia, the nation's independent adviser on major projects, is set for a revamp after a review called for changes.

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Transport election promises are much smaller this time round in Victoria, but the quality control is no better

An election campaign can sometimes feel like Groundhog Day, but this Victorian election is genuinely different. While the major parties are still making plenty of transport promises, they’ve dialled them way down from the dizzy heights of 2018.

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Tradie shortage could cripple governments emissions reduction targets, say researchers

Researchers say a crippling workforce gap could hinder the governments emissions reductions targets, as electricians prove to be a key 'green' job.

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Government and opposition butt heads over $2 fare cap after new Department of Transport costing

The Victorian Department of Transport's impartiality has been called into question after it was asked by the Andrews government to cost the opposition's policy proposal.

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Infrastructure Australia warns cost outweighs benefits for Great Western Highway upgrade

Infrastructure Australia has found it will be more detrimental than beneficial for taxpayers if the first stage of the proposed Great Western Highway upgrade goes ahead.

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Budget restraint? When it comes to transport projects, it's hard to find

“Restraint” – that’s what Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed as the watchword of Tuesday’s federal budget. Perhaps the claim can be made in general, but when it comes to transport infrastructure, the budget is remarkable not for how different it is to budgets past, but how similar. It has left plenty…

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Infrastructure Australia’s new era of… staff cuts

After Infrastructure Minister Catherine King promised to overhaul IA, what did it get in the budget? Not a lot.

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Labor has made a good start on infrastructure, but it has more work to do

Now that the board of Infrastructure Australia is being purged, the government must do the same with the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

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Barnaby Joyce rejects criticism of Tamworth's billion-dollar Dungowan Dam

Barnaby Joyce continues to back the proposal for a new dam near Tamworth, despite a damning review from Infrastructure Australia.

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Dungowan Dam likely dead in the water after Infrastructure Australia deems proposal low priority

Costs of dam project championed by Barnaby Joyce to secure water for Tamworth ‘far outweigh the benefits’, assessment says

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Infrastructure Australia review slams case for building $1.3 billion dam near Tamworth, NSW

An independent review of the Dungowan Dam business case reveals it would reap nine cents for every dollar invested, should it go ahead.

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Albanese on tech skills, procurement and industry policy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says skilled migration would be an important short-term fix for chronic tech skills shortages, but ultimately it would be smart education and training policy that drives industry growth. Mr Albanese outlined a critical role for the planned Jobs and Skills Australia agency to identify and support…

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Labor cleans out Infrastructure Australia board amid concerns over ‘partisan appointments’

Federal infrastructure minister Catherine King appoints experts to review body’s mandate and composition to ‘get it back on track’

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Federal funding pitch for Beetaloo Basin infrastructure ramps up

Infrastructure necessary for oil and gas companies to reach production in the Beetaloo has been added to a national list of priority investments.

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