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Stormont department spends £40,000 a year on 24/7 security at derelict army barracks

The Department for Infrastructure owns part of the St Lucia Barracks site in Omagh

Belfast Live

Paul Bongiorno: A bread-and-butter budget with no hundreds and thousands

Treasurer Jim Chalmers started it and Infrastructure Minister Catherine King joined the chorus telling us about “a bread-and-butter budget”.

The New Daily

NSW 'short-changed' in federal cash splash

The federal government is pledging $9.6 billion to boost road and rail infrastructure across Australia, but NSW says it has been short-changed.

AAP

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Call for parking fine discount period to be extended during cost-of-living crisis

It comes after the MLA was issued with a parking fine which got him thinking about families who could not afford the fine

Belfast Live

Ulster University clashes with Infrastructure Minister over Belfast campus road safety fears

In a letter seen by Belfast Live, the university called for an "urgent meeting" to discuss delays in changes to a busy junction

Belfast Live

Why tackling climate change means a stronger economy — according to Janet Yellen

Yellen says the Biden administration is emphasizing action on climate change to make a more resilient American economy. What does that look like for the future of infrastructure and spending?

WEKU

NT to consider new infrastructure corridor

The Northern Territory government is considering the construction of an infrastructure corridor to help boost regional development.

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Key infrastructure projects could be axed

The government is looking to trim the inflated infrastructure pipeline in a bid to rein in budgetary spending.

AAP

High-speed rail plans to be put on track

Australia could be a step closer to a high-speed rail network as the federal government sets up a new body to oversee the long-term infrastructure project.

AAP

Belfast pedestrian zone became 'free-for-all car park' after through road opened for Primark works

Planters are being used to dissuade people from parking in Bank Square

Belfast Live

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.

ABC News

Ukraine to resume excise tax on fuel to replenish budget during war

The Ukrainian government has asked parliament to partially restore excise tax on petrol and diesel fuel to boost the state budget, depleted by months of war with Russia, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine expects to load grain shipment to Ethiopia -minister

Ukraine expects a ship to arrive on Friday to load grain for delivery to Ethiopia under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the country's infrastructure minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

MOT Northern Ireland: Minister urged to provide urgent clarity to motorists facing lengthy delays

The delays are due to a combination of Covid shutdowns and equipment issues

Belfast Live

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Grain ship leaves port of Odesa, says Ukrainian minister

A ship carrying Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday, the first to do so as part of a deal to unblock Ukraine's Black Sea ports, said Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov.

Reuters

Brazil grants permit to pave highway through heart of Amazon forest

Brazil's environmental authority on Thursday granted an initial permit that will allow a major highway to be paved through the center of the Amazon rainforest, the minister of infrastructure said, in a move that threatens to increase deforestation.

ABC News

Audit office finds former government ignored departmental advice, awarded Nationals seats $104 million more in grant funding

The auditor-general finds the former federal government funnelled an extra $100 million into Nationals electorates against the advice of the Infrastructure Department.

Belfast Live

Public consultation to be held on bid to pedestrianise Belfast Cathedral Quarter street

The survey is due to be completed "by the end of September", the Infrastructure Minister said

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Belfast Live

Co Tyrone towns to benefit from £20m roads resurfacing scheme

The Department for Infrastructure has announced that the three towns will be included in a new resurfacing strategy

Belfast Live

MOT Northern Ireland: Latest update as MLA brands waiting situation 'a complete shambles'

Tests have been suspended several times over the past two years, leaving many drivers facing long waits for appointments

AAP

NSW to splash $112b on infrastructure

Western Sydney is set to be the big winner from a record $112 billion spend by the NSW government on infrastructure.

Belfast Live

'New proposals' to pedestrianise popular cobbled street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter

A trial scheme banning vehicles during the Covid-19 pandemic ended amid a mixed response from businesses

Belfast Live

'Startling' sum spent on stalled Belfast York Street Interchange scheme before work has begun

A DUP MLA said for all motorists who have faced traffic on the Westlink, the project would be "transformative"

ABC News

NSW government puts Beaches Link and Blue Mountains tunnel on ice

The NSW government says it has to make some tough spending decisions and put 'mega projects' like the Beaches Link and the Blue Mountains tunnel on hold due to the rising costs of infrastructure investment.

Belfast Live

Legal challenge against 34,000 seat GAA stadium at Casement Park rejected

A High Court judge dismissed the challenge mounted to former Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon’s decision to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of the West Belfast GAA stadium

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