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Data centre ambitions no obstacle to net zero: CDC CEO
Greg Boorer said unused capacity in Australia’s power system represented an opportunity to create an export industry that could dwarf the mining sector.
Tech CEOs call for sovereign digital infrastructure investment
Technology executives say the “economy is toast” without the ability to operate AI models on Australian soil, and we can’t rely on temperamental allies.
Infrastructure challenge mirrors Australia’s economic weaknesses
The persistent challenge will be to secure and grow the pool of private dollars to fund the next generation of infrastructure.
Infrastructure wishlist hits a wall: Australia’s super funds are full
Big new infrastructure projects are a great idea when the population is growing. But good luck funding them.
Liveris confident Brisbane 2032 Olympics infrastructure will be ready
The Brisbane 2032 boss said he was confident deadlines could be met despite potential headwinds caused by workforce and supply chain pressures.
November
Waratah battery problem a ‘bump in the road’: GIP’s Stewart
Rob Stewart, managing partner of GIP Australia, part of the BlackRock group, plays down the impact of a transformer failure on the energy storage project.
Federal Labor signals billions more for Suburban Rail Loop
Catherine King says the rail line through Melbourne’s outer suburbs “is happening” despite concerns over the cost and business case for the project.
Proposed high-speed rail needs ‘realistic costing’, Labor
A high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle is moving ahead as a surge in renewable energy projects intensifies competition for infrastructure investment.
September
Infrastructure fortified
Is Australia’s current infrastructure strategy agile enough for an era of global realignment?
November 2024
‘Maybe we can use Zeppelins’: Australia’s missing infrastructure links
Solar panels and wind turbines crucial to Australia’s energy transition are piling up at a key port because the nation does not have the infrastructure to move them.
Nuclear ban holds Australia back from data centre opportunity
Craig Scroggie says without a ‘logical conversation’ on nuclear, Australia may miss an opportunity to grab an outsized chunk of the booming data centre industry.
‘We didn’t set the tolls’: Transurban pitches new pricing plan
Company boss Michelle Jablko says NSW can’t afford to build roads without private money and is looking at charging corridors according to congestion levels.
Trump win could be good news for Australian energy transition
Investment bankers hope an expected pullback in Inflation Reduction Act support for green investments under the new Trump administration could help Australia.
Di Pilla’s bolt from the blue snatches biggest IPO of the year
Six months ago, no one saw this float coming. But at $1.65 billion, it is the largest raising for a new Australian company since 2018.
Inflation shadow falls over privatised infrastructure model
The political fallout from privatisation colliding with a temporary cost of living crisis could end up gumming up the pipeline of public works in the longer run.
Qantas claims network advantage will outgun bulked up Qatar
Qantas international boss Cam Wallace says the wet leasing arrangement that facilitates the partnership between Virgin and Qatar cannot be indefinite.
Australian Retirement Trust eyes stake in $16b CDC Data Centres
It comes two months after ART sold its 7 per cent stake in AirTrunk into the Blackstone bid, booking a $1 billion exit off a $300 million investment.
Public support for migration has ‘snapped’: Coalition
The cost-of-living crisis and the post-pandemic surge in arrivals has broken the social compact on migration, says Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie.
Transurban tolls hit NSW roadblock
Transurban and the NSW government are at loggerheads over how to reduce the long-term costs to taxpayers and motorists from Sydney’s sprawling toll road network.
How toll road ‘beeps’ became Australian infrastructure’s hottest issue
Politics and business are colliding in Australian infrastructure. Do we really believe in miracle “win-win” scenarios?
Road toll fight shows risk of contract changes a reality for investors
The threat of changes by the NSW government to toll-road concessions is a “reality” for asset owners, but it may erode confidence in Australian assets.
One business is paying $7.4m in Sydney road tolls
Data compiled by the NSW government shows the high cost of tolls for companies as the state pushes ahead with new laws to monitor the prices motorists are being charged.
Port of Newcastle’s container terminal pitch tempts foreign investors
The world’s biggest coal export hub has been approached by big investors who want to help fund an expansion that is expected to cost well above $2.5 billion.
Sydney Metro’s boss learnt from London’s ‘failed experiment’
Peter Regan found out the hard way how to strike a good public-private partnership for transport.
The property giant that will soon build more data centres than sheds
The launch of a number big turnkey data centre projects next year – including in Sydney and Paris – will ramp up the value of Goodman’s global workbook.