March
Labor defends ‘catch-up’ infrastructure after roads for votes claim
Roads in NSW and Victoria benefited from Tuesday’s budget, but Labor rejects the Coalition’s claim its aim is to “sandbag” ALP seats
February
Albanese to pledge billions to sandbag votes in Melbourne’s west
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend Wednesday campaigning in Melbourne where polls show Labor is under threat from the Coalition in several key electorates.
Victoria’s value capture claims a hurdle to further SRL money: King
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said she had approved the release of federal Labor’s $2.2 billion pledge for the first phase of the rail loop, known as SRL East.
Why car prices could rise as Labor’s emission rules hurt manufacturers
The majority of manufacturers are unlikely to meet the government’s vehicle emissions standards.
Allan government on SRL collision course with federal Labor
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has vowed to plough on with construction of the controversial $100 billion rail project despite reports of unease in Labor’s ranks about its future.
January
The 30-year-old law threatening Sydney’s most popular flights
Sydney Airport is intensifying calls for the government to change legislation around Sydney’s curfew as important flights risk running afoul of a legal loophole.
Labor splurges cash in five-hour blitz of Tasmania
There has been a whirlwind round of funding announcements as the prime minister and three ministers covered Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Flinders Island.
November 2024
Queensland LNP puts heat on Albanese before federal election
In just three weeks of being in government, the LNP’s first taste of power in the state in nearly a decade has been frenetic, with clear signals to Canberra.
October 2024
The political addiction to Qantas is getting worse
There’s nothing like accruing status credits on someone else’s dime.
Air travellers should reap rewards from Sydney Airport revamp
The Labor government will finally introduce changes to how Sydney Airport operates on Wednesday.
Qatar rebalances the scales in a long game of revenge against Qantas
A decade long drama between the Gulf carrier and the national carrier ultimately led to the blockbuster Virgin Australia deal, shaking up the aviation sector.
September 2024
Labor sings vastly different tunes on supermarkets and Qantas
Aviation is much more concentrated than supermarkets, yet the government seems to accept that the airline industry should remain anticompetitive.
Voters want more action to cut airfares, open to Qantas-Jetstar split
The results of The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll will give succour to Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie.
Minister claims ‘not appropriate’ to hand over rail loop documents
Danny Pearson says it wouldn’t have been right to give SRL documents to the federal government during an audit.
Victorian Labor gets into spin mode on delayed rail-loop details
Victorian minister Danny Pearson’s reasons to justify the failure to hand over information about the Suburban Rail Loop East project for more than two years just don’t add up.
Labor was warned Suburban Rail Loop ‘not a reasonable investment’
Bureaucrats shared advice with Labor that showed the business case for Victoria’s $35 billion Suburban Rail Loop did not stack up.
Labor pulls Airservices into line on Brisbane Airport noise
The government agency charged with designing flight paths has been told to hurry up in Brisbane, as Labor faces an airport noise backlash at the state election.
Melbourne Airport cleared for third runway, sparking noise debates
Airport noise has become a growing concern in most major capitals, and the southern capital is tipped to be no exception.
Chalmers’ competition review set to test Albanese’s aviation blind spot
Labor’s long-awaited aviation white paper contains exactly nothing new in terms of acting on competition concerns. Treasury’s views on competition are clear.
King flags road and rail blowouts amid ‘severe’ budget constraints
Despite parochial outrage about road and rail funding, WA and NSW have signed up to Labor’s funding deal, though the Infrastructure Minister has flagged more cost blowouts are coming.