Yesterday
Rex’s CEO got juiced-up contract six days before grounding
As Australia’s aviation industry seethed with rumours of Regional Express’ woes, newish CEO Neville Howell had a spot of good luck.
- Myriam Robin
July
Obama silent on Harris; Seven US election stocks; Vendor’s $1.2m bonus
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
King sets up infrastructure project review amid CFMEU scandal
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has directed her department to review major construction projects including the Western Sydney Airport and Inland Rail.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure
Victoria’s secrecy stalls cash for Suburban Rail Loop
Victoria has failed to hand over critical information about its controversial rail loop for almost two years despite seeking $11.5 billion from taxpayers.
- Ronald Mizen
June
Virgin stake sale to Qatar won’t change focus on profits
Selling part of Virgin Australia to the Middle Eastern airline is unlikely to rattle Qantas’ market dominance, analysts say.
- Jenny Wiggins
Tourism rebounds to near pre-pandemic levels
The Australian industry is on track for the best year ever as international visitor numbers bounce back.
- Ayesha de Kretser
May
Victoria accuses Melbourne Airport of holding rail link ‘hostage’
The airport is run by major investors including the Future Fund, and has a different idea from the government of the transport needed from Melbourne’s CBD.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Federal budget
Two-thirds of new road and rail money flows to Labor seats
Labor has allocated $4.1 billion for 64 new priority infrastructure projects, $2.7 billion of which has gone to Labor seats in Tuesday’s federal budget.
- Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
PM’s pension now in the hands of Stephen Jones
Five still-serving Labor parliamentarians will have their pension schemes tweaked by the financial services minister. As will all the nation’s senior judges.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure
Labor warned of risk from Victoria’s $200b rail loop
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King is fighting to keep secret the details of 30 projects that her hand-picked review said should be scrapped, as well as warnings over Victoria’s controversial Suburban Rail Loop, which will cost more than $200 billion to build and operate.
- Ronald Mizen
Labor warned on overheating western Sydney road spend
Labor said on Monday that its spending in the population growth area was now more than $17.3 billion.
- Tom McIlroy
April
- Opinion
- Aviation
Sustainable aviation fuel has been a talkfest for far too long
For a government that has flagged its commitment, there is surprisingly little policy. Australia still produces no SAF – and has no fully funded projects.
- Ayesha de Kretser
March
‘Get on with it’: Car makers accept Labor fuel policy – over to Greens
Citing strong support from climate groups, Labor pressed Adam Bandt to drop a threat to scuttle the government’s signature transport pollution reduction plan.
- Jacob Greber and Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Climate policy
Bowen, King water down fuel standards to avoid ute backlash
Manufacturers of utes will be given softer emission reduction targets in return for the adoption of environmentally beneficial technology.
- Phillip Coorey and Jacob Greber
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Automakers not the only ones caught out by slowing EV revolution
Chris Bowen will find it harder to maintain his preferred speed for new fuel efficiency standards as the pedal eases off the metal in EV sales.
- Jennifer Hewett
February
Toyota urges Labor to put brakes on clean car plan
The country’s top-selling car brand, Toyota, has urged the Albanese government to slow the pace of new car emissions standards, saying it is too ambitious.
- Phillip Coorey and Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Aviation
Compensating travellers for cancelled flights long overdue
The draft ‘Pay for Delay’ Bill will require airlines to improve their operations instead of having free rein to cancel flights and lose baggage.
- Dean Smith and Bridget McKenzie
- Exclusive
- Roads
States to be forced to give up secret road crash data
Amid growing alarm over the rising road toll, pressure from Senator David Pocock is set to link $50 billion in federal road funding to state crash data transparency.
- Jacob Greber
Federal auditor to probe Labor’s $2.2b Suburban Rail Loop commitment
The auditor-general will examine whether the approval of Commonwealth funding for the $125 billion project was “informed by appropriate departmental advice”.
- Gus McCubbing
Flight delay bill could trigger compensation payments
Senators Bridget McKenzie and Dean Smith will put forward a bill urging Labor to legislate a compensation scheme for air travellers.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser