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September

Brisbane’s Clem Jones tunnel goes under the city centre

PFAS foam leaks on Transurban’s Brisbane toll road rankle council

Transurban’s maintenance practices are being reviewed by Brisbane’s city council after fire-fighting foam spilled from a tank into a pump station in the company’s Clem Jones Tunnel.

  • Jenny Wiggins

August

Transurban operates the Legacy Way tunnel under a concession agreement with the Brisbane City Council

Transurban’s Brisbane toll road operations scrutinised by council

The company has been forced to hand over toll road operational manuals to the Brisbane City Council after the government authority demanded information on responses to traffic accidents.

  • Jenny Wiggins

July

Allan Fels.

RBC hitches a ride on NSW’s toll roads shake-up

In accepting the gig, RBC is also indirectly squaring off against ASX-listed toll roads giant Transurban, which owns stakes in 11 of Sydney’s 13 toll roads.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

June

Congestion on Brisbane’s Gympie Road has prompted calls for a tunnel from Kedron to Carseldine.

Experts question Qld toll road accounting ‘magic pudding’

Queensland’s plan to resume operating the state’s toll roads from 2051 would add $3.6 billion in value to the state’s balance sheet, figures show.

  • Tess Bennett
Brisbane’s Go Between Bridge is currently operated by Transurban.

Qld raises left-field solution to unlock billions for new tunnel

The government is working on a plan to resume operating the state’s toll roads to help finance a new multibillion-dollar tunnel construction.

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  • Tess Bennett

May

Labor stashes away billions for road and rail project announcements ahead of federal election.

Labor adds $16.5b road and rail projects

The government committed $16.5 billion to road and rail projects, including $4.1 billion for 65 new developments – just 12 of which were revealed in the budget.

  • Ronald Mizen

September 2020

Queensland motorists are trying to claw back fees paid on toll notices on Transurban's Brisbane roads including the Clem7 Tunnel

15,000 sign up for Transurban toll fee class action

A class action claiming Transurban charges excessive fees when collecting late toll fares is gaining momentum in Queensland.

  • Jenny Wiggins

June 2019

Demography expert Professor Peter McDonald says Australia should not have cut the immigration target.

'We should have kept higher immigration quota'

Peter McDonald says Australia is facing a potential labour-supply crunch because about two million Baby Boomers are retiring.

  • Jenny Wiggins

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