January
Greens promise $95b in new spending in one month
The minor party’s latest pitch is for Canberra to spend $8 billion over four years to underwrite 50¢ public transport fares, saving commuters about $2000 a year.
December 2024
John Holland overhauls executive team as projects struggle
John Holland is searching for a new CEO and its major projects boss will leave in January.
September 2024
Victorian taxpayers to be slugged another $1b for Metro Tunnel
The cost of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel has blown out again, this time to $13.48 billion, with the state government blaming unprecedented cost overruns.
June 2024
Victoria’s $14b Metro Tunnel has been delayed and will cost more
The bill for Melbourne’s long-awaited Metro Tunnel has spiralled past $12.8 billion, in yet another cost blowout for a major Victorian project.
March 2024
All aboard! Family-owned bus operator Crown Coaches for sale
Boutique corporate advisers Nash Advisory has been appointed to sell the near 60-year-old family-owned enterprise
January 2024
Suburban Rail Loop to progress ‘regardless of federal funding’
Victorian Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson says pausing construction on the $125 billion Suburban Rail Loop will only add to the project’s cost.
November 2023
Last stop for Ventura’s $1b sale; binding bids in
Street Talk understands sell-side adviser Goldman Sachs collected binding bids on Friday and is due to pick a preferred bidder as early as next week.
October 2023
Pallas evokes Paris in defence of $200b rail project for Melbourne
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has defended the controversial $200 billion Suburban Rail Loop, saying “we need this for the state and the future”.
September 2023
Allan ‘should scrap rail loop, charge cars to enter Melbourne’
The new Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan should scrap the suburban rail loop, delay any transport spending it can and charge cars to enter the CBD, experts say.
October 2022
Melbourne Airport rail case depends on no SkyBus
The viability of Melbourne’s proposed airport rail link depends on travellers paying ‘premium’ fares and the popular SkyBus service not competing with the trains.
August 2022
Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop will blow out to more than $200b: report
The total cost of Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop will top $200 billion, more than four times the amount first slated in 2018, according to a new report.
Coalition pledges free transport for Vic health staff
Victorian nurses, age care workers and paramedics would be able to travel on public transport across the state for free under a new election promise.
June 2022
Uber drivers stay home and suffer as petrol prices bite
Uber drivers are earning less money now than three years ago, as petrol prices force them off the road, and the taxi industry spies a chance for a resurgence.
May 2022
Boss of London’s newest train line has a warning for Australia
The Elizabeth Line, or Crossrail, this week opens four years late and $7bn over budget. Its chief executive is coming here to share the painful lessons learnt.
April 2021
Not-so-public transport trial to launch in Melbourne’s west
An on-demand start-up service is trying to solve a problem that has defied the world’s transport planners.
December 2020
Victorian taxpayers forced to bail out Melbourne's Metro Tunnel
In a 50-50 settlement, the state will spend an extra $1.37 billion to finish the huge project after costs blew out by almost $3 billion.
Pay as you drive and flexible fares key to busting congestion
Infrastructure Victoria says it's time for a radical rethink on how the state charges for using its transport network in a 30-year plan released on Wednesday.
October 2020
Metro Trains executive admits taking $150,000 in cash payments
Metro Trains' Peter Bollas has admitted he was paid at least $150,000 by Transclean to help grow the cleaning group's business.
December 2019
Tunnel work halts on Lendlease-led rail project
Dispute with state government client worsens, raising risk of higher exit costs from troubled engineering business.
August 2019
Metro wins injunction against union but braces for strike
A bid by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to leave train ticket barriers open has been blocked at the Federal Court.