December 2024
Pub baron welcomes deal to save Sydney’s New Year’s Eve
Pub baron Craig Laundy says commonsense has prevailed to end a rail strike threat to Sydney’s annual harbour fireworks worth $280 million to the economy.
- Neve Brissenden and Luke Costin
Sydney’s New Year fireworks may be axed over train strike
NSW’s police commissioner says she fears for the safety of people who will gather on Sydney Harbour if they can’t use the rail network because of industrial action.
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- Luke Costin
November 2024
Trump picks former wrestling CEO as education secretary
Donald Trump says Linda McMahon will fight “tirelessly” to expand universal school choice; Anthony Albanese agrees to renewable energy partnership with India at G20. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Major train network to grind to a halt in pay stand-off
A train network used daily by more than one million people in Sydney could be out of action for days because of industrial action, throwing the transport system into chaos.
- Luke Costin
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.
- Jenny Wiggins
October 2024
Why $31 billion will not be enough to build Inland Rail
Australia’s grand plan to transport goods by rail from Melbourne to Brisbane in less than 24 hours is cutting corners to stay on track, say residents of one city on the route.
- Jenny Wiggins
Aurizon investors impatient for Top End contracts
Aurizon is in “regular” talks with potential customers for its ambitious land bridge scheme, but scepticism abounds over whether it can pull the bold plan off.
- Jenny Wiggins
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.
- Gus McCubbing
Rail loop is housing, not just infrastructure: Labor
Pollsters say the Victorian government’s more explicit linking of the Suburban Rail Loop to its tackling of the housing crisis is a savvy but overdue political move.
- Gus McCubbing
KKR’s John Laing snatches 95pc stake in Sydney Light Rail
Construction of the tracks through George Street caused years of disruptions for pedestrians and sent several businesses packing from the area.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2024
Keep building ambition, says key architect behind Sydney Metro
UK-based John McAslan says Sydney Metro was a smoother ride than London’s recent Elizabeth Line.
- Matthew Drummond
Three dead, factories shut as typhoon hits Japan’s Kyushu
Major vehicle makers, including Toyota and Nissan, suspended operations in domestic factories, while chipmaker Renesas temporarily halted production.
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- Kaori Kaneko
July 2024
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
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- 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
- Logistics Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
Transport needs to avoid becoming the nation’s biggest emitter
Without dramatic changes, this may be the last industry to decarbonise. Aurizon, the winner of the Logistics and Transport category, aims to change that with its electric locomotive.
- Agnes King
June 2024
The slick design on show inside Martin Place’s new metro
Designing the station below the city’s “civic heart” was a three-dimensional puzzle, says its architect. Which makes the feeling of calmness inside all the more remarkable.
- Stephen Todd
Queensland Labor’s infrastructure bill soars to $107b
Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged cost blowouts amid increased infrastructure investments ahead of next week’s state budget.
- James Hall
May 2024
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- 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
April 2024
Linfox has been ‘let down’ by fragile rail networks
Some of the logistic group’s customers now refuse to put goods on trains due to severe disruption from floods, bushfires and derailments, says chief executive Mark Mazurek.
- Jenny Wiggins
Inland Rail now almost 20 per cent complete, says CEO
Construction of the 1600-kilometre rail link is progressing but the government-owned agency building it still doesn’t have a clear view on its ultimate cost and finish date.
- Jenny Wiggins