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Toowoomba to Gladstone and Toowoomba to Brisbane Inland Rail routes compared by AEC Group consultants.

Hundreds of Qld jobs could go in multibillion-dollar Inland Rail mess

Hundreds of workers, most of them in Brisbane, could soon be made redundant because of Queensland project delays and executive-level blunders.

  • Zach Hope

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Despite the blowouts and delays, Kerry Schott said the Inland Rail was an important project that would lessen road congestion and emissions.

Queensland’s Inland Rail calamity laid bare

Kerry Schott’s detailed investigation of the calamitous Inland Rail megaproject has thrust into public view what observers have warned for years.

  • Zach Hope
An artist’s impression of a double-stacked freight train on the Inland Rail between Melbourne and Brisbane.

Critical section of Inland Rail link in limbo amid cost blowout

The government has committed to a section of the freight link from Melbourne to Central West NSW but will commission an independent cost assessment before deciding the future of the rest.

  • Mike Foley
When first announced in 2015, the Inland Rail project was at an estimated cost of $10.7 billion for completion in 2020.

Inland Rail’s $31 billion price tag spurs call for new board

A scathing report has blamed the “astonishing” increase on basic failures in planning and project delivery by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

  • Mike Foley
Kerry Schott and Adam Bandt.

Schott fires at Bandt over climate policy as Greens double down

The Commonwealth’s former top energy adviser has called for the Greens to back Labor’s safeguard mechanism, stressing the urgency for polluters to start cutting emissions.

  • Mike Foley
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ investment company, Grok Ventures, has succeeded in blocking power giant AGL’s proposed break-up.

Billionaire Cannon-Brookes gains ground in bid to revamp AGL board

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ push to install new directors to AGL has won the backing of an influential shareholder adviser ahead of a crucial vote.

  • Nick Toscano
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The national freight network between Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria will span almost 2000 kilometres.

​Inland Rail project to face fresh scrutiny over budget blowouts​, ​route dispute

​Labor says the 1700-kilometre line “will be built” but the new review will help keep the project – which could cost up to $20 billion – on track.

  • David Crowe
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen says his state counterparts are working on climate change reforms in a “spirit of cooperation”.

Power chiefs, ministers divided over role of gas in clean energy shift

Energy ministers are considering a clean energy transition plan that uses gas-fired power to manage the switch to renewables, but some are ruling out fossil fuels.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor says reforms are needed to drive investment into back up supply for the wave of renewable energy entering the grid.

Power grid warnings spark calls for fresh wave of national reforms

Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the government won’t become central planners deciding if coal, gas or clean energy are used to drive Australia’s energy revolution.

  • Mike Foley
Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott.

Fastest change in the world: coal’s demise sparks call for energy market reforms

The future of coal power is being buried under the rise of cheaper renewables and the Commonwealth’s energy adviser says urgent reform is needed for the transition.

  • Mike Foley

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