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Government grants: 'park barrelling' or pledge-keeping?

The government is quietly furious at attacks on its closed-shop $560m grant round, believing it has the right to fund election promises and breaks no rules.

AAP

Catherine King accepts Qantas lifetime perk after $1m in flights

Taxpayers fund minister's luxury perk.

The Canberra Times

Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multimillion-dollar grants program

Guardian Australia analysis adds to concerns over the federal scheme, which is to be the subject of a Senate inquiry

The Guardian - AU

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Labor pollies stand by $4m worth of 'pork-barrelling' grants in ACT federal seats

One project has been completed as questions continue to mount.

The Canberra Times

Albanese is under fire over a grants program that benefited his local golf club. Were any rules broken?

The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program are given to seats held by the party before the election

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says ABC ‘should do better’ after it revealed his membership of golf club given $6m grant

Funding from $560m invitation-only scheme prompts calls to make grant rules more transparent

The Guardian - AU

Drone footage captures first tyres rolling onto Raymond Terrace M1 extension

Lanes are progressively opening on one of the Hunter's most anticipated, and desperately needed, road projects.

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'Serious explaining to do': calls for probe into $1m grant to Tuggeranong sporting club

Labor's invite-only fund 'is not transparent', critics say.

The Canberra Times

Sydney air traffic controllers have ‘grave concerns’ about collision risk after airspace redesign

Exclusive: Federal government notified after whistleblower says controllers have ‘minimal confidence in their ability to handle’ rule changes related to second airport

The Guardian - AU

Labor seeks to boost fuel security from farming waste

The government has announced plans to kill three birds with one stone: increase fuel supply, lower emissions, and help farmers.

AAP

Transport watchdog investigates third safety incident at Sydney airport

A Virgin plane had to abort a take-off on Sunday as another plane began to cross the runway – hours after a near miss – making a total of three incidents in recent weeks

The Guardian - AU

Minister won't say there is no corruption in federally funded ACT projects

Katy Gallagher says her 'political opponents' are stirring up trouble

The Canberra Times

Afternoon Update: Sydney airport chaos; ‘body’ in suitcase actually lifelike doll; and a breakfast of champions

Transport minister says improved airport staff rostering will be in place from next month after near miss and ‘unacceptable’ delays

The Guardian - AU

Two workers temporarily stood down after near-collision at Sydney airport

Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes

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'More workers': simple fix to stop tarmac near-misses

Systematically failing to recruit enough air traffic controllers to cover for sickness and fatigue is being blamed as the leading cause of airport incidents.

The Guardian - AU

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

China has banned hidden retractable car door handles. How are they dangerous – and what will Australia do?

The handles, which were popularised by Elon Musk’s Tesla EVs, have a record of failing and trapping passengers inside burning vehicles during deadly accidents

The Canberra Times

'City shaping' CBD convention centre project moves to next phase

A tender for designs and costings has been released.

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Motorists set to pay more for fuel as tax cut ends

Motorists will face higher fuel prices at the bowser in the coming weeks as the federal government flags the end of the temporary cut to the excise.

AAP

Cargo ship secured for national emergency fleet

A cargo ship able to transport fertiliser and emergency equipment will be the first of 12 vessels to make up a strategic fleet.

AAP

The $180m bill to calculate the Inland Rail blow-out

The man who first pitched Inland Rail wants a quick private sector takeover, as it is revealed consultants were paid $180m to estimate the budget blow-out.

AAP

'Train to nowhere': fury at Inland Rail cutback

A major rail corridor spanning much of Australia's east will be left half finished due to budget blowouts as furious farmers brand it a major missed chance.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland

Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now only connect Beveridge in Victoria to Parkes in NSW

The Conversation

Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments. It’s not just the Port of Darwin

The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown.

The Guardian - AU

NSW promises more fast chargers and electric trucks in revamped EV policy

Premier Chris Minns says policy will help road users save money while making Australia more resilient to future energy shocks

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