The Latest Breaking News from Catherine King

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

A competition tsar has taken issue with the prime minister's suggestion that regional airline Rex engineered its own demise by targeting capital-city routes.

AAP · Jul 31, 2024

Rex airlines enters voluntary administration with all flights between capital cities grounded

Federal government says Rex ‘will have a future’ with minister suggesting Labor will step in to save troubled company

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024

Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines has gone into voluntary administration and cancelled all flights between major airports.

AAP · Jul 29, 2024

Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards

Government roadmap says Australians ‘increasingly prefer heavy passenger vehicles’, potentially ‘cancelling out’ savings from more electric vehicles

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2024

Fuel efficiency standards secured in Labor-Greens deal

A political deal on offshore gas projects has paved the way for new vehicle standards, with cars and utes sold from 2025 to have stricter conditions attached.

AAP · May 16, 2024

Funding boost for rail line before Brisbane 2032

The federal government will add an extra $1.15 billion to a Sunshine Coast rail line, ensuring it will be ready ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

AAP · May 13, 2024

Feds chip in $50m for Woden light rail design work

But questions remain about the cost and route of the extension.

The Canberra Times · May 7, 2024

On your bike, take a hike: paths get $100m budget boost

This year's federal budget will include the biggest cash injection in active transport options in more than a decade.

AAP · May 7, 2024

Federal budget to include new funding for stage 2B of light rail

Government also questioned on future of Canberra stadium.

The Canberra Times · May 6, 2024

Budget billions to flow for neglected Sydney roads

The federal government has pledged $1.9 billion for road works in Sydney's west after fears the area would lose out due to a infrastructure spending shake-up.

AAP · May 6, 2024