The Latest Breaking News from Infrastructure

Some projects in $120 billion federal infrastructure pipeline set to be scrapped

Some projects in the $120 billion federal infrastructure investment pipeline that the Albanese government inherited from the Coalition will soon be on the chopping block.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2023

Government accepts recommendations of damning Inland Rail review

The actual costs and timeline for the freight rail line are yet to be determined.

The Canberra Times · Apr 7, 2023

Tiger Brennan Drive-Berrimah Road overpass project cost balloons to $165 million

The cost to grade-separate two of Darwin's key arterials has blown out by at least $100 million, with the NT government blaming a broad increase in the cost to build infrastructure.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

Public servants know 'three-fifths of bugger all': Littleproud

The Labor government will scrap a key Coalition funding program, replacing it with two new grants programs.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 24, 2022

Outback Way and Tanami Desert road upgrades to be funded in WA

The federal government has rejected claims it plans to cut $678 million from a key infrastructure project that would connect outback Western Australia to country Queensland.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Albo does a ‘Joshy’ on infrastructure – and everybody falls for it

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday trotted out the good ol’ “billions of dollars for infrastructure” fairy floss.

The New Daily · Oct 18, 2022

Stormont department spends £40,000 a year on 24/7 security at derelict army barracks

The Department for Infrastructure owns part of the St Lucia Barracks site in Omagh

Belfast Live · Oct 18, 2022

Paul Bongiorno: A bread-and-butter budget with no hundreds and thousands

Treasurer Jim Chalmers started it and Infrastructure Minister Catherine King joined the chorus telling us about “a bread-and-butter budget”.

The New Daily · Oct 17, 2022

NSW 'short-changed' in federal cash splash

The federal government is pledging $9.6 billion to boost road and rail infrastructure across Australia, but NSW says it has been short-changed.

AAP · Oct 15, 2022

Call for parking fine discount period to be extended during cost-of-living crisis

It comes after the MLA was issued with a parking fine which got him thinking about families who could not afford the fine

Belfast Live · Oct 14, 2022