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Stairs shown door as bike ramp opens on famous bridge

A bike ramp the original designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge envisioned is finally open in a win for people looking to ride across the ornament.

AAP · Jan 6

A bridge too far: Brisbane grapples with the multimillion-dollar cost of revitalising an icon

Cash-strapped council may seek to raise funds from ratepayers, state and federal governments, or road users to fix 85-year-old Story Bridge

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

Bradfield's pipedream: irrigating Australia's deserts won't increase rainfall, new modelling shows

For generations, Australians have been fascinated with the idea of turning our inland deserts green with lush vegetation.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

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Queensland government abandons Bradfield Scheme after review finds it completely unviable

A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

Latest study on Bradfield scheme in Queensland again concludes proposal doesn’t hold water

Despite repeated reviews of John Bradfield’s idea to use flood waters to irrigate central Australia, the scheme has not been shown to be feasible

The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022

Qld Bradfield Scheme 'not feasible': panel

An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.

AAP · Dec 8, 2022

Why Barnaby Joyce's 'gift' to farmers of a $5.4bn dam could create the 'most expensive water' in Australia

Barnaby Joyce's plan to spend $5.4 billion building the Hells Gates Dam dwarfs almost any pledge made during the election campaign. So is the dam, which aims to create an agricultural powerhouse in north Queensland, even viable?

ABC News · May 3, 2022

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‘Pie in the sky’: Coalition’s $6bn dams pitch puts politics before process

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce are touting themselves as nation-builders to Queensland marginal seats that swung its way last election

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022

Qld govt, KAP split over $5.4b dam funding

The Queensland government says it's "interesting" that the Commonwealth has committed funds for the Hells Gates Dam ahead of the necessary federal approvals.

AAP · Mar 23, 2022

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