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2024-25 Northern Territory Budget

The Northern Territory Government has handed down its 2024-25 Budget which includes $4.42 billion for the 2024-25 infrastructure program. At $2.3 billion, transport infrastructure investment continues to comprise more than half the total infrastructure program, reflecting significant allocations from both …

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2024-25 Federal Budget Wrap

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2024-25 Federal Budget on Tuesday evening, announcing a $9.3 billion surplus and a raft of new spending measures.   Alleviating cost of living pressures, addressing housing affordability and supporting a future made in Australia were …

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2024-25 Federal Budget: Decarbonisation

The 2024-25 Budget includes funding for a range of initiatives relevant to decarbonising the nation’s infrastructure sector.  To implement the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, the Australian Government will provide $154.5 million over six years from 2023–24 (and $12.6 million per …

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2024-25 Federal Budget: Workforce

This year’s Budget includes significant investment in building Australia’s future workforce, including $1.1 billion to implement reforms for the tertiary education sector recommended in the Universities Accord. The reforms aim to drive higher levels of attainment, broaden access and support …

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2024-25 Federal Budget: Increased investment in road safety

The Budget delivers on commitments made by the Australian Government to significantly increase funding for road safety initiatives following recommendations in the Infrastructure Investment Program Strategic Review (IIP Review), published in November last year.  The IIP Review recommended an increase …

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NSW creates a Gateway to Innovate  

Transport for NSW has launched a program to fast-track new and more effective ways of delivering the agency’s $72.3 billion infrastructure pipeline.  Recognising the need to uplift sector productivity, Gateway to Innovate enables delivery solutions to be pitched outside of …

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WA State Budget 2024-25 

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti handed down her first State Budget on Thursday, with a $3.2 billion budget surplus underpinned by iron ore royalties.  Roads Australia welcomes the significant increase in infrastructure investment, with a record $12.1 billion investment in 2024-25 …

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Victorian State Budget 2024-25 

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas handed down the State Budget on Tuesday, confirming a reduction in infrastructure spending from a peak of $24bn in 2023-24 to $15.6bn in 2027-28.  As the government looks to rein in debt and manage market constraints, …

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