Industry News

Roads & Infrastructure Online: United for net zero

26 February 2025 by Jennifer Pittorino Transport is Australia’s social and economic engine, meaning collaboration and a total system view will be necessary to achieve a sustainable and efficient transport system under net zero conditions. In collaboration to accelerate Australia’s decarbonisation …

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Keep investing in transport to support economy and living standards

Roads Australia has urged Australia’s governments to keep investing in transport infrastructure, amid the release of a new Infrastructure Australia report showing a sharp decline in funding for road, rail and active transport projects.   Infrastructure Australia’s 2024 Infrastructure Market Capacity …

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Protecting life, increasing productivity and improving sustainability with Workzone Digitisation

By Beth LilfordHead of Digital, Altus Traffic Beth.Lilford@altusgroup.com.au Temporary traffic management in Australia hasn’t much evolved since the invention of electricity.   Resources in the form of people, vehicles and equipment, are coordinated for supply ahead of time. Once deployed, …

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Boosting productivity in construction

Published in Infrastructure Magazine How can industry and government come together to make Australia’s infrastructure delivery more efficient and effective? Australia’s decades-long challenge with infrastructure productivity is the sleeper issue that we cannot afford to ignore. Infrastructure investment underpins our …

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Transport industry calls for net zero action

First published in Infrastructure Magazine by Tess Macallan Australia’s key transport bodies have joined forces to push for urgent, cross sector priority actions to accelerate decarbonisation. In an industry first, the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand, (PTAANZ) the Australasian Railway …

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2024-25 NSW Budget Summary 

The second budget of the Minns Government is headlined by $22.09 billion to build and improve the state’s transport network with significant commitments to transport infrastructure and services. This supports the NSW Government’s $119.4 billion Essential Infrastructure Plan of which …

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2024-25 Queensland Budget Summary

The Queensland Government has handed down its first Budget under the leadership of Premier Steven Miles and the final Budget of this term of government before Queenslanders head to an election on October 26. The four-year capital works program has …

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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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