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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
First published in The Australian By Joe Kelly 25 June 2024 Roads Australia chair Aneetha de Silva. Picture: Mark Stewart New warnings have been sounded that Australia’s net zero target by 2050 could be “compromised” unless urgent measures are taken now to decarbonise …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …