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Roads Australia has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of an additional $7.2 billion to improve safety on Queensland’s Bruce Highway but warned that continual investment in Australia’s land transport network is needed to avoid putting communities at risk in the …
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 …
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 …
A cross-sector coalition of transport bodies is calling on state and Federal Governments to commit to bold reform on decarbonisation to meet national net zero emissions by 2050. In an industry first, the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand, (PTAANZ) …
William Phillips, an undergraduate construction advisor at BMD Constructions, has been announced as the 2024 Roads Australia Promise, Passion and Pursuit Award Winner. Awarded annually to an emerging transport leader, the recipient of the Promise, Passion and Pursuit Award receives …
Senior government and industry leaders representing the nation’s transport sector are gathering in Canberra today to agree on coordinated, sector-wide actions to decarbonise the transport network. Decarbonising transport plays a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and …
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 …
Madeleine McManus OAM has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 John Shaw Medal in front of a packed room of more than 700 transport professionals at Crown Palladium. The John Shaw Medal is a prestigious award bestowed annually …
On the eve of Road Safety Week and recent confirmation of an 8.2% year on year increase in the national road toll, the road transport sector is accelerating action to save lives by publishing Australia’s first Road Worker Safety Industry …