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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 …
By Will Fooks, Lara Al-Hassany and Clare Huggins Envisioning a future where sustainable transport corridors put communities at the heart of the planning and design process “More traffic congestion”. I can almost guarantee that’s not the answer you’d get if you ask any community …
By Stefanie Nutt – People & Culture Director, M7-M12 Integration Project, John Holland Group As I browsed the Roads Australia website, searching for inspiration for this column, one of their policy priorities immediately caught my eye: unlocking the potential in …
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 …
By Adrian Hart, Director Construction & Infrastructure, Oxford Economics Australia & Thomas Westrup, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics Australia Latest (March quarter 2024) price data shows that construction cost escalation has slowed (but not reversed) from the unprecedented growth experienced in …
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 …
Sustainability is now fundamentally changing the entire infrastructure landscape. There will be no room for sustainability laggards who remain focused on only schedule and budget. Sustainability, like its predecessor’s technology and safety, has moved from sitting in a siloed department to …
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 …
Population growth over the next decade and demand on our transport networks and services throughout the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will place unprecedented demands on Queensland’s transport systems in coming years. Director-General of Queensland’s Department of Transport and …