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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 …
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 …
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 …
The Budget provides $16.5 billion over 10 years from 2024–25 and $9.5 billion over the forward estimates for new and existing transport projects. Most of the funding ($10.1 billion) was directed towards existing projects in the Infrastructure Investment Program …
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 …
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 …
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, …
The Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT), has released an interim report into the construction industry’s culture, highlighting the problems of excessive work hours and the benefits in addressing them. Findings from the report were shared by Chair of the CICT, …
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 …
The final session of Roads Australia’s industry-leading Transforming Transport Summit focused on what’s next for the sector and the future of transport. Transurban’s Tien-Ti Mak delivered an engaging keynote address on the opportunities of smart infrastructure and connected and autonomous …