Queensland’s Liberal National Party should follow the lead of its federal body and get behind Cross River Rail, the state’s transport minister Stirling Hinchliffe has said.
Hinchliffe, appointed by
Read More
$12.6m for Kuranda Scenic Railway
A $12.6 million project to ensure the stability of the railway between Cairns and Kuranda in Far North Queensland has kicked off with environmental and ecological assessments taking place.
The work follows
Read More
Read More
Albanese backs Adelaide tram network
Labor will work with South Australia to deliver a massive expansion of Adelaide’s tram network, if it wins at this year’s federal election, Anthony Albanese has said.
Albanese, the shadow minister
Read More
Read More
Tender announced for Sydney Metro second stage
The NSW Government has launched the tender process for the construction of new twin railway tunnels from Chatswood to Sydenham, under Sydney Harbour and the CBD, as part of the second stage of the Sydney
Read More
Read More
GST imbalances skew state transport projects
COMMENT: If a flawed GST system was fixed, transport project funding would be more likely to be based on merit, Marion Terrill and Owain Emslie write.
Commitments by the Commonwealth Government
Read More
Read More
Herbert makes pitch for rail White Paper
Australasian Railway Association chairman Bob Herbert has floated the idea of a ‘White Paper’ for the rail industry, along the lines of that recently released for the defence sector.
Speaking to the
Read More
Read More
$134m to upgrade city loop safety
The Victorian Government will spend $134 million over three years to improve safety and security on Melbourne Metro’s city loop.
Public transport minister Jacinta Allan on Monday announced the funding,
Read More
Read More
High Speed Rail thrust under election microscope
The viability of a high speed train line on Australia’s east coast is yet again part of the national debate, after a report surfaced this week that the Coalition is planning on launching a value-capture
Read More
Read More
Turnbull says East West Link “should be built now”
$1.5 billion in federal funding for the now-cancelled East West Link in Melbourne will be re-allocated to a series of other road and rail projects, but the prime minister still wants to see the failed
Read More
Read More
$490m for WA infrastructure to make up for GST imbalance
An additional $490 million investment in West Australian infrastructure from the Commonwealth is likely to go, in part, towards the Forrestfield Airport rail link.
A Fairfax report this week cited
Read More
Read More