Creative accounting hides $4b WestConnex blowout

The way WestConnex has been funded has under-stated the true cost of the project.

17 June, 2021

Report calls for end to ‘sugar-hit’ infrastructure investment

The expansion of Townsville Port is an example of courageous nation building, a think tank says.

10 June, 2021

Sydney Science Park tests smart waters

A waste water recycling plant being built in a smart city development in western Sydney will use digital twins to produce water on demand.

4 June, 2021

Early CSIRO results back economic case for Inland Rail

A CSIRO analysis suggests an Inland Rail could save around $170m in transport costs a year.

31 May, 2021

Local government audit makes 53 high risk findings

An audit of the NSW local government sector has made 53 high risk findings and one extreme risk finding.

27 May, 2021

Auditor slams $53m Camillia land purchase

The state government’s $53.5 million purchase of contaminated land for the Parramatta light rail was ineffective, open to corruption and of dubious value for money, the NSW auditor general says.

18 May, 2021

Labor promises $10b for social housing

Labor has promised a $10 billion social housing splurge in its reply to the federal budget.

14 May, 2021

Budget pours $15b into infrastructure projects

The federal budget contains a $15.2 billion cash injection for infrastructure projects.

11 May, 2021

Local government tendering regulations face shakeup

Many of those involved in procurement are keen to see a review of how local government approaches tendering in NSW.

6 May, 2021

Budget to deliver $250m in regional grants

The federal budget will deliver $250 million for a sixth round of the Building Better Regions Fund.

6 May, 2021

NSW in world first trial of fully autonomous bus

The NSW government is set to launch the world’s first trial of a driverless automated shuttle bus.

30 March, 2021

Queensland Energy to launch connected battery trial

Queensland’s government-owned energy business network will launch a large-scale grid-connected battery storage trial.

25 March, 2021

Local govt risks being relegated to ‘line manager’

Local government needs to reassert its role in shaping cities, a report says.

25 March, 2021

NSW trials first locally made emission-free bus

The NSW government is trialing the state’s first locally built electric bus.

19 March, 2021