Budget pours $15b into infrastructure projects

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

11 May, 2021

Passengers slow to return to trains

There were 100 million fewer rail journeys in the first quarter of 2021 than in pre-covid times.

3 May, 2021

Report calls for investment in faster rail

Faster rail upgrades can be a more pragmatic way of improving the network than high speed rail.

22 February, 2021

UGL wins $1.5b country rail contract with TfNSW

Transport for NSW has awarded a $1.5 billion contract to operate and maintain the Country Regional Network.

15 February, 2021

Council cries foul over nation’s biggest freight rail project

A regional Queensland council is standing up against plans for the Inland Rail.

28 January, 2021

Boost for train stations, road safety in NSW budget

The NSW budget which will focus on job-creating infrastructure projects.

15 November, 2020

Megaprojects ‘constipating infrastructure pipelines’

The era of the megaproject has arrived, bringing with it high stakes risks and cost blowouts.

9 November, 2020

Digitising rail signalling maintenance

AI is being used to predict equipment failures and schedule rail signalling maintenance.

4 November, 2020

New museum the missing piece in Bathurst cultural history

Bathurst Regional Council has opened a new rail museum.

17 September, 2020

VLocity train wins design award

Victoria’s VLocity train has taken out two awards for excellence in design.

9 September, 2020

Financing faster rail networks

The government is mulling value capture to help pay for faster rail networks.

25 June, 2020

Deregulation, infrastructure unleashed to save economy

The government’s economic recovery plan includes $1.5 billion of priority small infrastructure funds and a faster approvals regime.

15 June, 2020

Cost of Sydney light rail blows out, reporting questioned

Cost reporting for Sydney’s light rail has not been up to scratch, the auditor general says.

11 June, 2020

Why a bullet train is a bad idea

Is it time for Australia to drop its obsession with high speed trains?

28 May, 2020