New CEO puts Queensland Rail on track for 2032 Olympics

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

19 April, 2022

Budget to deliver $17.9b for road, rail projects

The federal budget will contain $17.9 billion for infrastructure projects, boosting the investment pipeline to more than $120 billion.

28 March, 2022

New freight council launched in NSW

A new NSW Freight Transport Advisory Council will replace the Freight and Logistics Advisory Council and the Road Freight Industry Council.

14 March, 2022

Qld invests $1b for faster Brisbane to Gold Coast rail

South East Queensland Mayors says a faster Brisbane to Gold Coast rail will be a boon for the region.

24 February, 2022

Research finds $140b case for high-speed rail

A high-speed rail network could bring many benefits, including creating value uplift and increasing liveability.

21 February, 2022

More than three quarters of regional NSW roads overdue for renewal

A government report rates about 2,000 kilometres of regional roads as poor or very poor.

3 February, 2022

Australia’s largest electric bus fleet to be deployed in Sydney

A depot in Sydney’s inner west will be retrofitted for 40 electric buses, 36 chargers, stationary batteries and rooftop solar PV.

21 October, 2021

Inland Rail consultation ‘a joke’, councils say

A report says the ARTC needs to work more closely with local government to garner support for the Inland Rail.

16 August, 2021

Western Sydney Airport metro line gets planning approval

The NSW government has given the green light for construction of the Western Sydney Airport metro line.

26 July, 2021

Cyber security failures at TfNSW, Sydney Trains

Transport for NSW and Sydney Trains are failing to manage ‘significant’ cyber security risks, the NSW Auditor General says.

14 July, 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

Governments paying too much for infrastructure

Australian governments are failing to strike a hard enough bargain on big infrastructure projects.

17 May, 2021

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