Review to put derailed 2032 Games plans back on track
A multi-billion-dollar transport problem will be tackled by an Olympic infrastructure review as cost blowouts threaten to derail major 2032 rail projects.
A multi-billion-dollar transport problem will be tackled by an Olympic infrastructure review as cost blowouts threaten to derail major 2032 rail projects.
Claims of a $3 billion black hole in construction costs for villages to house athletes competing at the 2032 Olympics have been rejected by a former government.
Measures may not be strong enough to weed out construction sector criminality after revelations of bikie and organised crime figures infiltrating the CFMEU.
An energy project combining cyclone-busting solar panels and a big battery has been built in the Pilbara region to decarbonise iron ore port operations.
A federal Greens MP has warned the new Queensland premier he is ready for another battle to stop reconstruction of the Gabba before the 2032 Olympic Games.
A north Queensland mayor has accused the government of playing election politics after an enormous transmission line's costs increased by $1.2 billion.
Contracting group Monadelphous, a bellwether for energy and mining activity, says labour shortages continue and warns of barriers to decarbonisation.
Unions are set to hold protests as a legal battle looms over the government placing the CFMEU's construction arm and associated branches into administration.
Another state has signed a federal renewable energy agreement, anticipating rising power demand in coming decades from new refineries and low-carbon industries.
The CFMEU's alleged links to serious criminals and bikies has sparked calls to dump members of the construction union from major infrastructure advisory roles.
The cost of the Melbourne's Metro Tunnel will blow out even further as continency funding runs dry due to a nine-month completion delay.
A nine-month delay and contingency money running out has been blamed for the total cost of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel blowing out beyond $12.8 billion.
The West Tigers NRL club will decide how many games to play at Leichhardt Oval after threatening to leave the ground that is now to get a $40 million upgrade.
Property developers say installing electric car chargers in apartment buildings is becoming almost impossible due to inconsistent safety rules.
Rio Tinto will bankroll hundreds of construction jobs and industrial production in Queensland with a renewable energy supply deal for a smelter and refineries.
Mining and utilities are tipped as "bright spots" for construction and engineering jobs to offset broader economic pain as business investment stalls.
Key Brisbane Olympic infrastructure projects like the controversial Gabba rebuild will be reconsidered by a new-look Queensland government.
The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.
Queensland has made the case for more federal funding for roads and rail after the Commonwealth slashed infrastructure funding for projects around the country.
The "rat miners" who've been burrowing through the rubble of a collapsed road tunnel in India have broken through to the 41 workers trapped for over two weeks.
Queensland is spending more on infrastructure than the federal government is "in the whole of Australia", the state's premier says.
Construction is complete on the largest weir built in Australia since World War II, with the vast body of water captured to be used in agriculture and industry.
The Queensland government has lashed out at federal Labor after commonwealth funding for nine of the Sunshine State's infrastructure projects was axed.
Tradies and uni graduates with clean energy skills and sustainability credentials are in demand but Australia needs tens of thousands more to hit climate goals.
Snowy Hydro says its Snowy 2.0 project will now cost $12 billion, six times more than was originally forecast for the energy scheme.
A worker remains in hospital with critical injuries following a fall at Brisbane's multibillion-dollar cross-river rail construction project.
Two businesses have succeeded in claims the construction of the Sydney light rail created nuisance, with damages for other businesses to be determined.
Concerns over the potential delay of a major Queensland rail project have been brushed off as "hysteria" by the state's transport minister.
The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.
The Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.
Sydney's next Metro extension could be paid for with savings from the bumper transport project line-up in NSW, according to a new analysis.