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Posted inBusiness & Politics

“Even the government is ringing up engineers and offering substantial salary increases” The pressure is on Albo to fix our infrastructure

by Andrew Sadauskas 25 May 202225 May 2022
Posted inRating tools

Emissions slashed when infrastructure projects use ISC rating – so let’s standardise outcomes for all

by Duncan Murray 26 October 202126 October 2021
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Infrastructure Australia clear on required reform, but the decision to act is up to government

by Duncan Murray 7 September 20218 September 2021
Melbourne, Australia – June 16, 2017: Modern Bombardier Velocity 3-car regional train with PTV logo and latest colours climbs uphill on a Seymour service with the downtown city centre in the background. Close-up view.
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Victoria’s goes mandatory in plans to fight climate change

by Tina Perinotto 20 August 202126 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Parramatta shoots ahead of the curve with new sustainability planning goals

by Poppy Johnston 10 August 202110 August 2021
electric car charging
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Buildings need EV chargers and Everty shows owners where to start

by Poppy Johnston 9 February 20219 February 2021
Train station with crowd of unrecognizable people. Rush hour public transport commute
Posted inPlanning

Why we need a betterment levy in NSW: better late than never

by Patrick Fensham and Tim Sneesby 17 December 202022 December 2020
Mayurie Gunatilaka portrait
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

New head of Arup New Zealand on pulling all the levers at once

by Poppy Johnston 1 December 20202 December 2020
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

UK Conservative Government pledges massive spending on infrastructure, housing and tackling the coronavirus pandemic

by David Thorpe 17 March 2020
light rail Sydney, Australia
Posted inArticles

Infrastructure has a huge role to play in our carbon future

by Suzanne Toumbourou 12 March 202012 March 2020
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Infrastructure Australia steers a sustainable direction

by Poppy Johnston 27 February 202012 March 2020
gerard butler
Posted inArticles

California’s wildfires and what Australia can learn

by Poppy Johnston 23 January 202030 January 2020
Alan Pears on the baby steps towards overcoming governance failures in the building sector
Posted inGovernment

Alan Pears on the baby steps towards overcoming governance failures in the building sector

by Alan Pears, RMIT University 8 October 2019
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Infrastructure Australia warns of growing transport emissions

by Poppy Johnston 13 August 201913 August 2019
Parliament House Canberra
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Five important ways the federal leadership could show leadership

by Gabriel Metcalf, Committee for Sydney 18 July 201918 July 2019
Posted inSpinifex

The post-election infrastructure review

by John Austen 20 June 201920 June 2019
Cross river rail
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Queensland’s big infrastructure spend in Brisbane and what it means

by Mick Daley 11 April 201923 April 2019
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money

by Nathan Pittman, Crystal Legacy, John Stone and Rebecca Clements 9 April 201920 January 2020
Posted inSpinifex

Dreaming of a fast train – we think we can, we know we can

by Janet Rice, Australian Greens 28 March 20192 April 2019
Knutsford electricity
Posted inEnergy

Trading electricity across the grid using blockchain comes to Fremantle with water to follow

by Poppy Johnston and Damian Clarke 7 March 201911 March 2019
Gabriel Metcalf committee for Sydney
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Sydney and San Francisco both tackling the problem of too much economic success

by Poppy Johnston 5 March 20195 March 2019
Rethinking traffic congestion to make our cities more like the places we want them to be
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Rethinking traffic congestion to make our cities more like the places we want them to be

by Brian Feeney, The University of Queensland 26 February 201926 February 2019
electric cars charging station
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

A national EV network a good start, but more action is needed

by Poppy Johnston 19 February 201919 February 2019
the governator
Posted inPlanning

Mike Brown: Our urban democracy is broken, time for a Governator?

by Mike Brown 7 February 201912 February 2019
Infrastructure in 2019: Arcadis sees no signs of slowing and contractors stretched to breaking point 
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Infrastructure in 2019: Arcadis sees no signs of slowing and contractors stretched to breaking point 

by Poppy Johnston 22 January 201925 January 2019
Public transport funding, now for the good news
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Public transport funding, now for the good news

by Mick Daley 18 December 201815 January 2019
Infrastructure Australia’s take on managing growth of Australia’s cities 
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Infrastructure Australia’s take on managing growth of Australian cities 

by Tim Williams 13 December 201819 December 2018
Population growth need more infrastructure investment
Posted inSpinifex

Population growth needs more infrastructure investment

by Anthony Albanese, Australian Labor Party 3 December 201819 December 2018
Posted inArticles

On what China is doing with its tech and why we should care

by The Fifth Estate - our view 8 November 20189 November 2018
Brisbane transport challenges: why we need to stop politicising infrastructure
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Brisbane’s transport challenges: why we need to stop politicising infrastructure

by Mick Daley 6 November 20189 November 2018

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