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- The AFR View
Projects culled, but it’s the same old lack of discipline
Catherine King has cleaned up a project pile-up that took a decade to accumulate. But there is nothing in place to stop it happening again.
- The AFR View
King says decision to block Qatar flights wasn’t to protect Qantas
The Transport Minister says national interest a factor in deciding whether to boost capacity from international airlines into Australia.
- Ayesha de Kretser and Mark Ludlow
Why two ports in New York cost radically different amounts
Infraclear collates infrastructure project and financial documents to help parties seek a fair deal and save time negotiating.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Energy
The power behind the takeover battle for Origin
The battle for Origin demonstrates the power of Australia’s industry funds as well as the many questions hanging over the pace of the energy transition.
- Jennifer Hewett
Canadian group highlights the trouble with Australia’s energy ambitions
OMERS Infrastructure is steering clear of the country’s renewable energy zones, and says the delays in planning and development make investments too risky.
- Jenny Wiggins
November 2023
Defence welcomes infrastructure deal makers amid rising tensions
Defence might be a small player in the national infrastructure space, but it is an important one for the nation’s security.
- Andrew Tillett
- Updated
- Catherine King
Labor faces state revolt over infrastructure funding changes
NSW, Western Australia and Queensland say they are already out of pocket even before the federal government reduces the share of projects it will fund.
- Ronald Mizen and Mark Ludlow
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Infrastructure policy lost touch with economic reality
It was hard to find shovel-ready projects during the GFC, and it won’t be easy to dial down an infrastructure boom that has not been put through sufficient scrutiny.
- The AFR View
Labor to force states to pay more for infrastructure projects
The move, to be announced on Tuesday, follows a review which found some projects did “not demonstrate merit” and lacked strategic rationale.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The big problem with the $120b infrastructure pipeline
The super industry’s sitting on large construction portfolios. If there is another round of asset recycling projects, governments may have to look elsewhere.
- Anthony Macdonald
Investors ‘taking a breather’ from infrastructure dealmaking
But investments with a “higher level of complexity” were still happening, Macquarie Asset Management’s Ani Satchcroft said.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Infrastructure
High-speed rail collides with reality
Governments have been talking about high-speed rail for decades but are yet to create one kilometre of it to make the dream real. The Albanese government promises to be different, but who will pay?
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The one debate this Macquarie infrastructure guru finds ‘nuts’
Ani Satchcroft says higher rates are making complex deals harder, and debates about the widening definition of infrastructure miss the point.
- James Thomson
NSW promises ‘fairness’ for motorists as Sydney toll bill hits $120b
The state government has pledged to make tolls fairer in a shake-up which could also open the door to new entrants to take on Transurban.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Christine Holgate revives quest to access AusPost’s infrastructure
The former Australia Post boss said she still believed in the proposal, despite negotiations taking longer than she would like.
- Nick Bonyhady
High Speed Rail boss pushes case, says ‘doing nothing’ no option
Andrew Hyles, the head of the federal government’s new authority, compared a fast link from Sydney to Newcastle to building the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Aaron Patrick
‘We can’t do it all’: Infrastructure Australia boss on major projects
The federal government’s independent infrastructure adviser has warned that there isn’t the financing or the workers to deliver the nation’s largest project.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Cyber warfare
Telco boards hit with strict cybersecurity rules
The big telcos will have to sign off on a new or updated cyber risk management program every year or face hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties.
- Ronald Mizen, Jenny Wiggins and Mark Ludlow
DP World hack strands 30,000 shipping containers
Tens of thousands of shipping containers stuffed with consumer goods were trapped at ports around the country after a cyberattack on stevedore DP World Australia.
- Jenny Wiggins, Nick Bonyhady, Ronald Mizen and Euan Black
Concrete costs rise 50pc as infrastructure boom hits
Victoria’s $78.5 billion infrastructure pipeline has supercharged demand for concrete, pushing up prices for commercial builders.
- Michael Bleby
Infrastructure splurge exacerbating housing shortage: RBA
Australia’s mammoth pipeline of road and rail projects is driving up costs and causing workers to leave the residential construction sector, the central bank has warned.
- Michael Read and John Kehoe
How roads and railways became tricky terrain for Labor
About $13 billion is due to go out the door for several hundred upgrades this financial year with more spending planned. But not all projects will survive.
- Ronald Mizen
The key piece of equipment that might have brought down Optus
It is widely thought the Optus outage began with a simple error made by one of its network technicians, but it is possible the root cause is offshore.
- John Davidson
KKR hires RBC to pilot Queensland Airports bid; flyers out
The flyer cited North Queensland Airports and Christchurch Airport as two possibilities.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Cyber warfare
The Optus outage wasn’t a hack. Here’s why we’re screwed if it had been
Optus’ chaotic outage wasn’t cyber warfare, and that’s lucky. We saw that we can’t function if one part of our digital lives falls over.
- Paul Smith
