Infrastructure
‘Ghost’ shifts: Big Build invoicing claims referred to police
The national rail safety regulator and rail operator Metro Trains are also investigating the claims of fraudulent invoicing and “ghost” shifts by labour hire companies contracted to remove level-crossings and build the Metro Tunnel rail project.
- by Annika Smethurst
Latest
Dutton and Albanese unite to block teal transparency demands on $120b of projects
The independent MPs sought changes to stamp out “pork barrelling” and force governments to reveal the costs and benefits of new proposals.
- by David Crowe
Axe the Gabba rebuild and cap the Olympics budget, crossbenchers say
The state’s seven non-major party MPs, spanning its political and geographic breadth, have banded together with an unusual collaborative spirit.
- by Matt Dennien
Special series
City life
Behind the scenes of the CBD’s biggest underground project
Eight years. Four gigantic tunnel boring machines. Five new train stations. Step below the city streets and meet the people building the Metro Tunnel as part of our Underground Melbourne series.
- by Patrick Hatch
Special series
City life
They once carried steam and telegrams. Take a tour of the city’s secret tunnels and discover what lies beneath
An American army base and an early set-up for mail-order shopping have had a home in the city’s subterranean tunnels. In our Underground Melbourne series, we step inside one tunnel system, while another is too secret to show.
- by Cara Waters and Patrick Hatch
Fifty years ago, David was promised a new bridge. He’s still waiting
When David Quayle moved to Swan Hill in 1974, plans to replace the ageing lift bridge over the Murray River were already under way. Almost five decades years on, there has been little progress despite authorities identifying the project as a high priority.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Melbourne Airport Rail workers redeployed as project officially paused
Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan on Wednesday ended weeks of speculation about the future of the long-awaited rail line, confirming a temporary halt on the $13 billion project.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Freight hubs reviewed as industry urges authorities to ‘make a plan and stick with it’
Interstate freight terminals in Melbourne would get thousands of trucks off the road, but no new money has been budgeted for them as the industry calls on the Commonwealth for progress.
- by Rachel Eddie
What’s happened to Albanese’s infrastructure agenda?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a self-confessed infrastructure nerd, but the times haven’t suited a big spending agenda.
- by Anthony Galloway
Federal funding for every Victorian infrastructure project - bar Rail Loop - in doubt
The billions of dollars set aside for Airport Rail, Geelong Fast Rail, North East Link and the M80 Ring Road will still stay in Victoria, even if a new review recommends scrapping them.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst