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Feds want states to pay their way under road funding shake-up

The Hunter's four biggest projects wouldn't meet the new criteria.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2023

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

States will be required to go 50-50 with the federal government on infrastructure projects, angering premiers who believe the changes are unfair.

AAP · Nov 13, 2023

I once sang Love Is in the Air to Labor’s Stephen Conroy – here’s what it taught me about Canberra lobbying

There is nothing wrong with lobbyists trying to influence the government. But we should know why they’re at Parliament House and who invited them

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

Hopes fade for faster train services from Newcastle to Sydney

The NSW government has quit fast rail and the feds are silent.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 6, 2023

ACT confident of funding as federal projects face the axe

The ACT is confident it will not miss out despite the federal infrastructure spend review.

The Canberra Times · Nov 6, 2023

'Unbearable loss': community's grief after pub crash

Police expect to soon interview the driver of a car that killed five people when it ploughed through a pub beer garden in regional Victoria.

AAP · Nov 6, 2023

Infrastructure projects face axe amid $33bn in cost blowouts, Catherine King says

Investment pipeline ‘has been left in an absolute mess’, minister says as spending boom fuels inflation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023

Infrastructure review finds billions in cost pressures

An independent review of the federal government's infrastructure program has found $33 billion in cost pressures to the economy.

AAP · Nov 5, 2023

Labor accused of ‘dragging feet’ on reinstating program that monitors airlines for potential price-gouging

Opposition says there’s ‘no excuse’ for further delays on the government reviving the ACCC flight monitoring regime

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2023

Morning Mail: Australians reportedly escape Gaza, Abbott’s ‘climate cult’ rant, minister’s Qantas meetings

The former prime minister has lashed out at ‘implausible’ climate theory, and we reveal talks between Catherine King and ex-airline boss Alan Joyce

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023