Media releases

Pakenham Roads Upgrade ahead of schedule The Pakenham Roads Upgrade, south east of Melbourne, is ahead of schedule with works on the Princes Freeway and McGregor Road set for completion in the upcoming months.

Further federal funding for innovative safety solutions at regional level crossings Four projects will share in $800,000 under Round 2 of the Research and Innovation Grants, a component of the Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program (RALCSP).

Newcomers take flight in aviation advisory body The Australian Government welcomes Mr Rob Walker as the new chair of the General Aviation Advisory Network (GAAN), with Mr Greg Tyrrell also joining the network as a new member.

Albanese Government takes next steps to reform competition at Sydney Airport The Albanese Government is reforming the aviation sector, introducing legislation to Parliament today to further reform the allocation of slots at Sydney Airport.

Federal funding now available to regional airports Regional airports and aerodromes can now apply for a share in $25 million in funding for vital upgrades under Round 4 of the Regional Airports Program.

Danala opens as the future of higher education in Darwin It’s an important day for higher education in the Northern Territory with the official opening of Danala, the new Charles Darwin University Education and Community Precinct campus.

Milestones reached in Newcastle Airport's International Terminal Project Today’s topping out ceremony for Newcastle Airport’s International Terminal and the placing of the last steel piece, marks a major milestone in the transformational project. 

Australian Government welcomes new ALGA president The Australian Government welcomes Mayor Matt Burnett as the newly-elected president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA).

Dredging work begins on Lumsden Point Project in Port Hedland Work has started on dredging at Lumsden Point in the Port of Port Hedland, with approximately one million cubic metres of material to be removed over the next eight weeks.

Joint planning for Queensland's rail future The Australian and Queensland governments have released joint project updates for the Port of Brisbane rail freight links and Toowoomba to Brisbane passenger rail business cases.

Doing What Matters: Future-proofing the Cunningham Highway Work is progressing to future-proof the Cunningham Highway, with critical planning funding being directed to long-term improvements in two priority areas.

Australia's homegrown sustainable aviation fuel industry takes off The Albanese and Miles Governments are partnering to support a homegrown sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project that will convert ethanol – made from agricultural waste – into jet fuel.

World Maritime Day 2024 Australia is proud to join with the International Maritime Organization today in celebrating World Maritime Day 2024.

Construction begins on Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade The upgrade works on Mount Lindesay Highway between Johanna Street and South Street are set to begin, with the construction tender now awarded and construction to commence in November.

Biggest infrastructure project in western New South Wales taking shape Work on the once in a generation new Dubbo Bridge continues to progress with one third of the concrete deck now in place, which will eventually support traffic crossing, now in place.