Upgrading critical road infrastructure on Melville Island

Pirlangimpi Road on Melville Island is being upgraded to support industry and economic growth in the Tiwi Islands region with the announcement of a tender released to market today.

26 August 2026

Media release

Forest Road Intersection upgrades starting

Work on the next set of targeted upgrades to the West Tamar Highway is scheduled to begin next week in Launceston.

26 August 2026

Media release

MERNAP navigating net-zero waters

The Albanese Government has released the Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP), outlining practical actions government and industry can take to continue decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

26 August 2026

Media release

All three TBMs now working together to connect South Road

Three tunnelling titans are now hard at work beneath Adelaide, with all the Albanese and Malinauskas Labor governments’ $15.4 billion River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) project’s large-scale Tunnel Boring Machines…

25 August 2026

Media release

Better bridges on the Bruce Highway near Benaraby

The Albanese and Crisafulli governments have reached another milestone in fixing the Bruce Highway, with upgrades now completed on two bridges near Benaraby, south of Gladstone. 

25 August 2026

Media release

Appointments to the ATSB

The Albanese Government welcomes Mr James Miller as a Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) for a term of three years.

24 August 2026

Media release

$200 million in local roads funding to open for applications on September 1

A new funding round of the $200 million per year Safer Local Roads Infrastructure Program (SLRIP) will open to states and territory governments and local councils on 1 September, 2026.

24 August 2026

Media release

Knoxfield intersection upgrade complete

The Albanese and Carroll Labor governments are making Melbourne’s east safer, with major works at the busy Henderson Road and Ferntree Gully Road intersection in Knoxfield now complete.

20 August 2026

Media release

Press conference - Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains, NSW
SUBJECT: Great Western Highway funding

19 August 2026

Transcript

Funding boost to fix the Great Western Highway

The Albanese Government has announced it will share the cost of rebuilding and future-proofing the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass with the Minns Labor Government.

19 August 2026

Media release

High-tech trains ahead for High Speed Rail

Some of the world’s leading high speed rail manufacturers and suppliers have been selected to take part in the Development Phase of the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project.

19 August 2026

Media release

Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra
SUBJECTS: Consultation papers on fuel security and low-carbon liquid fuels, stock feed supply, fuel excise, electric vehicle road user charges

18 August 2026

Transcript

Building Australia's fuel security with strategic fuel reserves and low carbon liquid fuels

The Albanese Government's $14.8 billion Fuel Security and Resilience Package will protect Australians from global fuel shocks, put downward pressure on costs and accelerate the transition to our own home-grown, sovereign fuels.

18 August 2026

Media release

Stronger bridge connections in Victoria's south-west

The Albanese and Carroll Labor governments have strengthened three bridges on the Princes Highway West – so they can meet the demands of modern traffic volumes and support key industries.

17 August 2026

Media release

Tunnellers' visions to shape Australia's High-Speed Rail

Some of Australia’s most experienced, world-class tunnelling and construction experts have been appointed to work on the detailed planning of Australia’s High Speed Rail.

17 August 2026

Media release