Removal of mask mandates on international flights

The requirement to wear a mask on international flights to Australia will be removed, effective 12.01am on Friday 9 September 2022.

08 September 2022

Media release

Today Show interview
SUBJECT: High Speed Rail Authority legislation

08 September 2022

Interview

High speed rail gathers speed

The Australian Government is moving a step closer to high speed rail by introducing legislation to establish the High Speed Rail Authority.

08 September 2022

Media release

New path provides safe access to Sussex Inlet foreshore

Riding, scooting or strolling through Sussex Inlet will now be a safe and pleasant activity thanks to a new shared user path (SUP) connecting Iverison Road to the town centre and foreshore.

05 September 2022

Media release

Investing in Ison Road to ease congestion for Wyndham residents

Residents in the booming Wyndham West and Werribee regions will have easier and safer access to the Princes Freeway, with the Australian and Victorian governments announcing a $114 million investment to complete the Ison Road Rail Overpass.

04 September 2022

Media release

Regional Australia in focus at Jobs and Skills Summit

The Jobs and Skills Summit has been an important first step in our Government’s plan to address key job and skill issues in regional Australia.

02 September 2022

Media release

Next phase of work steaming ahead for Barton Highway

The duplication of the Barton Highway is forging ahead with the focus now turning to construction of several intersections along a seven-kilometre stretch as part of Stage 1.  

01 September 2022

Media release

Australia's first all-electric aviation refueller in operation

The Australian Government has welcomed the entry into service of a new all-electric refueller at Brisbane Airport.

30 August 2022

Media release

New CDU City Campus helping reclaim indigenous place names in the territory

In partnership with Larrakia Nation, Charles Darwin University (CDU) will name its new Education and Community Precinct in the Darwin CBD Danala, the name for dillybag – which represents a place to house knowledge.

29 August 2022

Media release

Moving more freight off roads to rail

Works to move more freight onto rail and take more trucks off local roads in Melbourne’s south-east have progressed, as part of the Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) project.

28 August 2022

Media release

Upgraded Saltwater Creek Bridge opens to highway traffic

A new higher two-lane bridge on the Bruce Highway at Saltwater Creek has opened to this week, providing a more flood-resilient route for commuters.

25 August 2022

Media release

Sod turn marks start of construction on Bendigo Airport terminal precinct

Representatives from the Australian Government, Victorian Government and the City of Greater Bendigo have gathered to mark the start of construction on the Bendigo Airport terminal precinct.

24 August 2022

Media release

Drive safely with trucks towing oversize loads this Queensland Road Safety Week

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) have launched the Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads campaign, with a series of videos to show road users how to stay safe when driving near trucks towing oversize…

23 August 2022

Media release

ABC Radio Brisbane, Mornings
Subject: Brisbane Airport noise

23 August 2022

Interview

Building two safer Sunraysia Highway intersections

Farmers, freight operators and the community will soon have safer and smoother journeys on the Sunraysia Highway, with works to upgrade two intersections between Birchip and Woomelang set to start in August.

22 August 2022

Media release