Yesterday
Qube wins bitter court fight to claim $7m from Martinus Rail
The rail builder’s attempts to block the logistics group from getting access to $7 million in funds held as part of a security deposit have been dismissed.
- Jenny Wiggins
This Month
Full speed ahead for Transurban despite traffic chaos
The traffic jams surrounding Sydney’s new Rozelle Interchange haven’t bothered Transurban investors, with the stock rising 7 per cent since it opened in late November.
- Jenny Wiggins
Ex-Santos exec fires up $425m waste-to-hydrogen plan
Greenhill Energy is preparing to raise capital for a multistage plant to turn waste into fertiliser, hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
- Simon Evans
Rozelle road designs kept from public view
Infrastructure Australia did not see final plans for the Rozelle Interchange and councils and communities had no access to details before the controversial project caused gridlock.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘A milking cow’: states lash Commonwealth over infrastructure funding
Victoria will get just 1.6 per cent of new priority infrastructure spending over five years, and cuts are expected to cause a $1.6 billion hit to NSW’s budget.
- Gus McCubbing and Samantha Hutchinson
ACCC says it’s too soon to regulate port fees
The competition watchdog has shied away from regulating so-called “access” fees charged by port stevedores despite industry profits surging to record highs.
- Jenny Wiggins
Steel, concrete shortages ‘threaten housing, clean energy projects’
Steel imports have been rising, sparking concerns that infrastructure projects could again become vulnerable to global supply chain glitches.
- Jenny Wiggins
Insurers warn of cutting flood cover options or even customers
Insurers have warned some coverage options might have to be changed after devastating floods last year.
- Liam Walsh
Anacacia calls in Allier Capital to shop infra biz
The Sydney-based advisory firm will work in partnership with US-based boutique William Blair to field interest in RA Infrastructure.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
How Australia’s ‘massive traffic muck-up’ stalled Sydney
The NSW government says it has “no intention” to change how lanes are configured on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge despite fury from residents stuck in traffic.
- Jenny Wiggins
Plenary Group seeks new backer; valuation up to $1b
Street Talk understands the public infrastructure developer and fund manager is seeking a new long-term investor to inject capital into its balance sheet.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Palisade kicks off $1b raise for renewables platform Intera; eyes $7b
The platform is in the same vein as Igneo Infrastructure Partners’ Atmos Renewables and Macquarie Asset Management’s newly announced Aula Energy.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Ex-chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin severs final ties with Optus
The former chief executive stayed for the transition to acting chief executive of Michael Venter, who is also the company’s chief financial officer.
- Jenny Wiggins
$3.9b traffic jam as toll-paying WestConnex motorists get right of way
The NSW government is limiting traffic from public roads in favour of WestConnex under a deal struck with Transurban last month.
- Jenny Wiggins
November
Scott Charlton exits Transurban as traffic snarls WestConnex
Driving through Transurban’s WestConnex tunnels, which are tolled, has been smooth, but drivers on public roads surrounding the interchange have been stuck in long traffic jams.
- Jenny Wiggins
FibreconX teams up with Megaport in fibre network push
CEO Mark Rafferty says the optical fibre business hopes to snare 200 to 300 wholesale customers from the country’s biggest telecommunications groups as it pitches cut-price services.
- Jenny Wiggins
Indicative bids in for Melbourne toll road EastLink; Transurban MIA
The ASX-listed toll roads giant was missing in action at the auction for a 55.45 per cent stake in the Victorian asset.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Queensland projects worth $14b at risk from federal cuts: Miles
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said he would be seeking answers to the big infrastructure cuts to his state when he meets federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King in Canberra on Wednesday.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
Former Leighton executive David Savage appears in Sydney court
David Savage has returned from his French chateau to attend court hearings in Sydney as prosecutors try to prove they have enough evidence to bring a criminal case to trial.
- Jenny Wiggins
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- City of Parramatta Council
Commercial property booming in Parramatta’s CBD
More than 200,000 square metres of commercial space has been added to the Parramatta property market in the last three years, with more businesses looking to gain a toehold in the fast-evolving western hub, writes Alexandra Cain.
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