The newsroom · page 6
Projects · NSW, VIC, NATIONAL
New South Wales alone has 11.4 gigawatts of data centres in development. None of it shows up in the public infrastructure numbers, and all of it competes for the same trades.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
The 6.7-kilometre Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads extension opened to passengers on 9 August 2026, adding eight stations and taking the G:link network to 27 kilometres.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
Station systems are being tested across the four underground stations, the start of about two years of testing and commissioning that leads to first passenger services in 2029.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · SA
Major equipment is installed and the transfer pipeline is built at SA Water's $470 million Eyre Peninsula desalination plant, with a revised first-water date to follow the granite tunnelling.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · TAS
BESIX Watpac is the preferred tenderer for Hobart's 23,000-seat stadium, with contract award targeted for the end of 2026 while Hazell Bros' earthworks continue.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Guides · QLD
Published legal commentary states that a Queensland claimant has 10 business days to seek adjudication after receiving a payment schedule. Section 79 of the BIF Act says 30.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · SA
Laing O'Rourke and Amentum were appointed Capability Partner in July. Around $1.9 billion in contracts is already let, and the projected investment is $30 billion over coming decades.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · NATIONAL
Laing O’Rourke advises at Osborne, sits inside Queensland’s Games venues consortium and built METRONET’s Ellenbrook line — the clearest example of clients engaging contractors to advise, not to build.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Guides · NATIONAL
The Skills in Demand visa covers electricians, plumbers, carpenters, project managers and quantity surveyors. It is necessary and it is not sufficient — because a visa is not a licence, and licences are issued by states.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · NATIONAL
Infrastructure Australia's projected peak workforce demand rose from 417,000 to 521,000 and moved out a full year. The reason it moved is the most useful part for anyone planning capacity.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW
Jetstar flew the first passengers out of Western Sydney International on 25 October, eight years after construction began. Who built it, and where the work goes next.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT, NATIONAL
Queensland leads a run of big state capital programs, with a record $119 billion over four years. Here is where the infrastructure work sits in every state and territory in 2026.
· 7 min read · Construction Australia
