The newsroom · page 3
Major project coverage — scope, cost, contractors and where each one stands.
Projects · TAS, VIC
Project Marinus held its sod turn on 2 October 2026, a week after Marinus Link won Australia's first offshore transmission licence. Stage One is 750 MW, due in 2030.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · VIC
Eight machines, 26 kilometres of twin tunnels, and a crew of 25 living inside what is essentially a moving factory. The first one is away — here is what is happening under Melbourne's east.
· 7 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · VIC
TBM Gillian broke through at Bulleen in July 2026, completing excavation of both 6.5 km tunnels on the $26 billion project. Fit-out now runs towards a 2028 opening.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW
Snowy 2.0 is more than 70 per cent complete and has begun building its underground power station. The contractor's revised cost is in, and Snowy Hydro is reviewing it before advising government.
· 6 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW
NSW has approved the 110-kilometre, 500 kV line from Bayswater to Olney, with seven shortlisted tenderers across two packages and main construction set to start in 2027.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
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
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
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
