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News, projects and guides about national.
Analysis · NATIONAL
Transmission is paid off through power bills under the energy regulator's eye, while WA is funding its Alkimos desalination plant from the State budget. How four utility megaprojects are paid for.
· 7 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
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, 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
