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Green steel given pride of place in major govt projects

Green steel given pride of place in major govt projects

Steel made with green energy will be preferred on major government projects in a move hailed by renewables advocates as a step forward for Australian industry.

'Won't get stabbed': Olympics-mad leader's city sledge

'Won't get stabbed': Olympics-mad leader's city sledge

'Won't get stabbed': Olympics-mad leader's city sledge

'Won't get stabbed': Olympics-mad leader's city sledge

A premier has taken aim at Brisbane's rival state capitals, declaring less crime and congestion will attract its workers to deliver Olympic Games projects.

'Pivotal': major update on $4.8b renewables project

'Pivotal': major update on $4.8b renewables project

'Pivotal': major update on $4.8b renewables project

'Pivotal': major update on $4.8b renewables project

A project expected to advance Australia's transition to clean energy has taken a step forward, despite years of criticism from farmers and environmental groups.

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Billions locked in as deal secures Games' future

Billions locked in as deal secures Games' future

Full funding for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is locked and loaded with a deal brokered between the Queensland and federal governments.

US fuel tanks in Top End not built for severe cyclones

US fuel tanks in Top End not built for severe cyclones

Huge fuel tanks for the US military in the Top End could be smashed by a big cyclone, potentially endangering local communities and the environment.

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Labour shortages loom as a major hurdle to venues being completed in time for Brisbane's 2032 Games but Olympic bosses believe they are on the right track.

Record electric truck haul aims to drive down emissions

Record electric truck haul aims to drive down emissions

One of Australia's biggest transport companies will invest in a record-breaking electric truck fleet, including prime movers to be built in Brisbane.

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Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Cancer-causing silica dust from major tunnelling projects are a hazard construction workers cannot avoid simply by wearing a mask, an inquiry has been told.

Stadium legal advice 'politicised', opponents claim

Stadium legal advice 'politicised', opponents claim

Stadium legal advice 'politicised', opponents claim

Stadium legal advice 'politicised', opponents claim

Opponents of a new AFL stadium have queried legal advice relied on by a government to fast-track the project in parliament.

'Up against the clock': time ticking for Brisbane 2032

'Up against the clock': time ticking for Brisbane 2032

'Up against the clock': time ticking for Brisbane 2032

'Up against the clock': time ticking for Brisbane 2032

The flag has dropped on the race to the 2032 Games with a venue plan unveiled but organisers are "up against the clock" to finish construction, an expert says.

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

The 2032 Games boss has assured the Olympics governing body Brisbane is on the right track ahead of a venue reveal but a protest could ignite further debate.

CFMEU delegates dumped over 'ghost shift' allegations

CFMEU delegates dumped over 'ghost shift' allegations

CFMEU delegates dumped over 'ghost shift' allegations

CFMEU delegates dumped over 'ghost shift' allegations

A probe has been launched and CFMEU delegates removed from their positions after allegations of so-called 'ghost shifts' on a major construction project.

PM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout

PM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout

PM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout

PM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout

The federal government will foster jobs in clean energy manufacturing driven by locally made steel and aluminium under a plan unveiled by the prime minister.

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

A tunnel boring machine on $26.1 billion road project has been forced to manoeuvre around a sinkhole that could halt work for days.

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Review to put derailed 2032 Games plans back on track

A multi-billion-dollar transport problem will be tackled by an Olympic infrastructure review as cost blowouts threaten to derail major 2032 rail projects.

Athlete villages for 2032 Games stuck on starting block

Claims of a $3 billion black hole in construction costs for villages to house athletes competing at the 2032 Olympics have been rejected by a former government.

'Whitewash': doubt cast over fixes for 'rotten' CFMEU

Measures may not be strong enough to weed out construction sector criminality after revelations of bikie and organised crime figures infiltrating the CFMEU.

Milestone for renewable energy to power iron ore port

An energy project combining cyclone-busting solar panels and a big battery has been built in the Pilbara region to decarbonise iron ore port operations.

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Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Construction workers involved in major tunnelling projects could be exposed to higher levels of silica dust than those using now-banned engineered stone.

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Builders can track the carbon footprint and integrity of construction materials along the supply chain from China under a deal struck by an Aussie startup.

Round two brews in fight over Gabba Olympics rebuild

A federal Greens MP has warned the new Queensland premier he is ready for another battle to stop reconstruction of the Gabba before the 2032 Olympic Games.

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Tunnel boring machines used to build Sydney's metro will be used to build Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop, as questions remain over the project's funding.

CopperString project blowout sparks council concern

A north Queensland mayor has accused the government of playing election politics after an enormous transmission line's costs increased by $1.2 billion.

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Unions are set to hold protests as a legal battle looms over the government placing the CFMEU's construction arm and associated branches into administration.

Resources bellwether warns of clean energy constraints

Contracting group Monadelphous, a bellwether for energy and mining activity, says labour shortages continue and warns of barriers to decarbonisation.

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