Gold Coast building buses to run on sugarcane fuel

In a Queensland first, two buses will soon hit the road as part of a trial to be rolled out across the Mackay bus network.

8 November, 2021

Gold Coast unveils nation’s largest digital network

The City of Gold Coast wants to become Australia’s leading digital city by 2021.

20 May, 2019

Commonwealth Games transport changes – winners and losers

The Queensland Government has announced major changes to transport in South East Queensland during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, which will be held 4-15 April. The biggest change will be a tripling of services on the Brisbane to Gold Cost train line, with trains operating 24 hours a day. There will be 176 extra services […]

4 February, 2018

Six month countdown to Gold Coast games

The Gold Coast is gearing up for its biggest ever event. The Commonwealth Games will be staged in the sunny city for on 4-15 April 2018. It will be the fifth time the event has been held in Australia, but only the first time it will be staged outside of a capital city. Both the […]

4 October, 2017

Hire female bouncers: lockout laws researcher

Dial down testosterone to prevent violence.

22 February, 2016

Turnbull & Fletcher schmooze local councils

Renewed focus on cities, big and small.

30 November, 2015

ANALYSIS: Boom time for light rail in Australia

From Perth to Townsville, trams are on the agenda

12 October, 2015

PM’s public transport comments encourage state leaders

Infrastructure does not mean only roads, says Malcolm Turnbull

21 September, 2015

Gold Coast trams ready to roll in two weeks

The Queensland government says it will meet the mid-year opening deadline for the new light rail system on the Gold Coast, making it the third operating system of its kind in Australia.

7 July, 2014

‘Party house’ crackdown powers given to QLD councils

Raucous rental properties in tourist hotspots to be targeted by councils under new laws.

5 June, 2014

New emergency vehicle sensors trialled on Gold Coast traffic lights

The Queensland government is seeking to reduce emergency service response times by trialling new traffic light triggers that can detect the flashing lights and sirens of approaching vehicles and automatically switch signals to green to minimise traffic disruption.

21 March, 2014

QLD’s ban on IBM stays put as state government sues for damages

By Julian Bajkowski Queensland premier Campbell Newman has confirmed that a ban on IBM securing new public sector business in the state is still standing after the government commenced legal action for damages late last week in the Supreme Court of Queensland. A spokesman for the Premier told Government News that there has been “no […]

9 December, 2013

Canberra light rail momentum gains as Melbourne gets new Jumbo Tram

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Australia’s metropolitan revival of light rail and tramways is showing no sign of slowing down soon. As the nation’s capital, Canberra, finally makes tentative progress towards installing one of the tramways conspicuously drawn into the designer city’s original masterplan by Walter Burley Griffin a century ago, Melbourne this week […]

8 November, 2013

Barnett raises shark shields at Dunsborough beach

By Paul Hemsley As if shooting sharks didn’t make it safe to go back in the water, Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has bolstered the state’s coastal defences by starting a trial with the City of Busselton to install a “shark-proof beach enclosure” at the Old Dunsborough beach to keep marine predators away from people. […]

22 October, 2013