18 June 2009 | The civil construction sector will be relatively unaffected by the current economic downturn - particularly in comparison with the residential and non-residential building sectors - says the Australian Construction Industry Forum's Construction Forecasting Council.
17 June 2009 | The NSW Budget confirms the impact of the global financial crisis, but the lack of progress on new state-building infrastructure projects shows that tough reforms will be required to get NSW back on track, says Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.
16 June 2009 | Premier, Nathan Rees, has announced that the NSW budget will support up to 160,000 jobs a year through a $62.9 billion building program over the next four years - the largest infrastructure investment in the state's history.
16 June 2009 | The NSW government should use today's state budget as the platform to kick start residential construction and boost economic activity across the state through a temporary stamp duty stimulus, says the Property Council of Australia.
04:00 AM | "Improving the state's roads is the central infrastructure priority for the Queensland government in next week's budget if it is to improve the productivity of Queensland industry and help it manage through the economic downturn," says Ai Group Queensland director, Chris Rodwell.
21 May 2009 | The prime minister and premier of NSW have welcomed the announcement of funding for the new $1.65 billion Hunter Expressway between the F3 and the New England Highway.
20 May 2009 | The federal government's recently announced business tax break means that purchasing earthmoving and construction equipment has become much more affordable, says Sean Taylor, general manager of construction at Komatsu.
14 May 2009 | In this exclusive report, Construction Contractor talks to industry movers and shakers at Case, CICA, Semco Equipment Sales, ACA, Conplant, IQA, Infrastructure Partnerships, Manitou.
14 May 2009 | The federal government is investing $22 billion in nation building infrastructure in order to help Australia survive the economic downturn and improve the nation's transport, communications, health and education facilities.
13 May 2009 | Investing in Australia's infrastructure has been described as the "centrepiece for the 2009-10 Budget" by the Australian government.
13 May 2009 | Metlink chief executive officer Bernie Carolan, has applauded the federal government's decision to invest $3.2 billion in the Regional Rail Link that will boost the long-term capacity of Victoria's train network and provide much-needed relief for public transport commuters.