This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Qantas case a timely warning for money-spinner Transurban
The flying kangaroo’s drama is relevant for Australia’s dominant toll operator, which is returning more cash than ever to investors despite political pressure.
- Anthony Macdonald
July
King sets up infrastructure project review amid CFMEU scandal
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has directed her department to review major construction projects including the Western Sydney Airport and Inland Rail.
- Ronald Mizen
Transurban’s Queensland office shake-up leads to departures
The branch, which manages six toll roads, is losing more senior staff following a restructure and investigation into whistleblower complaints.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Analysis
- Transurban
Sydney’s toll road overhaul is set to target the rich
Drivers who live in some of the city’s priciest suburbs may pay extra, but the benefits of reducing fares on many of its other motorways will be worth it.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban contracts have ‘concerning’ lack of transparency: inquiry
The findings of a NSW parliamentary probe called after the opening of the Rozelle Interchange comes ahead of a government review into Sydney’s toll road system.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban beds down new executive team after restructure
An operations manager has left Transurban’s Brisbane office as the toll road group’s new executive management team tries to shake off claims it breached the Fair Work Act.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban denies employee fired for whistleblowing
The toll road group has asked courts to dismiss a claim brought by a former employee who alleged he lost his job after alleging coercion, manipulation of company records and safety failings.
- Jenny Wiggins
June
Queensland Labor’s infrastructure bill soars to $107b
Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged cost blowouts amid increased infrastructure investments ahead of next week’s state budget.
- James Hall
May
EastLink sell-down clears final hurdle; pre-empts waived
Future Fund’s stake will be managed by QIC, advised by Lazard. The sellers included NZ Super and Teachers Insurance Annuity of America’s Nuveen.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The battle for the streets of New York
The Big Apple’s streets are teetering between lively and unlivable. Now, the city is about to embark on the country’s first congestion-pricing plan.
- Dodai Stewart
Transurban says drivers could pay more under NSW reforms
NSW’s proposed toll road reforms would hit some drivers with higher fares, create traffic congestion and would not necessarily be fairer, Transurban has claimed.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban network operator claims he was fired for whistle-blowing
The former employee has alleged in court that he was dismissed after blowing the whistle on coercion, manipulation of company records and raising safety issues on toll roads.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Federal budget
Two-thirds of new road and rail money flows to Labor seats
Labor has allocated $4.1 billion for 64 new priority infrastructure projects, $2.7 billion of which has gone to Labor seats in Tuesday’s federal budget.
- Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
Atlas Arteria dodges second strike on remuneration at AGM
IFM Investors backed the toll road group’s remuneration report this year but the company has hit another setback in its attempts to raise toll fares in the US.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban executives ‘no longer required’ after restructure
Two of Transurban’s top executives will leave on June 1 after the company decided to shift away from state-based oversight.
- Jenny Wiggins
IFM’s stake in Atlas Arteria creeps up to 26pc; Jarden on trade
The infrastructure investor paid $5.62 a share in a pre-market block trade on Tuesday morning.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
NSW toll reform suggestions ‘a recipe for disaster’: IPA
NSW’s tolling review should dump suggestions of overriding the state’s toll road contracts with legislation because it risks spooking investors, says Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.
- Jenny Wiggins
Behind the PM’s $3b ‘bailout’ of Victoria’s most expensive road
Experts blame a $10 billion blowout for the North East Link on CFMEU disruptions, a failed tender process and crazy design decisions to pander to community groups.
- Patrick Durkin, David Marin-Guzman and Gus McCubbing
Atlas Arteria’s ‘back-up plan’ to fight French taxes
The tollroad group is cutting costs and jobs as it tries to keep dividends at current levels, chief executive Graeme Bevans says.
- Jenny Wiggins
Transurban wants more drivers to see the benefit of toll fares
In a strategy presentation to investors, the motorway giant’s chief executive Michelle Jablko said the focus would be on ‘running the business better’.
- Jenny Wiggins
