After talking a big game on fast tracking infrastructure, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been left red-faced failing to announce work on a single project will be brought forward. It appeared this morning that Josh Frydenberg had finally listened to the RBA Governor who has repeatedly called for the Government to bring forward infrastructure investment to

Scott Morrison’s inaction on infrastructure is again in the spotlight, with the Ai Group joining calls to fast track investment to stimulate the sluggish economy. The Ai Group’s call comes as new data shows Australia is suffering through 13 consecutive monthly falls in construction performance and 14 consecutive monthly falls in construction employment. “In view of

More evidence is mounting that Acting Prime Minister McCormack’s infrastructure program is a political document not an economic plan. Response to the Senate Question on Notice 397 reveals the Acting Prime Minister spent $11.6 million earlier this year on a three month pre-election infrastructure advertising binge. The Final Budget Outcome, released Thursday, shows no spending

The Government has this week confirmed that not one project is under construction nearly a year and a half after announcing its Urban Congestion Fund. Prime Minister Morrison used the Urban Congestion Fund as a key campaigning opportunity fully aware no work was underway, and nothing would start for months or years. Urban Infrastructure Minister

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SKY NEWS AM AGENDA CANBERRA THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 SUBJECTS: Gladys Liu, Morrison ignoring the RBA and others on Infrastructure Investment, Need for a Senate Inquiry into Inland Rail, Government needs to show Leadership on Road Safety ANNELISE NIELSEN: Joining us live now is Shadow Infrastructure Minister Catherine King from Victoria, thank you

In another blow to the Government’s inertia on the economy, the Masters Builders today joined calls for a fast track of infrastructure investment. Addressing a Summit at Parliament House, Master Builders CEO Denita Wawn backed calls from the RBA Governor, State Governments and Labor for the Federal Government to bring forward infrastructure spending to stimulate

Prime Minister Morrison is wilfully ignoring the RBA Governor’s calls to bring forward infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy. On seven occasions since the election, and seventeen times in the last two years, the RBA Governor has urged the Federal Government to use infrastructure investment to stimulate our sluggish economy. In Question Time today, the

Why is Deputy Prime Minister McCormack holding a photo opportunity on Inland Rail instead of sitting down with affected communities and listening to their legitimate concerns about the project? Labor supports Inland Rail. When in Government we invested $900 million to upgrade sections of existing rail lines and advance planning work. We are deeply concerned

Deputy Prime Minister McCormack has been caught out binging on infrastructure advertising in the lead up to this year’s election, including up to $6 million in just one week. This week, the ANAO’s Performance Audit on Government Advertising revealed the Government’s budget for the “Building our Future Phase 2” campaign was $19.8 million for the