Transport

Bundamba train station sign. | Newsreel

Bundamba station opens after 10-month upgrade

Bundamba train station has reopened after a 10-month accessibility upgrade. Queensland Rail CEO Kat Stapleton said the station, on the Ipswich-Rosewood line, was closed
Read more 22 October 2024
Bike path separated from road. | Newsreel

Separation the key to more active transport

Three quarters of Australians support building more walking and cycling paths, prompting a call for extra investment in active transport infrastructure. An Australia
Read more 21 October 2024
Brisbane City Council Metro vehicle. | Newsreel

Brisbane Metro begins operation in city’s south

Brisbane’s long-awaited Metro system begins operation today, with a route between Eight Miles Plains and the University of Queensland the first to carry fare-paying
Read more 21 October 2024
Australia Post freighters. | Newsreel

Australia Post spreads it wings with new planes

Australia Post has upgraded its aerial fleet bringing on two new Airbus freighters in the lead-up to the Christmas eCommerce boom. Australia Post General Manager Premium
Read more 18 October 2024
Australian Border Force signage. | Newsreel

Tech boost needed to maximise benefits of trade and travel

Outgoing Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today. Here is an extract of his speech, focussed
Read more 16 October 2024
Wisk aircraft. | Newsreel

Brisbane 2032 to launch a million air taxi flights

Airservices Australia is preparing for around one million air taxi flights each year across Australia in less than 20 years, with the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and
Read more 16 October 2024
Business owner looking at bills. | Newsreel

Businesses late to pay at an increasing rate

Businesses are struggling to pay their bills, with late payments at their highest level in more than three years. The latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index (BRI)
Read more 16 October 2024
Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland.

Kangaroo Point Bridge to open December 15

Brisbane’s newest river crossing will open on December 15, when the Kangaroo Point Bridge welcomes its first pedestrians. A Brisbane City Council statement said,
Read more 14 October 2024
Qantas planes. | Newsreel

Qantas fined $100m for selling tickets on cancelled flights

Qantas has been ordered to pay a $100 million fine for selling tickets on flights that didn’t exist. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina
Read more 9 October 2024
Story costs are starting to be passed on in higher fuel costs - Newsreel

Fuel storage laws starting to push up costs

Fuel prices are likely to rise as importers begin to pass on the compliance costs of new storage requirements. The second stage of Minimum Stockholding Obligations took
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