500 cu m of timber kept 1,742 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere, and was regrown in just 38 minutes. Australia’s first mass engineered timber fire station has taken the…

A consortium led by Laing O’Rourke and Aecom has been named delivery partner for the A$7.1bn (US$4.7bn) Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games build-out. The “Unite32” consortium will be…

The “Spark” consortium building Melbourne’s A$11bn North East Link mega road and tunnelling project has decided to use UK technology company nPlan’s AI-led project assurance and risk management platform as…

Perth Airport has awarded the “Skyway” joint venture of BMD Group and CPB Contractors a contract reported to be worth A$1bn to build Perth Airport’s third runway. The 3km-long runway…

Sydney Airport has launched a tender seeking a panel of architectural and engineering companies to oversee a five-year, US$3.9bn (A$6bn) capital works programme. 

The 22-hectare, mixed-use Barangaroo South development has been completed on a former container port on Sydney’s north-western harbour. Seen as an extension of Sydney’s central business district, Barangaroo South has…

An Australian team featuring BMD Group, Cimic subsidiary CPB Contractors and Georgiou has won a US$621m (A$950m) contract from the Queensland state government to upgrade the Gateway Motorway and Bruce…

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has begun building 100 new preschools with the aim of doubling their number by 2027 at a cost of US$504m (A$769m). Construction…

Cimic subsidiary CPB Contractors has won a US$109m (A$165m) contract from the West Australian state government for the early contractor involvement phase on a new primary school in East Perth.…

UK construction consultant Turner & Townsend has won a contract to manage the project of building a 300-bed, $592m (AU$910m) hospital to serve the growing population of Western Sydney, New…

OCU Group, a contractor based in Stockport, UK has announced its entry into the Australian market through the acquisition of multidisciplinary All Energy Contracting (AEC) for an undisclosed sum. AEC…

UK engineer and asset manager Amey has re-entered the Australian market through its acquisition of Premise, a multidisciplinary consultancy it has bought for an undisclosed sum. The move is part…

The federal government of Australia and the state government of Queensland have announced a joint US$2.3bn investment for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. The money will go towards the…

A 85,000 sq m overhaul of Sydney Harbour designed by Norwegian architect Snøhetta and Australia’s Hassell has been approved by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission. The project was…

Bechtel says it has delivered Sydney’s new US$3.5bn international airport on budget and nearly seven months early after being appointed as delivery partner in 2018. Passenger and cargo flights are…

Australian miner Thiess, which is 60% owned by Cimic, has won a three-year, US$1.5bn (A$2.3bn) contract extension to expand Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont coal mine near Dysart in Queensland’s Bowen…

Cimic subsidiary UGL has won a A$120m, three and a half year contract by Australian state broadband agency NBN Co to upgrade the internet infrastructure in the eastern states of…

Multiplex has finished the terminal building at Australia’s newest airport, Western Sydney International (WSI) in the suburb of Badgery’s Creek some 40km west of Sydney’s central business district. Billed as…