Tag archive: light rail

Dampened public service wage growth may take the steam out of the ACT's booming economy, according to the latest Deloitte Access Economics business outlook. A bigger Australian Public Service during the public health response to the pandemic has been good for Canberra, but those numbers have been declining as the crisis recedes, and Deloitte says the scrapping of the 2...

Going into an election year, the latest economic forecast for the ACT would have Chief Minister Andrew Barr smiling at what could be seen as an endorsement of his government's policy direction. The Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlook for December calls the ACT the "little territory that could", defying the national downturn and recording its largest-ever share of the national...

Stage 1 of Canberra's light rail network has been awarded the Asia-Pacific Transport Deal of the Year 2016 by Project Finance International. The award recognises the light rail project as a clear example of how public-private partnerships can deliver transportation infrastructure to local communities. The award also highlights the world-class partnership between the ACT Government and the Canberra Metro consortium....

Statement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: Work on Stage 2 of our city-wide light rail network is one of a number of election commitments delivered in the 2016-17 Budget Review. The Review also details further progress on our path to budget balance. Despite funding cuts from the Federal Government, most recently through reduced GST and grant funding, the Government...