New South Wales (NSW) stories
The NSW government launches new cyber security strategy to boost public sector capability and combat cyber threats.
NSW Government and Microsoft sign deal to boost digital and data capabilities, unearthing new insights in the process.
The New South Wales government sponsors The RegTech Association to support growth in the emerging regulatory technology sector.
Councils could soon use digital planning tools to cut delays and paper work, while blockchain may also reshape property settlements and rentals.
Value capture could help fund more projects as Australia’s infrastructure pipeline swells, with nearby landowners, businesses and taxpayers set to gain.
NSW’s near GBP £47 billion infrastructure pipeline is expected to lift property values and spur development around three Sydney rail projects.
Residents and developers could face tighter rules as Sydney commits to net zero carbon buildings by 2050 and new builds by 2030.
The deal broadens AVJennings' New Zealand business into retail land sales and adds a 580-lot site near Auckland's northern growth corridor.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
A 5% lift in project selection and delivery could add GBP £5 billion to New Zealand’s planned infrastructure spend over the next decade.
A new hybrid rent-to-buy model could give buyers price certainty and help unlock more homes as Australia’s rental market strains further.
Excluding asset recycling from the review could leave councils without a key option to fund roads, water and housing as costs rise.
Drought-hit cities are turning sewage into a valuable supply, cutting demand on drinking water and easing pressure on rivers and seas.
Record transport spending will not ease congestion or housing shortages fast enough, according to Infrastructure New Zealand, which says funding still lags Australia.
Road spending is set to top AUD $20 billion this financial year, but rail projects may crowd it out after 2018 as costs rise.
Neighbouring buildings and utilities can be left at risk when retaining walls fail, making rapid drainage and stabilisation critical on site.
Australia’s public works boom is nearing its peak, with activity forecast to fall next year as LNG projects finish and government spending eases.
Rising demand for homes, jobs and green space is driving multi-billion-dollar city makeovers from Paris to New York and Cairo.
Growing cities will need more than USD $55 billion in priority transport works over the next 15 years, Infrastructure Australia says.
Airports may still hold banned foam stocks as New Zealand probes PFOS and PFOA contamination, raising health and environmental fears.