Develop Global proceeds with $570 million mining projects
Mining projects in Sulphur Springs and Pioneer Dome will proceed as global commodities trader, Trafigura, commits to purchasing copper, zine and lithium from them.
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Extra $420 million has been committed to to Queensland’s CopperString Transmission Link
This major project is aimed at linking the State’s north and north-west regions with the National Electricity Market.
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Iren plans to build a $10 billion AI data centre in South Australia
The planned 800 MW data centre will be over twice as large as any other centre currently built in Australia.
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Northern section of Inland Rail scrapped
The Federal Government dumped the northern half of the Inland Rail freight project – the section connecting Parkes in central NSW to near Brisbane — after independent cost assurance put the full 1,600km project at more than $45 billion, over four times the original budget, with delivery not possible before 2036.
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Queensland Government unveils Gold Coast Transport Plan
Metro-style buses are planned to be the main transport service provided for commuters within the State’s southern suburbs, replacing the previously cancelled light rail plan which was axed due to community backlash.
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