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The wharf and interchange is designed to provide customers with accessible, safe and comfortable public transport infrastructure. The wharf will comprise a steel floating pontoon connected to land by a concrete bridge and aluminium gangway. The concrete bridge will have an entry platform on land and extend into the river to a covered waiting area with seating where it connects to a gangway that connects to the pontoon. The pontoon will have glass screens and …

New laws regulating foreign investment in Australia have been introduced to Parliament by Treasurer Joe Hockey. The Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill grants more power to the Australian Tax Office (ATO), the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the government when it comes to enforcing foreign investor rules. Three will be a “self-report” period between now and November 30, where those in breach of the investment rules can receive a reduced penalty. The …

Melbourne has been named the world’s most liveable city in The Economist’s annual study for the fifth year running. Melbourne has topped The Economist’s liveability rankings for a fifth consecutive year. But planning experts have warned that, while the liveability rankings were “marketing nirvana”, they were meaningless for much of Melbourne, and got in the way of improving the city. And a social services group said the ranking failed to recognise the growing disparity between those rich enough to live where …

DEMAND for apartments hit a record high in July, with the City of Sydney receiving more than 2400 development applications for units in just one month. The record figure highlights the significant push from developers who want to lure potential buyers closer to the CBD. One hundred new homes are being completed in the City of Sydney area each week, and over the past five years approximately 1900 dwellings have been built in the LGA …