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A deep analysis reveals the flawed structure and opaqueness of the proposed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport deal.
The UK is deciding who has ultimate responsibility for infrastructure weathering a harsher climate.
If New Zealand wants to see real improvement in community-level services and infrastructure, we need to finally make a decision on the true purpose of regional, city and district councils.
We’re already seeing the impacts of weather extremes on key parts of our lives, from the food we eat to the roads we use and our health.
Australia is short of construction workers, yet qualified and experienced migrants are far more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than workers born in Australia.
Austerity means choosing not to invest in citizens, contrary to the mandate of South Africa’s constitution.
China’s engagement with Africa has evolved over the past 24 years, with a shift towards mutually beneficial investments.
The past eight Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summits, since 2000, have not resulted in mutual gain, particularly in trade and industrialisation for Africa.
Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
African countries can learn a lot from Hong Kong on how to use the gains from rising urban land prices to fund infrastructure and other public services.
A civil engineer explains why roadways and rails warp and crack in the heat − and points to some innovative ways to keep the US transportation system healthy as long as possible.
The scanning of a package of gum in an Ohio grocery store in 1974 marked the beginning of an era.
NSW could buy the private operator Transurban and then charge lower tolls over a greater number of roads.
Will Labour’s pothole politics provide the meaningful infrastructure investment desperately needed in Britain?
Resource laws and processes have tried to keep politics out of decision making. But this technocratic approach carries its own problems. The challenge is getting the balance right.
A quirk in the funding formula means remote councils in some states get far less than in others.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
Finance minister Nicola Willis made good on two promises with her first budget – tax cuts and no surprises. But the belt tightening required to do that will have longer-term consequences.
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