INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA TO FOCUS ON HIGHEST-PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR NATION’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
National Cabinet has agreed that Infrastructure Australia will now evaluate project proposals which require more than $250 million in Commonwealth funding – an increase from the previous threshold of $100 million.
FURTHER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR AVIATION AND APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL
The Australian Government has further extended key assistance measures to support domestic aviation, as well as announcing the appointment of a Future of Aviation Reference Panel as the aviation sector works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
COUNTRY’S BEST COMPETE TO BUILD NEW BRIDGEWATER BRIDGE

Two of the country’s top construction companies have been shortlisted to build Hobart’s new Bridgewater Bridge.
MORE WATER FOR GIPPSLAND WITH START OF PHASE 2 OF MACALISTER IRRIGATION DISTRICT PROJECT

The Australian and Victorian Governments have announced the start of work on Phase 2 of the Macalister Irrigation District modernisation project following the signing of a construction milestone funding agreement.
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW ON THE TODAY SHOW, 10 December 2020
Subjects: Australia’s Terror Threat, Coronavirus, $398 million for the Safer Roads Program;
TRANSCRIPT: DOORSTOP INTERVIEW, 10 DECEMBER 2020
Subjects: New South Wales Safer Roads Program; Cashless Welfare Debit Card; COVID-19 vaccination; industrial relations; trade with China.
WORK BEGINS ON WESTERN IRRIGATION NETWORK PROJECT
The $116 million Western Irrigation Network project to deliver a new, secure source of water for large-scale agricultural use has started construction following the signing of a funding agreement between the Australian and Victorian
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW ON FIRST EDITION, SKY NEWS, 10 December 2020
Subjects: Trade Relations, $398 million for the Safer Roads Program, Jobs in regional Australia;
ROAD SAFETY AND JOBS BOOST FOR REGIONAL NSW
The Australian and New South Wales Governments’ accelerated $398 million investment in road safety improvements through the Safer Roads Program is starting to make a big difference in regional communities, with works under way across the state and many more soon to kick off.
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW ON SUNRISE, CHANNEL 7, 10 December 2020
Subjects: Trade Relations, $398 million for the Safer Roads Program;