Project Tracker
Government projects
Hospitals, roads, schools, rail and infrastructure — with budgets and completion status.
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AUKUS SSN acquisition
Over budgetOsborne + Perth, SA · Defence · federal
Nuclear-powered submarines: 3-5 Virginia-class + 8 SSN-AUKUS. Life-of-program cost $268–368bn to 2055.
Original budget
A$268.00B
Current budget
A$368.00B
Difference
+A$100.00B (37%)
Completion3% - Over Budget
Hunter Class Frigate program
Over budgetOsborne shipyard, SA · Defence · federal
9 anti-submarine frigates, originally $35bn. 2024 review cut to 6 ships, cost now $45bn+.
Original budget
A$35.00B
Current budget
A$45.00B
Difference
+A$10.00B (29%)
Completion20% - In Progress
Suburban Rail Loop East (SRL East)
Cheltenham to Box Hill, VIC · Transport · state
Underground rail linking Melbourne middle suburbs. Cost estimates range $34.5bn (govt) to $200bn (PBO).
Original budget
A$34.50B
Current budget
A$34.50B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion8% - In Progress
Suburban Rail Loop
Melbourne, VIC · rail · state
Underground orbital rail line connecting Melbourne's middle suburbs.
Original budget
A$34.50B
Current budget
A$34.50B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion12% - Over Budget
Inland Rail
Over budgetMelbourne to Brisbane, NSW · rail · federal
1,700km freight rail line linking Melbourne and Brisbane.
Original budget
A$9.30B
Current budget
A$31.00B
Difference
+A$21.70B (233%)
Completion40% - Over Budget
North East Link (VIC)
Over budgetBulleen to Greensborough, VIC · Transport · state
Twin 6.5km tunnels closing missing ring-road link. Cost now $26bn.
Original budget
A$15.80B
Current budget
A$26.00B
Difference
+A$10.20B (65%)
Completion30% - Completed
Sydney Metro (City & Southwest)
Over budgetChatswood to Sydenham, NSW · Transport · state
New harbour crossing metro line. Original $12bn (2017); final ~$21.6bn. Opened August 2024.
Original budget
A$12.00B
Current budget
A$21.60B
Difference
+A$9.60B (80%)
Completion100% - In Progress
Rewiring the Nation
National transmission, · Energy · federal
$20bn low-cost finance facility for priority transmission projects (Marinus Link, VNI West, HumeLink).
Original budget
A$20.00B
Current budget
A$20.00B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion25% - In Progress
Torrens to Darlington (T2D) motorway
Adelaide North-South Corridor, SA · Transport · state
Final 10.5km twin tunnel section of North-South Corridor. Budget $15.4bn joint fed/state funding.
Original budget
A$15.40B
Current budget
A$15.40B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion12% - In Progress
Metro Tunnel (Melbourne)
Over budgetKensington to South Yarra, VIC · Transport · state
9km twin rail tunnels, 5 new underground stations. Now ~$13.5bn (from $11bn).
Original budget
A$11.00B
Current budget
A$13.50B
Difference
+A$2.50B (23%)
Completion95% - Delayed
Snowy Hydro 2.0
Over budgetKosciuszko National Park, NSW · Energy · federal
2,000 MW pumped-hydro expansion. Original 2017 estimate $2bn; now $12bn and delayed to at least 2028.
Original budget
A$2.00B
Current budget
A$12.00B
Difference
+A$10.00B (500%)
Completion45% - In Progress
METRONET (Perth)
Over budgetPerth suburban rail, WA · Transport · state
Multi-project suburban rail expansion — Yanchep, Thornlie–Cockburn, Ellenbrook lines. Total ~$10bn.
Original budget
A$10.00B
Current budget
A$11.00B
Difference
+A$1.00B (10%)
Completion70% - In Progress
Housing Australia Future Fund
National, · Housing · federal
$10bn investment fund targeting 30,000 social & affordable homes over 5 years.
Original budget
A$10.00B
Current budget
A$10.00B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion15% - In Progress
Western Harbour Tunnel
Over budgetSydney, NSW · road · state
Twin road tunnel under Sydney Harbour.
Original budget
A$6.60B
Current budget
A$7.20B
Difference
+A$600.0M (9%)
Completion55% - In Progress
Cross River Rail
Over budgetBrisbane, QLD · rail · state
10.2km rail line through inner-city Brisbane with new underground stations.
Original budget
A$5.40B
Current budget
A$7.10B
Difference
+A$1.70B (31%)
Completion78% - In Progress
Hydrogen Headstart
Over budgetNational, · Energy · federal
$4bn production credit tender for large-scale renewable hydrogen projects.
Original budget
A$4.00B
Current budget
A$6.70B
Difference
+A$2.70B (68%)
Completion20% - In Progress
Western Sydney Airport
Badgerys Creek, NSW · infrastructure · federal
New international airport at Badgerys Creek, scheduled to open in 2026.
Original budget
A$5.30B
Current budget
A$5.30B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion72% - In Progress
Marinus Link
Tas–Vic undersea cable, TAS · Energy · federal
1,500 MW HVDC interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria. Stage 1 (750MW) FID Nov 2024.
Original budget
A$3.80B
Current budget
A$3.80B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion15% - In Progress
NBN — Fibre to the Node upgrades
National, · Infrastructure · federal
Upgrade 1.5m premises from FTTN to full fibre. $2.4bn Commonwealth equity injection announced 2022.
Original budget
A$2.40B
Current budget
A$2.40B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion65% - Over Budget
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Over budgetAdelaide, SA · hospital · state
New 800-bed Royal Adelaide Hospital — completed (historical reference).
Original budget
A$1.70B
Current budget
A$2.40B
Difference
+A$700.0M (41%)
Completion100% - In Progress
Great Barrier Reef 2050 Plan
Queensland reef, QLD · Environment · federal
$1.2bn joint federal-state program for water quality, crown-of-thorns control, restoration research.
Original budget
A$1.20B
Current budget
A$1.20B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion40% - Planned
Solar Sunshot
National, · Energy · federal
$1bn production credit program to establish domestic solar PV manufacturing.
Original budget
A$1.00B
Current budget
A$1.00B
Difference
+A$0 (0%)
Completion10%