Top 10 Biggest Megaprojects in Australia

[@MegaBuildsYT]

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[@Invasion128.]

You can explain sri lanka mega projects please 😢

[@Viewer-zs6xj]

CONGRATS 🥳 I love how informative this is.

[@Viewer-zs6xj]

What a honor to have the 1m subscribers episode be about my home country!

[@Invasion128.]

I watched your all videos ❤

[@charlesleonard7734]

Congrats on 1Mil you deserve it.

[@alistairmills7608]

As an Aussie, most of the Australian mega projects get completed but at about ten times the original forecast prices.

[@georgekordis4268]

Come on man are all you people all that slow do you realy think these grub government aren't taking a cut out of all these blow out projects.

[@Hype7media]

Over budget and late That's just become SOP for Australia

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

You reckon Australia's alone there?

[@zorbakaput8537]

Just like the potato comments that love conspiracy theories below - never let the facts get in the way of some good Aussie BS.

[@OhhFuckYeh]

over budget and undelivered with key features removed to reduce the cost

[@HarveyHamieExtra]

I live in Melbourne, the one thing that's always happening is construction, its everywhere but it always seems like it never gets done. Another topic you could talk about is the Melbourne airport train that keeps getting pushed back.

[@deaconmacdonald2570]

A reason for that is the influence of the CFMEU over the state government. They lobby very hard for large contradiction projects mostly as a way to have jobs for union members so they have a reason to be in the union. That’s why despite many of the skyscrapers in the cbd being unoccupied they still continue to build more even though we really don’t need them lmao

[@BadBed1982]

The unions and labor have sent this state broke.@@deaconmacdonald2570

[@josephj6521]

A LNP government will direct more money to healthcare? Haha! Pigs may fly.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Yes, everywhere you go in Melbourne something new is being built. If i don’t go to a certain place often, everything has changed lol.

[@lordgmlp]

Airport rail link is nothing but a political quagmire, a pissing contest. So no we don’t need to embarrass ourselves further to the world.

[@jameseverts9771]

I'm a proud Aussie, but we are notorious for over budget everything

[@georgekordis4268]

Politicians property portfolios aren't cheap where do you their getting the money from.

[@TheJimbles]

Happens everywhere in the world...

[@sajjad3763]

@@TheJimbles burj khalifa took 1 billion usd to build

[@Mazigaro]

@@sajjad37631 billion dollars and still no sewer system lol they literally use shit sucker trucks 😮

[@iainhetherington4608]

And you know that the companies tendering for those projects know that they really only have to get the job !

[@paulburgess-qr9rx]

I live in Sydney and the Sydney metro west project is going ahead after the new state government had seriously looked at canceling the project and another thing is that an additional station is likely to be built between parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park at camellia

[@ATLANTABOY527]

How are construction wages? Trade unions?

[@wildstorm74]

As they should. Yes, it's more money than planned.....BUT honestly which people fail to understand is. As long as the project is going to improve on something, and actually gets done or even process is made. Money isn't a problem. No powerful country fears spending money.😎

[@Lifts_QWERTY]

Thanks for doing Australia and congrats to 1 million subscribers

[@wombat_416]

Awesome to see some the big projects here in Australia on your channel. I've been working on the Snowy project for over 2 years now.

[@Cedawood]

Too right ❤

[@devono7230]

I thought snowy 2.0 got the boot

[@wombat_416]

@@devono7230 not a chance. Way too far into it now.

[@punkmetalbabe]

At least one of the tunnel borers were bogged for around a year, and I think it’s only just started working again.

[@wombat_416]

@@punkmetalbabe don’t believe everything you hear in the media, I work at that site.

[@wbadventures2024]

Wow didn’t think little old Adelaide would be featured on this amazing channel! 😮

[@randomdude2880]

We’ve heard enough about Melbourne and Sydney, Adelaide’s turn!

[@stephenpercy4643]

@@randomdude2880 You go gurrl!!

[@IonianGarden]

At least Ben Folds wrote a song about Adelaide.

[@goodoldozzy5731]

I think the south road T2D (Torrens to Darlington) tunnel projects in Adelaide should’ve been one of the mega projects on here

[@adityabenwalca]

Not a single project that is either on time or within budget..

[@fishofgold6553]

To be fair, it sounds to me like it's very normal for large projects to go over-budget.

[@adityabenwalca]

@@fishofgold6553 I understand. Here in India, there are very few projects that are completed within budget. But I expected that things would be different in Australia.

[@georgekordis4268]

That's because government grubs are getting cuts out of all these projects they sign.​@@fishofgold6553

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Here in Western Australia we've built a new Stadium and Childrens Hospital, both worth over a billion Dollars each, on time and within budget. Anything involving a tunnel always has cost blowouts. And anything involving the Military, because all Military Contractors are used to fleecing the American Government, who hands out money like candy at Halloween.

[@fishofgold6553]

@@tsubadaikhan6332 "...all Military Contractors are used to fleecing the American Government, who hands out money like candy at Halloween." Yeah, recently I've heard that this is a major cause of cost blowouts and a valid reason to say that public-private partnerships are a scam. Government should hold the superior position in such contracts and be able to sue the private partner for breach of contract if the private entity stubbornly slows the project and tries to squeeze more money out of it.

[@AlessandroDiGaudio]

We watched one of your videos in geography class. They really liked it :)

[@tahirrao2011]

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[@MegaBuildsYT]

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[@mohammadiqbalkhan2888]

Yes ! Go Ahead Australia- You need these mega projects!

[@Kwint.]

100Billion for 100km of metro railways.. i think theyre better off investing that in something else lol

[@stephenpercy4643]

They did -- -- $600billion in three [nuke] submarines -- they have more dollars than sense!

[@1763-o3f]

But how would the governments friends make money?

[@TheJimbles]

What? More money on roads to create more traffic and pollution?

[@wildstorm74]

We are too far into it now. Nothing great in life normally doesn't go to plan, and nothing great comes easy or cheap either sadly. If the project is going to improve on something, money isn't a problem. Why do you think America is considered to be the strongest country in the world? Wild guess, it's because their government and people don't fear spending money.

[@petersinclair3997]

@@stephenpercy4643 It’s $368 billion, for current and “next generation” submarines, under AUKUS.

[@USEditor]

This is definitely one of your standout videos-for me at least. For reasons I can’t exactly explain-and I’m a steadfast subscriber to your channel-this particular post totally grabbed my attention straight off. Something I love when it occurs. The subject matter here captured my imagination because one doesn’t often realize how architecturally bold, aggressive, and logical Australia is being at this time. Who knew? I found it genuinely riveting and creatively inspiring. It actually reinvigorated my sagging architectural creative mindset. I totally owe that to this very video, and believe me, it’s most appreciated. The subject of projects in Australia captured interested me because one doesn’t often realize how architecturally bold, aggressive, and innovative Australia is being at this time. I mean, of course, that country is historically excellent at designing and building remarkable things. However, here you perfectly presented their currently astonishing “new think” efforts on a big silver platter. Who knew? Whoa Nellie! Good for you! Your video just made me super jealous of the building designs coming out of Australia. Even what’s now being built in London and China are inspired eye catching concepts. However, it’s the Australian projects in your video that I find utterly logical by far because they apparently did their homework to accommodate directly how people actually live, move about, and likely may by 2030. The parsing out and organizing of the conundrums of issues each project faces-politically, economically, socially, environmentally, their budgetary pressures, engineering challenges, fluctuating completion deadlines, and dealing with the often unforeseen-is brilliant in this video. I badly desire by far more architectural concept overreach in the U.S. that incites passionately expressed debate and cognitive conflict. To preserve the old while building new-but not for new’s sake. As President Kennedy said regarding our race to space: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” This thinking is vital and is the life’s blood of architectural concepts during any era-it clearly is in Australia today. The United States needs building projects that capture the attention and excites its 333 million citizens-of all ages. As comedian Lewis Black says, “Build something f___ing big and ‘stuuu-pendous’ because-if you build it, the ‘peee-ople’ will come. Build a huge damn dam in Utah because peee-ople will pay to see that!” Like Australia, besides highways, bridges, and train tracks, what on the grandest scale could be built in the U.S. that would be forever prominent and tap into the minds, hearts, and pride of its citizens? To me American architects have been playing it safe (I can see the hate comments now), over the recent years. We need more big and unpredictable building and project designs that embrace evolving purposes, evolutionary sustainability, that are technically constructed for longevity. Much like the Australian projects highlighted in this KZbin video. Shitkies, even Moscow’s rising skyscrapers behind the Kremlin are actually impressive. Huge concepts using a CAD program are great -but there needs to be more beyond that in the U.S. What’s our next Boston “Big Dig” to build that’s tangible to everyone? Australia, thank goodness, is doing a 180° turn, countering what’s occurring in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Miami to name a few. I do outright dislike and dismiss entirely the macramé looking skyline that Dubai has become and sports with its parody of facades. Worse, I much dislike entirely Dubai’s horrible urban planning that outright ignores, and is literally hostile towards, the simple tenets of “city” dynamics. Real cities, like those in Australia, prosper from the sum of their bustling neighborhood communities that are seamlessly tied together by robust rapid transit systems. Australia clearly understands and respects how people actually live in its urban regions. Imagine had Dubai 25 years ago embraced a “mixed use” city plan, with various elevated public transit systems (it’s terrain doesn’t support underground infrastructure), with individually identifiable community hubs-what a template for the world Dubai could have been. Upsetting, still-all the construction workers who actually built Dubai’s skyscrapers can’t afford to live in (nor reside near) that metropolis built for millionaires. They’re actually not welcome particularly the barely payed tradesmen imported from neighboring countries. If I may digress: FYI (no joke) the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has no grey/black water sewage system running to it-it’s basically a 830 meter tall Porta Potty. All of its waste water (grey and black) literally has to be transported away from the structure by truck daily. Dang, maybe just fill tanker cars with sewage and run them via a dedicated rail line out of the city. Couldn’t build a like running structure in Australia. This video got me asking the question: Why on earth isn’t the United States (of all places) not currently on par with Australia architecturally speaking? Not to mention urban planning wise. Back to this wonderful video. It goes without saying that your usually stellar and wonderfully consistent production values are on full display here-then some. This video doesn’t waste a word due to its tight and confidently well edited script. Its chosen plethora of pertinent information is perfectly dissected and concise. Per usual-your visually smooth, seamless, and captivating editing of each segment is excellent. And your choices of areas to highlight brought everything home to great satisfaction. One didn’t have to mentally muddle through placing the puzzle pieces together like other such video channels do regarding this genre. This video didn’t feel boilerplate nor rudimentary-a framework it could have easily fallen into but didn’t. I greatly appreciated your outlining the sometimes controversial and cumbersome facets that face various projects e.g. the budgeted vs. the actual project cost overruns; political tugs of war; environmental realities; foresight regarding any economic impact; and the acceptance (or lack there of) by citizens. Finally, the only Australian project that causes me significant pause is regarding the new WSI Airport. I think its location is perfect but there’s a big “however” regarding traveler logistics-it’s about the 40 kilometer distance to and from central Sydney… …it’s “literally” about the same distance between downtown Washington, D.C. (where I live) to the heavily used Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland. No matter if there’s a super fast bullet train on a fast track between the airport and Sydney there better be a heavy duty highway or highways built to the airport as well because passengers radiate from around the airport-not from train stations. The airport is “the” hub for everything. At best, any train platforms would literally have to be directly under plane waiting rooms and boarding gates to be genuinely enticing-but that’s not exactly full proof logistically either. Getting off an 8-hour flight from Hawaii to visit Aunt Sue and Uncle Henry who live south of Sydney (with luggage) presents black and white dilemmas. Does Uncle Henry pick you up from the super busy downtown Sydney train station or from the airport? You’ve been on a long flight, have to go through customs, wait to get your luggage from the carousel, take a tram to the trains, then buy a train ticket, ride the train, then trudge through the bustling city station into the heavily congested city streets around the station, then have to face the unavoidable car ride to wherever. Then there is the option to tag and pay a taxi or schedule an Uber or Lyft ride. No matter, this opinion is very pricey and vulnerable to price gouging-particularly for tourists. Where I am nobody uses the train that runs between the BWI Airport and D.C. Everyone gets dropped off or picked up by car at BWI-and the only way this works is with the four, wide, multiple lane primary highways that wrap around the airport. They being: I-195, MD Rt. 295, I-695 and I-97. Currently BWI only carries a quarter of the flight traffic that’s anticipated for WSI in 2030. We endure it, but the four BWI highway routes get clogged “before” both the morning and evening rush hours-and worse still-during. I sure hope that by 2030 the WSI will be ready out of the proverbial boarding gate. Fingers crossed. But I’d start mixing that concrete to build some hefty highway to WSI starting now. Just saying. Thanks for reading, - W. Washington, D.C.

[@planetdisco4821]

Southbank in Melbourne is more like A collection of concrete and glass termite mounds than a place humans would want to live. I should know, I worked as a tower crane dog man on many of these buildings. These towers plunge straight down to the traffic nightmare that is city road with a thin strip of bitumen footpath on either side of it. There are no trees, no cafes, no pubs. The “entertainment precinct” adjacent to it is a casino and a series of overpriced restaurants that all face onto the Yarra river but present nothing but a series of entrances to underground car park entrances towards Southbank and that I would feel extremely uncomfortable walking home to my steel and glass termite mound any time after midnight. The docklands precinct is possibly even worse. It’s cold bleak and windswept and utterly lacking in anything resembling a human space and poorly serviced by public transport. And has the world’s second most stupid Ferris wheel presiding over it. That said, Melbourne’s older inner suburbs and CBD are truly beautiful. Broad tree-lined streets, classic architecture and gorgeous parks. Our state governments and councils need to look around and see the parts of our city that work and stip receiving paper bags stuffed full of money for rubber stamping permits. And I’ll end this little rant by describing what really triggered it in the first place. The Eureka tower, which until fairly recently was not just Australia’s but also the world’s tallest residential apartment block has a 24 hour convenience store at its foot. For months on my way to work in the mornings I saw two teenage homeless girls and their dog camping there while nearly a hundred floors above them was one of the most expensive penthouse apartments in the southern hemisphere. To me it served as a sort of living bar graph describing the disparity in wealth distribution in the modern world. I am far from a bleeding heart lefty but I feel that there’s a certain point where the gap between the haves and the have nots becomes a danger with regards to social cohesion. We crossed that point sometime in the early 90’s. anyway, rant ended, time for bed…

[@JayDominic-d1s]

welll if the climate change cult followers of melbourne stopped voting for Marxist politicians, you might one day see decent projects happen

[@MrAnperm]

Well said.

[@MickerDonnie]

Wow, this video really highlights how unproductive our government is, with so many of these projects being delayed!

[@Vespasian00201]

The state govs do not run or build the projects. They come up with an objective devise a plan and bring it to tender; within a budget. Normally from listening to public. All those projects are designed to improve our lives. Except the NT solar farm

[@WilliamSchober-l8g]

Amazing work by the Aussies 😮 Thanks 4 sharing this.

[@sayyedimtiyaz5061]

Good Content bro we love it ❤❤❤❤

[@shoreseeker]

It’s taken 2 years for a 6m bridge to be built in my local suburb. It cuts off a significant road and the residents are furious as its completion has been pushed back again. I can’t imagine how long it would take for these mega projects if they can’t finish a 6 meter bridge 😂

[@wbadventures2024]

Brisbane upgrading its city infrastructures for the 2032 Olympics is another mega project in Oz!

[@dududadadede96]

I'm guessing they're considered more to be smaller projects spread over a wide area. I'm not sure the final plans have been announced yet.

[@cams.photography]

I’m in Sydney and can confirm that the Metro is all working and is very fast

[@leighkate4101]

The Main reason these projects go WAY over budget in Australia is due to the attitude of some Companies and Unions. Iv done inspections on some of these projects and Its a very Very relaxed industry, to the point they only use certain people they can trust to drag out the project. The standby times for these project workers is Utterly Unbelievable. Its actually embarrassing to watch and be apart of, While on site Iv been TOLD there's no hurry and have been left waiting for 4 hours to do a 30min job plus the 1hr (over the top) induction. These companies seem to think because the Government is funding the project, They can draw it out due to the fact its an unbankruptable source of money. Unions continually interrupt projects due to ridiculous stop work weather conditions and pay disputes, despite them getting paid for 8+hrs a day when actually doing nothing in some cases. Unions are the cause of Australia's car manufacturing industry to vanish. These Projects will go the same way.

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Yeah. Unions are terrible. That's why we have the highest minimum wage in the world. Unions actually a hell of a lot better than they used to be, they are aware now now that projects disappear if they get too needy. And vehicle manufacturers that were more focussed on Government Subsidies than making good vehicles was what killed the Australian Car industry. Try and find a happy owner of a Holden Cruze... Parts for that car were being imported from their US subsidised plant, despite being cheaper to make here. General Motors is now practically Chinese.

[@charliepyle1626]

over 100k for a stop go man, 120k for construction worker. Its a joke

[@FeverDog]

​@charliepyle1626 100k a year to stand in the blistering sun and deal with lunatics too concerned with what's on their phone rather than paying attention their surroundings. Sounds like fair compensation.

[@Inucroft]

Oh no, the horror of *check notes* Worker's protections and general safety

[@leighkate4101]

@@charliepyle1626 Dont get me going on the Road Works, Same SH#@ the Government is paying so why not milk the Tax payer. All Tax paying projects need to be caped regardless if a simple hole in the road or a major train tunnel. If the company I work for decided to double our quote for a job, We'd be out of business in a week.

[@minxythemerciless]

For the Singapore solar power cable, it's likely the biggest problem will be getting indigenous Australian approval for the overland and littoral parts of the cable. The history of laying gas pipelines, including offshore says there will be very vigorous opposition to it even happening, or if it does happen then exorbitant 'compensation' in the billions will have to be paid.

[@russelldeane4591]

As you may or may not be looking for other projects, the Province of Saskatchewan has some large projects coming in the near future. New Downtown Event Centre including a new and larger arena for sporting event like the local WHL team The Blades and NLL team The Rush, and bigger concert venues. A new library is being built downtown as well. A brand new Bus Rapid Transit System is being included as well to help with transporting locals and visitors in and out of the downtown area and more. With the booming economy of Saskatchewan, even more possible large, even mega projects could be in the works. Hope to see it in your videos one day.

[@billyates112]

I am impressed and glad to see other cities creating a new vibrancy with imaginative projects!!

[@russelldeane4591]

@@billyates112 not only that but the city has hired one of the best project planners in the world to oversee the project, they have designed successful downtown event center all over the world.

[@campagnian]

Looks like Australia is working on some gigantic projects indeed!

[@99footballfreak]

Don't get too excited, Australia will cancel major projects due things like one tree frog being displaced from a muddy ditch. We have green terrorists in our government who will happily stop a project that can benefit all for some pathetic reason. We of all countries should be building nuclear energy in our vast barren country, not some ineffective wind farms that are maintenance heavy & expensive to run.

[@antonybaker8752]

So we're going to power Singapore before Australia?

[@arffadailey8055]

Not going to happen. Twiggy going hydrogen.

[@matthewkrishna74]

I live in sydney. It's surreal how close this video is too government ads. Most of these projects don't get built due to constant privatisation. If we had a decent ministry of public building works and infrastructure, maybe we could actually do all this stuff

[@markomanenica9860]

Yeah Socialist govts always have efficient public works 😂

[@traviolisupreme]

Seriously the best content, thanks for making this, legend.

[@lasika_nim]

Amazing video! Congrats on reaching 1M subscribers! 🥳

[@BuiltToRace_com]

Typical cost blowouts for Aus - to the benefit of a few

[@Jesse13Storms]

Crikey! I didnt know my country had all these megaprojects Wow mate🇭🇲

[@taylor....]

16:20 the Right wing of the Australian Governments are great at pledging everything in an Election cycle. But once in they cut budgets of everything close beds in hospitals defund public schools in favour of donating ( under the table ) to Private schools which their kids may or may not go to. There has been more infrastructure done in Victoria under this Left wing Government than the last 5 governments or 20 plus years. So I would say keep it going. Its creating work too.

[@Bernie5172]

the solar panel monstrosity in NT was cannelled years ago

[@possummagic3571]

Thank God! While I appreciate Indonesia efforts for trying clean energy. I don't want our desert disturbed, especially for other countries. Deserts aren't just empty land, it's a habitat for endangered species.

[@JayDominic-d1s]

@@possummagic3571 no wonder this country is completely fucked

[@paulfri1569]

​@@JayDominic-d1s😂😂🎉🎉

[@shaunarcher9194]

Looks amazing can’t wait to have a coffee at Southbank.

[@leonhardtkristensen4093]

It may be good if you live there. Living in the outskirts of Melbourne even with lots of road building, tunnel building etc. then I prefer to stay far away. The traffic is bad and has only gotten worse the last 45 years that I have lived here. Melbourne is a flat city that covers a lot of land. Most people live on the ground floor. Some 4 t0 8 story buildings in the inner suburbs like in most European big cities would be better I think.

[@fleaniswerkhardt4647]

The photos shown around 07:35 are not of Badgery's Creek. They are old photos of the existing airport at Mascot.

[@sherazsidhu4729]

Congratulations 🎊 for 1 million subscribers

[@OzSpud72]

There is a South Bank in Brisbane.

[@billyates112]

That's what I thought when I saw the comment!

[@tomboyd1397]

The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) is a rebuild of an already failed project The Outer Circle Line. Built between 1891 and 1897 to do the exact same thing to get people around the city without going through the middle. It was built, operated for 6 years and then abandoned piecemeal until nothing is left by 1949, because it was not even covering operating costs, because very few people found it useful. Low density locations along the line and excessive total travel times that could be bypassed by going through the city in a more direct manner or using a car. The SRL is exactly the same, the locations are circling around and far away from the Central Business District (CBD, called downtown in USA) where low density development does not support public transit efficiency, long travel time to most destinations better served by direct routes and lack of high density activity centers (all in the CBD, arts centres/centers, sports stadiums, office buildings). The few larger high density development areas (probably only 6 areas maximum, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Southland, Box Hill shopping/high rise and hospital area, are the only that readily come to mind), such as large shopping districts, high rise development areas and recreations facilities are few and dispersed. Certainly doomed to failure to expand the use of public transit and be a positive payback, even at $33 Billion and certainly for the more likely total of $44-$60 Billion) end it the same fate as the Outer Circle Line. Yet, like the Snowy Hydro 2 Project, doomed to happen because of political boondoogles beneficiaries (large construction companies) are a wellspring of campaign monies and vote getting.

[@harendrapatelsyavari7992]

Congratulations for reaching 1M summit , 5M soon❤

[@jcramond73]

5 minute cities are a sinister test run for 15 minute cities.

[@banger181]

Put your tin-foil hat on and calm down!!!

[@jcramond73]

@@banger181 Do your own research, you will find the truth soon enough.

[@banger181]

@@jcramond73 Yes that's the classic response isn't it. I'm the one being naive for not doing 'my' research, not that you're misguided and need to believe in conspiracy theories.

[@TheSilmarillian]

Yep.

[@jcramond73]

@@banger181 Than may I suggest, before you tell someone to "put on their tin foil hat" perhaps you might think twice and do research it, maybe then you will understand my initial comment. Until then, you are misguided, but I won't tell you to put on a tin foil hat, that is your opinion and you have a right to say that.

[@virgiliosaavedra87]

You should do one for the Philippines too! They’re having a massive upgrade in their infrastructures including a subway, 2 new eco-friendly mega cities, bridges, 2 new international airports and highways.

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

Asian and Middle East are mostly corrupt , they are dragging us into that standard here too, I will not buy anything built in the last 15 years in Australia, it’s all a razzle dazzle slice of stainless steel, plastic , silicon and rushed compliance, the Government don’t care because they’ll be gone

[@mrmarkgor6604]

Have you seen the Australian series Utopia? It will explain a lot about how these projects are run.

[@williamhardes8081]

most of these project's delays have been directly related to government mismanagement and at the expense of projects which benefit a much larger percentage of the population. our government loves to spend millions on studies, investigations and inquiries into these projects only to get it all wrong and then spend more money to go through all those investigation and inquiries over again then still make a decision on political benefit over practicality or need. most of these projects are being awarded to the lowest bidder (generally an offshore conglomerate) and end up getting delays, budget over-runs and poorer quality products as a result.

[@RICHBLA2011]

The solar farms should be powering OZ and not send it overseas we have some of the most expensive power prices in the world so stupid. But that's Australia gov for ya .

[@MrLudwig101]

For the government that’s a win win, charge the peasants a kings ransom for power, and also sell power overseas to make even more money.

[@Dreammeditaterepeat]

Dude, Australian here, this report was awesome.. I totally didn't know about half of them, so thank you.. Unfortunately in Australia anytime you mention renewable energy you will meet mega pushback (pun intended) basically if you covered half of just one of our deserts you could (in theory) make enough power to, power the whole world...BUT.. Australia has a massive and powerful coal indestry, so anytime anyone mentions any option to move away from that power source, suddenly you get.. Wind turbine are ugly, they kill birds, solar power is dangerous, you can use the panels forever, we need another commity, give me 5 million and I will stop this project and make you a consultant to the board.. Basically coal coalition corruption is why we can't have nice things.. They get the media, media gets the masses to agree, and coal keeps making money.. But again, very cool youtube clip.

[@Raeksis]

Not a single project from the list is happening in the state hosting the Olympics in 8 years. We are in big trouble

[@Mr_Lee99]

i am actually hungry. they should invest in making sure hard working people don't go without food.

[@IsaacNuñez-c5e]

I thought that the Middle East were the ones with the insane mega projects and I never thought Australia would do the same 🤔

[@Cedawood]

We're not a back water, mate ; )

[@hotteaforthesoul4675]

Why would we build a solar plant in a place that has the least amount of our citizens, to supply another country, when we haven’t done it for OUR country?!

[@frankhstrohschein171]

Profit?

[@DeutscheWindtechnik]

Star of the South sounds like a truly exciting project! 🤩

[@laurenfrail6045]

Be a hostile environment (site)

[@raclark2730]

It will harm the marine environment. Its fake green and we have sun for solar.

[@benadams6292]

Better keep the wind blowing then I suppose

[@raclark2730]

Previous comment was removed. Anyway ask the local marine life if they are exited about their new neighbors.

[@bluemm2852]

The upkeep and maintenance will be massively expensive! I'm not optimistic on its long tPerm viability.

[@oliverjackson5070]

There needs to be a reason why we generate so much money. If we don't imprrove the systems we have & spend the money to do so, it'll all be a waste of everyones time

[@kenneely775]

I think they should be completed as they move Australia ahead in advanced transport networks, state of the art power systems and is a good development of infrastructure. Just employ more competent accountants, engineers and project managers to keep all facets of each project on track and within forecasted budgets. We also needs governments to look beyond their natural 4 year term.

[@AusJimBob]

Regardless of cost blow-outs, most projects in Australia will be completed if they have been started. All of the rail projects mentioned are well past being cancelled. The Sydney West Airport development is too far along and contains many other factors such as industrial hubs and new roads already built. The terminal is already massive. If it hasn't been started then it is never certain.

[@gazmendhoxha2936]

I can't wait for your videos to come out ❤

[@davidbarry994]

Entirely missing is Perth's $10.5billion Metronet rail project.

[@Caleb-lbj]

We went from the world's food bowl to the world power bulb

[@Evan-u6w8c]

Most people don't realise just how wealthy Australia is. Our natural and human wealth are so great that we can literally afford anything and everything we might want or need. All of the projects mentioned in this video have costs that are hugely below the cost of our nuclear-powered submarine fleet for the RAN and at the same time we are building a fleet of advanced fleet of new frigates, 9 of them at a cost of $1Billion each. Other specific fleets for the RAN are also being constructed or waiting for the completion of reviews before ships are selected and construction begins. There is absolutely nothing that Australia cannot afford and every politician or commentator who claims anything different is either a fool or a liar!

[@judithstrachan9399]

And yet they can’t build affordable housing for the thousands who need it.

[@Evan-u6w8c]

@@judithstrachan9399 It's not that we can't afford it but land for houses has to be available first, but it is not. To be available a lot of infrastructure has to be built first. Then builder have to be available, but they are not. This has little to nothing to do with money but with other issues and problems which are occurring throughout the world now. It is a complex and difficult problem.

[@stephenpercy4643]

And there's only enough personal to run half the nine boats -- given being in the armed services and navy is soooo yesterday!

[@wernerschroer6138]

There’s absolutely nothing Australia cannot afford? You gotta be kidding! How about free tertiary education? How about free health services including dental care for everyone? What about the lack of housing for tens of thousands of homeless people? What about having the highest prices for electricity in the western world? I could go on and on but I can’t afford it.

[@leonhardtkristensen4093]

I am a migrant from Denmark. In my 45+ years here I have always said that Australia should be the richest country in the world. So many raw materials that we don't know what to do with them other than just dig them up and send it away. I have some land where I can pick up iron with a magnet. That would be mined in Denmark but here it is just a nuisance. Australian industry should be much higher developed. In stead we just put every thing on a ship and ship it away. In regards to cost of labour then a few years back I think we stopped making matches. In stead we import from Sweden - not a low labour cost country. The biggest problem is lack of investment. Most companies just want reasonably short term profit and as they can invest anywhere in the world they go for the most profitable places. To make Australia filthy rich demands Government intervention but none of the parties are strong enough to stand up to big business.

[@edwardgilmour9013]

You left out the unnecessary rail tunnel under Brisbane CBD which is really intended to feed more suckers into the new Star Casino.

[@smoothjiminal4509]

As an Aussie, we deal with very costly power bills, my blood almost boiled when you said a giant solar farm will feed power to Singapore. What about us?

[@leonhardtkristensen4093]

Well a problem with renewable power in Victoria is that when the windmills are build and ready to be connected there is nothing to connect then to. The farmers won't allow the power lines to cross their land. Yet they all use electricity but will only allow small power lines that is enough for them selves.

[@__PJ__]

@@leonhardtkristensen4093 Bury the power lines ,yes it costs more but everyone wins in the end.

[@JayDominic-d1s]

@@leonhardtkristensen4093 have proper power stations instead of marxist climate change windmills. Problem solved

[@wildstorm74]

You do know those solar, battery storage and windmills farms are meant to lower people's power bills right? As someone who actually has solar panels and a battery. I pretty much pay nothing for my power bill because of it.😎

[@riftis2210]

Selling electricity to Singapore will bring in consistent and indefinite income to the country, I support it.

[@nexiboi]

CONGRATS ON 1M SUBSCRIBERS!!! 🥳❤

[@loulouedmo]

In many renewables projects, Australia is killing koalas 🩸 🐨 to save the polar bears 🐻‍❄️

[@raclark2730]

Yes its disgusting.

[@bucket6386]

this is an okay video but there are A LOT of errors in the suburban rail loop which is totally understandable as it's highly controversial and hard to find credible infomation. 1. the PBO report was done by the opposition and done to make it as expensive as possible. the 133B dollars is the cost to build east AND north, AND have it run for 40 years, 133B is total costs of the suburban rail loop by 2080, not the cost to build the first stage. The first stage, the one which everyone is focused on will cost only 35B dollars according to the same report, which is VERY similar to the government's estimated 33B. Also the PBO is VERY unreliable and they weren't given many resources to test if the estimates were trtue, the opposition just wanted them to plug some numbers into a calculator to help with their campaign to can the project, which has failed twice now. 2. the opposition lost the election in 2022, the next election will be in 2026 and it is unclear wether the opposition will suppoirt or reject it in the next election, given that in 2026 there will literally be tunnel boring machines in the ground creating the tunnels. 3. Melbourne isn't really "risking it all", by 2050 melbourne will have 8 million residents, and it's laughable to suggest that a city of 8M people SHOULDN'T have an orbital rail line. I have a suspicion you've used AI to make this video but AI is unreliable

[@JahTube]

The design for the Adelaide hospital is a joke. There is a planned bird viewing platform along the river... that is being built over the bird habitat. 😅

[@TRANSPORTEXCELLENCE2011]

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[@sayyedimtiyaz5061]

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[@Australiantourforyourdog]

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[@marcuszeus5552]

Love your videos and are so informative Congratulations on 1 Million Subscribers

[@vinayshsureshram7874]

why no Brisbane projects here? Queens Wharf, Cross River Rail, Waterfront Brisbane, Brisbane Arena

[@billyates112]

I agree!!

[@joshgomez8239]

I really hope the SRL goes ahead, we really need this in Melbourne, especially for such a fast growing city

[@mfitz1991]

No Brisbane Olympics upgrades, Second Bruce Highway, Cross River rail, Coomera connector or H2-Hub. QLD obviously not part of Australia

[@Birch37]

So Brisbane not mentioned in any major infrastructure projects and we have the Olympics in 2032?

[@__PJ__]

Who cares about QLD lol

[@Baggssy]

Can't fathom why we would build a huge solar plant to power Singapore before we power ourselves???

[@__PJ__]

It wont happen, its two billionaires who were on the cans and thought they had a great idea to make more money and look greener in the process.... we need nuclear power here its the only thing that will drive down the cost.

[@kaushikghosh257]

A massive congratulations from me. I think i subscribed last year.

[@christinarobinson9762]

I live here in Queensland and I didn’t know about most of these.

[@flyboy330mps]

Cool video 👌🏼

[@_lonath_]

The only take away is that all these projects have delays and will take 30 years to complete

[@daveg2104]

Not the Sydney ones. With the exception of the Western Metro to Parramatta. That project will take a few years to complete. The NW Metro extension through the city is due to open in August this year. And they recently announced that an extension of the Parramatta light rail to Olympic Park will go ahead

[@friedorange5999]

1:02 oh god not again

[@OscarZhou511]

Can’t believe this guy didn’t include the Australian NBN. It’s never quite reached its goal. It’s probably cost the government the most lol 😂

[@johncitizen5377]

WHAT ABOUT BUILDING ENOUGH HOUSES FOR THE PEOPLE!!!!

[@Iggyplayz1611]

Move to Melbourne then, loads of construction near pakenham, just get it before all the rascals

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

Congratulations on a million subscribers well done

[@niklas6907]

Congrats to 1 Mio Subs :)

[@Golden-dog88]

us Australians pay excess for power cause they dont produce enough power for Australia, yet they wana send it to singapore???? wtf now we see the real reason for such insane prices and why they now wana charge those Aussies with solarpower to create electricity

[@RJK-cb9tu]

You said Canberra wrong you say it like “Can-Bra”

[@BobHutton]

He didn't do too well with Melbourne either.

[@BobHutton]

He didn't do too well with Melbourne either.

[@__PJ__]

Only Peter Harvey said it like that lol

[@michaelsecomb4115]

You overlooked Queensland's massive infrastructure upgrade, including $70b over a decade upgrading the electricity network and the 10-year Olympic Games program, which includes underground and surface rail, motorways, stadiums, villages and much more. Qld is booming.

[@LeviKerrison]

As someone who needs to use a wheelchair and have stayed at the women and Children’s Hospital. It’s good news to get an overhaul. The beautiful old building will stand. Thankfully they put the new one somewhere else, but it definitely was 18th century tech and access that’s for sure I was actually thinking last night they should build a massive water pipeline from Queensland to central Australia to redistribute water and I’ve always thought of a Solar farm in central Australia also. Thanks for making this video.

[@mikldude9376]

That thought has crossed my mind on occasion too , however , given the extreme weather oz is prone too , sometimes a lot of up north is under water due to its tropical weather , it would be good for to have pipeline going to and from all the mainland states , in australia , nearly every year there is usually floods or drought that can be in any state .

[@andrecoxa]

Right of the bat I can say the tallest skyscraper-to-be in the Shoutern Hemisphere is currently under construction in Balnerário Camboriú, Brazil. The Senna Tower will be over 500m, but the final height hasn't been disclosed yet. (Some go as far as saying it'll be the tallest residential building in the world, but I'm not sure if that checks.)

[@jacobkuntflapp]

Melbourne really needs to go above 600m

[@MrBlexone]

You missed the mega new rail system getting built in Brisbane. Includes 2 tunnels under the river and new staions etc.. it's a giant project!

[@LiquidPorridge]

The biggest problem with Australian infrastructure is that no politician has done anything about it for an extremely long time, I’m happy it’s finally happening although the full rail loop will take about 20years to complete.

[@johncrocker4209]

Can't wait until this shows up in his other series.

[@topwonders88]

Nice video

[@carllonel6518]

please help to clear up the winton solar power project in victoria...is it up and running, is viable

[@Asheesh127]

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[@AndyParka]

As an Australian, I'm learning about this from an american lol

[@pikachuthebananasplit9061]

As an Australian myself, I am already aware that we seem to spend more money on things then they were originally suppose to cost.

[@caldz4392]

I'm currently working on snowy 2.0. I'm not sure it will ever be finished tbh. I've also worked on two other mega construction jobs here. Barrow Island and Wheatstone.

[@Forexfox99]

I’ve seen these green buildings in Dying Light 2. Pretty cool.

[@paraboi8638]

Who edit your videos it's literally amazing

[@7R1LL10N]

The Melbourne SRL is a great concept, but never have I ever needed to travel via the proposed route. But I might want to after its built! I would rather have a mini underground light rail A-B sections in multiple hotspots. Like Brunswick - Fitzroy - Abbotsford - South Yarra

[@aminazmi21]

Haha cool. I work for Project 9, Square Kilometre Array. 🥳

[@downer4207]

I think the fact that labour is expensive in Australia especially in construction, these projects are bound to be extremely expensive. There definitely has to be a huge need for the infrastructure in order for the government to justify the price tag